Small room at the “Le Royal” cinema on the occasion of the launch of Citizenship Days. 34 people listened to the former mayor of Biarritz, Michel Veunac.
Some evaporation and even some evaporation. About a hundred people came to attend the screening of Clint Eastwood's excellent film “Jury 2” on Monday, November 12, but at the time of the debate, the disarray looked a bit like that experienced by the Veunac list during the last municipal elections: the Most guests skim the walls and seem to have pottok or pool within a minute. Only 34 courageous people remain in their seats, including a certain number of members of the mayor's former close guard, such as his deputy Jocelyne Castaignède.
Accustomed to the exercise of public speaking, the vice-president of ADAMA 64 (Association of former mayors of 64) and seasoned sociologist Michel Veunac knows how to lead a debate and explains the citizenship crisis that our country is going through through three main reasons. A loss of citizen confidence in political representation; The feeling that the Law is not the same for everyone; a perception which has become blurred of the duties incumbent upon each citizen.
The average age of the room being relatively high, it is no surprise that the public castigates “ youth individualism », « the plague of social networks » which pollutes public life and « the hunt for incivility » which is no longer everyone's business.
Slightly disappointing kick-off, which will not prevent us from attending, as the theme is so close to our hearts, the debate moderated by Dominique Wolton on “ secularism, a tool of citizenship “, Thursday November 14 at 6 p.m. at the municipal casino of Biarritz and on the 15th in Anglet at Alain Lamassoure's conference ” Is there such a thing as European citizenship? »
What it means to be passionate, all the same!
Jean-Yves VIOLLIER
Michel Veunac and Emmanuel Macron in the middle of the G7.
Thus the glory of the world passes away
(Thus passes the glory of the world)
The edifying anecdote told by Michel Veunac shows to what extent citizenship is everyone's business, but above all the State. In 2019, when he was mayor of Biarritz which was preparing to host the G7, Michel Veunac was able to have the President of the Republic within the hour. Proud of the 60 events organized by ADAMA 64 within our department, the former mayor of Biarritz turned around two months ago to the State Secretariat for Citizenship headed by Othman Nasrou (May he who knew before reading this article, raise your hand!), hoping that someone would come and support the initiative. No response! Furious, Michel Veunac sent another letter a month ago and still has no response.
Welcome to the club of those without rank, Michel, who receive nothing but contempt when they dare to address an elected official. RamDam had told in his time how the former MP Vincent Bru did not even go to the Post Office to collect the registered letters sent to him by our association.
Frankly, what is the point of a State Secretariat for Citizenship that disdainssand thes letters sent to him?
