The action of feminist activists in front of the Panthéon -

Louise MERESSE / SIPA

A dozen feminist activists from associations fighting for abortion and women's rights gathered on Sunday in front of the Pantheon in Paris to request the entry of Gisèle Halimi, who died on July 28 at the age of 93, in the famous monument.

“We are here on this anniversary of the Bobigny trial (which paved the way for the legalization of abortion in France, Editor's note) because Gisèle Halimi, this tireless lawyer and activist has changed our lives;

because it contributed to changing our laws and in a decisive way to writing our history ”, declared Danielle Simonnet, councilor of Paris, in a two-tone scarf.

“Our history also needs parity!

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“We want this great woman to enter the Pantheon.

We are here to thank her for having fought for our freedom, for our emancipation, and we hope that the Republic will thank her, ”she added.

"To the great women, the grateful mother!"

"," Our history also needs parity!

»« Against racism, neocolonialism, Gisèle we continue!

Chanted the activists, lined up, in black dresses or outfits, standing and carrying signs, in front of a large black banner displaying the hashtag # GisèleHalimiAuPanthéon.

Five women for 73 men at the Pantheon

They recalled in turn the fight of the one who was a lawyer and tireless fighter for the cause of women and the right to abortion, the criminalization of rape as well as the anti-colonial cause, but also a member of parliament and author.

Words and refrains resounded at the end of the morning in the shade of the famous monument which displays on its pediment: "to great men, the grateful homeland".

Claire Charlès for the feminist association Les Effronté-es, recalled that "only five women for 73 men" rested in the Pantheon, "which is not a reflection of reality because many women have made history. of France and all as many to have remained in the shadows ”.

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"It is time to restore the balance in favor of women but also of racialized people and the French overseas, it is time to get out of the illusion of a story made only by white men", he said. -she adds.

"Two petitions", one of which has collected more than 32,000 signatures, were launched following the death of Gisèle Halimi to demand her "pantheonization", she recalled.

"Many have been the mistakes of the government with regard to women, difficult to forgive, it is an opportunity to repair them, which you will not fail to do by granting her this distinction", she said estimated at the address of Emmanuel Macron, "for lack of national homage" promised by the president in early September.

An online demonstration "open to all" took place in parallel to this action all day Sunday "to flood Twitter with the hashtag # GisèleHalimiAuPanthéon".

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