One year after France officially recognized the State of Palestine, the City of Vaulx-en-Velin reaffirms its commitment to international law, justice, and the self-determination of peoples. The event "Echo of Palestine", conceived as a continuation of the first edition of the Résonance Palestine festival, takes on major political significance.
Honorary citizenship will be awarded to Ms. Francesca Albanese, UN Special Rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories. This will be voted on during the Municipal Council meeting on October 2nd, the day before the event.
Admission is free. The program will begin at 4:00 PM with a roundtable discussion titled "3 Years of Genocide", offering a critical, historical, and legal review of the criminal escalation in Gaza, the acceleration of settlement expansion in the West Bank, and the failure of international mechanisms for civilian protection.
At 5:30 PM, a literary meeting and book signing will feature the presentation and signing of the work by Pierre Stambul (spokesperson for the French Jewish Union for Peace): "Le Paria et le colon : une autre histoire de l’antisémitisme".
From 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM, a second roundtable will address "Leveraging Action Against Genocide", debating concrete actions such as citizen mobilizations, economic sanctions, international legal tools, boycott campaigns, and local authority initiatives. Speakers include Aymeric Caron, Pierre Stambul, Ala Adas, Imen Habib, Chafik Filali, and Jérôme Faynel.
At 8:00 PM, Abdelkader Lahmar, Mayor of Vaulx-en-Velin, will deliver an address. This will be followed at 8:30 PM by the dance performance Altaïr by the Compagnie Second Souffle, a 20-minute choreographic piece.
From 8:50 PM to 10:05 PM, a poetic and musical reading, created by Mohamed El Amraoui with the association Dans tous les sens, will offer a major poetic and musical immersion into the voices of collective memory, resistance, and hope.
Throughout the evening, a refreshment and catering area will be provided by Saveurs de Palestine, inviting discovery of Palestinian gastronomic richness and fostering conviviality.
The event is supported by the City of Vaulx-en-Velin and a range of committed actors, including the Collectif 69 Palestine, the Union Juive Française pour la Paix (UJFP), BDS France, the Compagnie Second Souffle, and the association Dans tous les sens.
