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Normally, Villa Mondésir comes alive outside of school hours, welcoming students from the neighborhood after school. Since November 11, the building on Avenue de Warsovie has been buzzing all day long. Telephone reception, management and family sector have found refuge here. Human resources and accounting have moved to the social center building, opposite Michèle-Pallet college. The dozens of associations hosted at the Mosaïque have migrated to other rooms in the area. “We also use the Didier-Delavaud and Tatiana-Seguin rooms,” adds Mehdi Shaza, the director of the socio-cultural center of the MJC, who transferred his office to his Peugeot 106. The media library team was redispatched to that of Basseau.
All animations maintained
Activities resumed and “people followed,” reassures Myriam Boyer, coordinator of the social center. “The sociolinguistic workshops are at maximum capacity,” adds Ouarda Mansouri, family sector representative. Aren’t the kitchens, multi-purpose rooms and headquarters equipment lacking? “Before, we chose locations based on our projects. Now, we make our projects according to the available spaces,” illustrates the employee. But she assures us: “That doesn’t stop us from projecting ourselves. » Meals intended to finance a trip to the women’s group could resume in January, in the convivial room.
What is most lacking does not materialize in activity rooms and is difficult to quantify. “The direct welcome, the conviviality, is no longer possible,” regrets Mehdi Shaza. Everything still exists, but it’s diluted. » Villa Mondésir, the temporary headquarters, is “out of the way, there is less traffic”. Up to thirty people flocked to the Mosaïque for morning coffee. “Today, when we pass through the neighborhood, it’s dead, there’s no one there,” the director saddens.
“Everything still exists, but it’s diluted. »
How to maintain a connection without these informal meetings? “Contact is not lost,” corrects Mehdi Shaza. As soon as we go out into the street, we are stopped by people. But a distance is created. » Particularly with teenagers and young adults, looking for spaces to meet up. “It’s temporary,” the executive wants to believe.
The editorial team advises you
To maintain proximity, the MJC increases its presence in the street. “The mediators are more on the ground,” illustrates Mehdi Shaza. On Monday, the team set up a Christmas chalet at the La Grande-Garenne fair. “It strengthens our presence,” says Myriam Boyer.
Towards an anti-drug policy?
The subject came up in the mayor’s mouth the day after the fire: “I don’t want to smell weed smoking in this hall anymore.” “That there is a deal point on the square, around the MJC, yes,” admits Mehdi Shaza, the director of the socio-cultural center of the Mosaïque, before qualifying. In the hall, we haven’t had that for a long time. »
Beyond the controversy, the manager wants to frame the debate. “The coercive aspect is not our job. » It is not up to its animators to play the police. There remains prevention. “If I am asked to push the cursor on street educators, we will do it. But we will need resources,” he warns. Several meetings were held in town hall. “We are working to step up our game on specialized prevention (addictions, trafficking),” says Elise Vouvet, deputy mayor responsible for community life. Except that the scenario studied plans to carry out this policy “at a constant budget, by redeploying existing forces”. The standoff is underway.
