Le Figaro Marseille
“I will not give in to this unacceptable pressure
,” replies Ludovine de La Rochère when asked about the holding of the event planned for this Thursday evening in Marseille.
The president of the Family Union (formerly La Manif pour tous), assures that the conference, entitled “Wokism: a danger for the family”, will be held in Marseille despite the local political outcry.
As soon as it was announced, the meeting aroused strong opposition from associations defending LGBT rights, the Bouches-du-Rhône Socialist Party and even several elected officials from the municipal majority.
The theme of the conference made many activists hostile to the arrival of the Family Union in the Marseille city cringe.
“I am firmly and definitively opposed to holding this conference
,” responds to Le
Figaro
Théo Challande Névoret, deputy mayor of Marseille in charge in particular of the fight against discrimination.
“This conference builds hatred and discrimination
,” he continues, specifying that a
“festive welcoming committee”
will be waiting for its participants in front of the building hosting the event.
According to our information, no demonstration declaration has been filed with the authorities to authorize such a gathering.
Other elected officials even simply asked for the outright cancellation of the event, whose organizer
“is not welcome in Marseille”
.
“The family union and its president Ludivine de La Rochère are expected this Thursday at the EMD school in Marseille for a conference.
“The demonstration for all” has been fueling LGBTphobic hatred for years
,” Sophie Roques declared on X (ex-Twitter).
The deputy mayor of Marseille in charge of civil status makes a direct reference to the former name of the collective opposed to marriage for all and renamed the Family Union in March 2023.
We know well that this is the work of an active minority, which refuses any dialogue and any form of freedom of expression.
All these organizations are absolutely intolerant, I believe that is one of their characteristics
Ludovine de La Rochère, president of the Family Union
Same story from the Federation of the Socialist Party of Bouches-du-Rhône and the Young Socialists of the department, who
“ask the EMD Business School”
to cancel the conference in a press release.
The latter would not be at the origin of the arrival of Ludovine de La Rochère, to whom premises would be lent for the duration of the event by a company called Campus Biaggi - CPA, in which many educational establishments are housed. superior.
“It is not the school which organizes the conference”
, argues the EMD to Le
Figaro
, refuting any link with the Family Union.
“We have already experienced difficulties and received insults in the past. But this is the first time that there are municipal elected officials and political parties who declare that my coming is undue
,” laments Ludovine de La Rochère
.
“We know well that this is the work of an active minority, which refuses any dialogue and any form of freedom of expression.
All these organizations are absolutely intolerant.
I think it’s one of their characteristics
,” she adds.
“Democracy and public debate must not promote violence
,” retorts Théo Challande Névoret.
“If this conference is indeed a public and democratic space, as elected officials of the Republic, access will not be denied to us
,” he adds, clearly announcing his intention to access the conference this Thursday evening.
Contacted by
Le Figaro
, the entourage of the mayor of Marseille, Benoît Payan, did not respond to our requests at the time of writing.