In brief in Alès: the Prés Saint-Jean schools change their name, the Bambouseraie celebrates summer and the call for Protestants to vote

Les écoles des Prés Saint-Jean, à Alès, arboreront de nouveaux noms ce jeudi 20 juin. Midi Libre – ALEXIS BETHUNE

L’essentiel de ce qu’il ne faut pas rater, à Alès, ce mercredi 19 juin.

Les écoles des prés saint-jean changent enfin de nom

This double baptism was validated by the Alès municipal council a few months ago. After a long waiting time for the educational staff of the establishments, the nursery and elementary schools in the Prés Saint-Jean district will see their new names hung from this Thursday, June 20. As a reminder, the elementary school will bear the name of Germaine Tillion, ethnologist, Resistance figure and former deportee. The neighboring nursery school will now display that of Joséphine Baker.

These two French historical figures are among the six women resting in the Pantheon. These proposals for new names were put forward by the teachers of the establishments in order to contribute to the memory of their historically recorded actions.
A ceremony is organized by the City of Alès on this occasion. However, you will have to be early to attend, as this ceremony is scheduled for 8 a.m., just before the students enter the classes.

Legislative: Arnaud Bord supported by Françoise Laurent-Perrigot

Unsurprisingly, the socialist president of the Department supports the NFP candidate in the 4th constituency of Gard. A candidacy “carrying our values ​​of humanism, secularism, equality, solidarity and respect for institutions, which are the foundations of our common republican base. "

The United Protestant Church calls for votes

"We call on everyone to exercise their right to vote." Speaking out on politics is extremely rare. The United Protestant Church of France is calling on its faithful to go to the polls on June 30 and July 7, insisting on the idea that &quot ;the Gospel calls us to overcome our fears, to resist the trap of violence and the temptation of rejection.

We dance at the Crater

This Saturday, June 22, at 8 p.m., on the Cratère stage, in Alès, teachers and students from the Conservatoire Maurice-André d’Alès explore the theme of sound and movement in a two-act show. Price: 10 euros. Info at 04 66 92 20 80.

Water stories at the Maison Rouge museum

This Saturday, June 22, at 2 p.m., at the Maison Rouge museum in Saint-Jean-du-Gard, Daniel Travier will treat a divisive subject in local history with a conference on Water in the ancient Cévenne. Reservations at 04 66 85 10 48.

The bamboo grove celebrates summer with music

This Saturday, June 22, the Générargues bamboo grove is celebrating summer with several events: at 2 p.m., activities on biodiversity, and 6 p.m. h, concert of the brass quartet of the Montpellier orchestra. Such. 04 66 61 70 47.