Anne Sylvestre preferred to say with humor and simplicity that she was a
"free singer"
.
But it is for her commitment that the great lady, who died Monday, November 30, 2020 at the age of 86, will receive homage from the city of Rouen.
The municipality wishes to rename one of its schools by its name.
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“Anne Sylvestre sang for successive generations of children and adults
, write the mayor Nicolas Mayer-Rossignol, his deputy in charge of schools and Laura Slimani, in charge of the fight against discrimination.
Equality between women and men, respect for the environment, social justice, the fight against all forms of racism or rejection, are all themes that have permeated his work. ”
A call for applications has been launched for thirteen establishments.
Who either have only common names or have only one name for their elementary and nursery sections.
One of the two can thus take that of Anne Sylvestre, for the sake of clarity and as a tribute to this unique songwriter, who has fed so many French people to the words of her
Fabulettes.
Rouen will imitate Villeneuve-Saint-George, in the department 94, and Aubervilliers, in the 93, where there are already establishments called “Anne Sylvestre”.