Safia Lebdi

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Safia Lebdi
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Safia Lebdi in 2009
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Safia Lebdi

(1974-02-06) 6 February 1974 (age 49)
Occupation(s)Political, activist

Safia Lebdi (born on February 6, 1974, in Clermont-Ferrand), is a French politician and activist.

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Advocating feminism and secularism, member of Europe Écologie Les Verts, she created in 2007 the Insoumis-es movement, of which she is president. She is also president of Legalize, a pro-cannabis association.

Biography

Safia Lebdi has been involved with women in her neighborhood since 1998, leading meetings and subsequently a national march in 23 cities in France, "the women's march against the ghettos and for equality", which will give birth to the Ni Putes Ni Soumises movement. Co-founder and spokesperson, she refuses political appropriation and created Les Insoumis-es. In 2010, she was elected EELV regional councilor for Île-de-France; [1] [2] in this capacity, she chaired the Île-de-France film commission for six years and was also a member of the culture commission.

In 2011, she initiated Michel Gondry's amateur film factory in Aubervilliers. [3] A disused match factory, the Manufacture des allumettes d'Aubervilliers, has been transformed into a place of image education for young people. [2] Safia Lebdi supports many creations from the suburbs, including Houda Benyamina, who won the Caméra d'or at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2016 for her first feature film Divines , or the recycling of cultural sets with Arstock and La Réserve des arts.

In 2012, Safia Lebdi organized the visit to Paris of Femen from Ukraine, establishing the movement internationally. [2] [4] Eminent Femen will thus appear in the Arab world, advocating for LGBT rights, particularly in Tunisia and Morocco.

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References

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