Initiated by Julia Kristeva in 2008 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the birth of Simone de Beauvoir (January 9, 1908), the Prix Simone de Beauvoir for the freedom of women "reward the work and the work of exceptional women and men who, in the spirit of Simone de Beauvoir, helping to promote freedom women worldwide.
Culturesfrance Funded by the National Library of France, the National Book Centre and Editions Gallimard, Prix Simone de Beauvoir for women's freedom ", with 30,000 euros, is awarded annually to Winner (s) elect (s) by an international jury.
The Jury awarded the "Simone de Beauvoir on Freedom of Women", 2009 One million signatures , a group of Iranian women, for daring and originality of thought as reflected in its action, which aims to denounce the Iranian laws that discriminate against women, through an advocacy campaign with the support of a petition which aims to mobilize a million signatories. (Cf http://www.we4change.info/spip.php?article19 )
In presenting the award, the Jury "Simone de Beauvoir for women's freedom" intended to help mobilize international solidarity, to reaffirm the right of women, the protection of those who fight today to risk their lives and defend their side's ideals of equality and peace.
Chaired by Julia Kristeva and Sylvie Le Bon de Beauvoir (Honorary President), the International Jury Prize 2009 is composed of:
Elisabeth Badinter, Philosopher
BONAL GERARD,
writer Annie Ernaux, Writer
ETCHERELLI CLAIRE, Writer
Fallaize ELIZABETH, Professor St. John's College, Oxford, UK
Madeleine Gobeil-Noël, former Director of Arts at UNESCO
MICHEL Kail, Director of the journal Man and Society
Lilani KANDEL , Sociologist
AYSE KIRAN, Dr. Haceteppe University, Ankara, Turkey
Claude Lanzmann, director of the journal Les Temps Modernes
BJORN LARSSON, writer, professor at the University of Lund, Sweden
LILIANE LAZAR, Simone de Beauvoir Society, USA
ANNETTE LEVY-WILLARD, Reporter Libération and writer
ANNE-MARIE LIZIN, Senator, Vice-President of the Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE (Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe), and Chair of Women's Council of Wallonia
KATE MILLETT, writer, painter, sculptor, USA
Yvette Roudy, Minister for Women's Rights May 1981-1986
DANIELE Sallenave Writer
Josyane Savigneau, Journalist in the World
Alice Schwarzer, Writer Germany
ANNIE SUGIER, President of the International League right of women
Linda Weil-Curiel, Lawyer
Anne Zelensky, Writer. President of the League of women's rights, co-founded with Simone de Beauvoir.
Award of January 21, 2009 at Café Les Deux Magots
Registration and information
Secretariat:
Cecile rambling
prixsimonedebeauvoir@yahoo.fr
Contact presse :
Anne-Florence Duliscouët
+33 (0)1 53 69 35 73 / adf@culturesfrance.com
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