The announcement of the cancellation of the law ball at Lyon-3 University created a great stir in the student community. The president of the faculty made this decision on Friday, not because of health measures, but because students had been “blacklisted” from the event scheduled for May 14.
Deemed undesirable, they would have received non-invitation cards, reveals Progress. A “communication of very strong symbolic violence”, protests Eric Carpano in an email sent to all the students of the faculty, speaking of “indefensible, unacceptable” and “discriminatory” practices.
“Amalgams made”
Monday morning, the Corpo Lyon 3, the student association which organizes this ball indicated “to regret and not to understand this decision” of cancellation, defending itself moreover from any racism. “Beyond the violence of the message communicated by Mr. President Eric Carpano without leaving the slightest room for an exchange, the facts reported as serious and concordant do not correspond to reality,” she said in a press release. And to add: “Amalgams are made. »
The Law Ball team also said they were “determined to consider all possible solutions” to maintain the event.