TRANSMEDITERRANEAN FESTIVAL
Cultural association of international solidarity and
development assistance
« BUILDING BRIDGES OVER THE BLUE SEA »
F T M action aims at :
–Spreading, promoting and assisting artistic and cultural creation of
the mediterranean countries and their immigrations.
–Creating and organising North/South exchanges and meetings between
generations, world of work and culture, researchers and participants;
contribute to the social link and education for peace.
–Developing solidarity actions in particular towards children, youth
and women of the Mediterranean.
The TransMediterranean Festival started in 1988 in Grasse, Alpes- Maritimes
(France).
It is a tool for peace, solidarity and citizenship in the Mediterranean.
The F T M association carries out, on regional, national and international
levels, a series of actions and cultural manifestations meant to improve the
dialogues between the two shores and within the societies.
The F T M association works so that the cultures, history and actualities
of the mediterranean people become known and to reduce racism, xenophobia,
exclusions, violence, fundamentalism and mafia’s..
It also initiates the debate of ideas on vast topical questions and on the
society.
Therefore the FTM has received in particular : Pascal Acot,
Onay Akbas, Akila Al Ashimi, Jorge
Amado, Yamina Bachir Chouikh, Paul Balta, Soheib Bencheikh, Jacques Berque,
Mahi Binebine, Rachid Boudjedra, Juan Calatrava, Antoine Casanova, Giancarlo
Caselli, Philippe Caubère, Edmonde Charles-Roux, Kemal Cengizkan, Jacques Chibois, Mgr
Pierre Claverie, Nando Dalla Chiesa, Lourenço De Faria, Mehves Demiren, Fellag, Ferrandez,
Francesco Forgione, Eduardo Gageiro, Mgr Gaillot, Miguel Galanda, Dora Günel, Nedim Gürsel,
Ilan Halevi, Roger Hanin, Jean-Claude Izzo, Idir, Albert Jacquard, Michel
Jobert, Amnon Kapeliouk,Günseli Kaya, Ali Kazancigil, Abdelatif Laabi, Yves Lacoste,
Jean de Maillard, Cheb Mami, Hassan
Massoudy, Predrag Matvejevitc, Najat M'Jid, Danielle Mitterrand, Kendal
Nezan, Léoluca Orlando, Gal
Matti Peled, Gilles Perrault, Jean
Jacques Pérennes, Tortell Poltrona, Jean Ristat, Zazi Sadou, Michel
Sakka, Elias Sanbar, Abraham Serfaty,Giuliana
Sgrena, Leïla Shahid, Mgr Henri Teissier, Michel Warchawsky, Margarita
Zapata, Toufik Zayyad…
Apart from the proximity actions the FTM initiates and organises meetings
and international symposiums and publishes :
« Mediterranean, crossroad to Peace » (1994)
« Mediterranean, crossroad to Solidarity’s » (1996)
« 400th anniversary of the Edict of Nantes » (1998)
« Meetings for peace. Education, women and secularity » (1998)
« 5th conference of the ONG for solidarity and cooperation in the Mediterranean
» (1999)
« Family structures, life cycles and subjectivity in the family in Europe
and the Mediterranean » (1999)
« Children and Violence in the Mediterranean » (Tangiers - Morocco
2001)
« Centenary of the 1901 law: Associations of the Mediterranean, Citizenship,
Solidarity Freedom » (2001)
« Women and power in the Mediterranean » (2002)
« International conference on the lifting of the embargo in Iraq »
(2002)
« Mediterranean forum on energy » (2003)
« From mafia to mafia’s » (2004)
The F T M also organises since 2000 Mediterranean Meetings on Tourism, an
annual meeting of professionals, researchers and associations on civic tourism
from which the actions place in Mai 2004 with as them « Tourism, architecture
and cities of the Mediterranean ».
The F T M is also : a paid team and volunteers with relays in countries, cities,
communities, organisations partners.
The Partners :
Regional Council
County Council
Communities
FASILD (social action found for the integration and against the discriminations)
CCAS- Central fund of social activities of electrician and gas fitters - production
committees Associations and ONG
Public and private foundations, institutions and organisations
Media’s
The Team :
President : Paul EUZIERE
Official representative : Latifa MADANI
Organisation, Management, Administration : Marie Chantal GUZMAN
Communication, Public relations : Damien VOARINO