On the occasion of the 10th anniversary of the attacks of January 7, 2015, the Charlie Hebdo editorial team is publishing a special high school issue, produced entirely by 200 students from fourteen establishments in the Grand Est region, supported by journalists from the Charlie Hebdo editorial team. and local press cartoonists.
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With our regional correspondent, Wyloën Munhoz-Boillot
It’s time to take stock of this first class. For two months, these high school students slipped into the shoes of journalists from Charlie Hebdo. They participated in all stages of the newspaper’s production, from the editorial conference to its printing. “ We learned how to write briefs and a lecturer came to our class to teach us how to caricature characters », testifies a student. At the request of the rectorate of the Strasbourg academy, which cites security reasons, neither the establishment nor the students or their teacher are named.
Each participating class was responsible for illustrating a page from the newspaper on a theme of their choice: secularism, fight against radicalization, rise of the far right in Europe, gender equality, etc. Among the highlights mentioned by the students : the meeting with the cartoonists of the satirical newspaper Riss et Coco. The opportunity to recall the facts for this generation which was only 5 or 6 years old at the time of the attacks of January 7, 2015.
“ It’s true that when we first heard about it, we didn’t really understand the extent of the situation. », admits a student. “ In third grade, we were shown caricatures of the Prophet Muhammad, but without giving us the context. As a result, [en tant que musulmane] I took it badly. This project allowed me to better understand the meaning of a caricature and the newspaper Charlie Hebdo,” says another.
An essential time for discussion and reflection according to their literature teacher who supervised the project. “ We realized that our young people were not sufficiently informed and that if no one intervened on their prejudices, they would persist. However, it is not possible for schools to let this happen, because we are the last bulwark against obscurantism. “, she says.
Broadcast in the Grand Est, Charlie Hebdo for high school students will be exhibited at the end of March at the Duduchothèque in Châlons-en-Champagne.