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Faced with the health crisis, gestures of mutual aid are multiplying in France

2020-03-27T18:18:57.981Z


Across the country, unexpected gestures of solidarity appeared in the fight against the Covid-19. Here is an anthology among countless examples.


The fight against the coronavirus gives birth across France to unexpected gestures of solidarity. "We are currently witnessing numerous humanist actions which show that common well-being is being rebuilt thanks to the collective fight against the virus," comments sociologist Jean Viard. We were before this health crisis in a society where the majority of our fellow citizens believed that happiness was in their private life and unhappiness in public life. These values ​​are being reversed. ” Here is a short selection from countless examples.

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● A mayor brings food to his citizens

Guided by "the general interest and his Christian faith" , Roger Houzel, the mayor of Offin, a village of 207 inhabitants of Pas-de-Calais, himself carries baskets of fruit and vegetables produced by two organic farmers from the municipality to its citizens. “With the help of a municipal councilor, we have already delivered around sixty households in the commune, a majority of people

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Source: lefigaro

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