Fête de l'Humanité 2025: the complete program of Agora debates
Climate, feminism, anti-fascism, Palestine, science, democracy... The struggles that mark our time will be at the heart of the debates at the Agora de l'Humanité.
Urbi et orbi: The Agora of Humanity aims to address all levels of resistance, from the city to the world. It will all begin on Friday, September 12, with a debate on the 2026 municipal elections: several mayors will demonstrate to the festival's audience "How the Left is Changing the City."
A significant amount of space will then be devoted to the future of our planet with a discussion on "The fight of the century, the fight for the climate." Paul Watson , who was once imprisoned in Greenland for his commitment to cetaceans and founder of the NGO Sea Shepherd, will be a key witness. Another important guest is Christian Tein, president of the Socialist Kanak Liberation Front, who is imprisoned in France for his fight against colonialism.
On international issues, the situation in the Middle East will obviously be at the heart of the discussions. The speakers will be Palestinian Ambassador Hala Abu Hassira , suspended Israeli Communist Knesset member Ofer Cassif , and Haaretz journalist Gideon Levy . Solidarity with the people of Iran will be the order of the day during the debate "Women, Life, Freedom: Iranian Women at the Heart of War."
There will be no shortage of national issues. The impact of the Gisèle Pelicot trial will be explored, in the presence of her daughter Caroline Darian , and the question of school schedules with the general secretary of Snes-FSU, Sophie Vénétitay . Partygoers most nostalgic for school benches will be able to participate in Rachid Santaki's giant dictation on Sunday morning...
Because the Agora isn't just about debate. It's also a popular cultural and scientific forum. Guillaume Meurice will be recording his political and humorous show, La Dernière , live. Historian Patrick Boucheron will give a lecture on the theme of "Sciences-Antisciences." Fabien Roussel will be interviewed by journalists with autism spectrum disorder from the France 2 Papotin team.
Anti-fascism will permeate the debates: whether we ask the question "Is France a racist country?", whether we examine "Trumped America," whether we decipher the links between the far right, the rich, and employers, or whether historian Johann Chapoutot shares his thoughts on the theme "When democracy yields to fascism."
Faced with this danger and the government's missteps, the main left-wing leaders will contribute their share to the fight on Saturday, proclaiming their rejection of the Bayrou budget. The trade unionists will offer their ideas on Sunday on how to "regain power over multinationals." From the local to the global.
Friday, September 12
4 p.m.: “Left-wing cities: laboratories for change?” With Charlotte Blandiot-Faride, mayor of Mitry-Mory, Karim Bouamrane, mayor of Saint-Ouen, and Anne Vignot, mayor of Besançon.
5 p.m.: “Is France a racist country?” With Arié Alimi, lawyer, member of the LDH, Mirna Safi, sociologist, and Florian Gulli, philosopher.
5:45 p.m .: Face-to-face. Fabien Gay, PCF senator, director of L'Humanité - Patrick Martin, president of Medef.
6:30 p.m.: "Palestine. How to stop genocide and colonization?" With Hala Abou Hassira, Palestinian ambassador to France, Ian Brossat, PCF senator, Marc Botenga, PTB MEP, and Sira Rego, Spanish minister.
7:30 p.m.: “Netanyahu, Israeli society’s greatest enemy?” With Ofer Cassif, Israeli communist MP, Gideon Levy, Haaretz journalist, and Hanin Majadli, Palestinian journalist for Haaretz .
8:15 p.m.: The major interviews. Gilbert Achcar, professor at SOAS, University of London, author of Gaza, genocide announced .
8:45 p.m.: Palestinian artists in the spotlight. Poetry and a Radio Gaza concert.
Saturday, September 13
10 a.m.: “America Trumped?” With Adam Shatz, journalist and US editor of the London Review of Books, and Sylvie Laurent, Americanist and historian.
10:45 a.m.: Popular universities. “Sciences-antisciences.” With Patrick Boucheron, historian, professor at the Collège de France.
11:45 a.m.: The Big Interviews. Rafael Correa, former president of Ecuador.
12:45 p.m.: "Back to school: the left faces the social and democratic crisis." With Olivier Faure, first secretary of the Socialist Party, Mathilde Panot, president of the LFI group in the National Assembly, Stéphane Peu, communist deputy, co-president of the GDR group, François Ruffin, president of Debout!, and Marine Tondelier, national secretary of the Ecologists.
2 p.m.: Journalists from Papotin interview Fabien Roussel, national secretary of the PCF.
3 p.m.: “The far right, the rich and the bosses.” With Laurent Mauduit, writer and journalist, Marlène Benquet, research director at the CNRS, Nathalie Bazire, CGT confederal secretary, and Thomas Lemahieu, journalist at L’Humanité .
4 p.m.: Social return. Interview with Sophie Binet, general secretary of the CGT.
4:45 p.m.: "How to regain power over multinationals?" With Julien Di Furia, CGT representative to the CSEC at Sanofi, Mathieu Golinelli, general secretary of CGT Renault Île-de-France, Gaëtan Lecocq, CGT union representative at ArcelorMittal Dunkerque, Olivier Petitjean, co-founder of the Multinationals Observatory, and Cécile Cukierman, president of the CRCE-K group in the Senate.
6 p.m.: Key witnesses. Paul Watson, founder of the NGO Sea Shepherd.
7:30 p.m.: Live recording of the show on Twitch Ça ira/Backseat .
Sunday, September 14
10 a.m.: "School rhythms, 'child time'... education at a turning point?" In partnership with the Gabriel-Péri Foundation. With Sophie Vénétitay, general secretary of Snes-FSU, Kenza Occansey, vice-president of Cese, president of the citizens' convention on "child time", and Stéphane Bonnéry, professor of Educational Sciences and director of La Pensée.
10:45 a.m.: Rachid Santaki's giant dictation. Read by Olivier Rabourdin, actor.
11:45 a.m.: The major interviews. Jacques Toubon, former Minister of Justice under Jacques Chirac (1995-1997) and former Defender of Rights (2014-2020).
12:30 p.m.: Popular universities. “When democracy gives way to fascism.” With Johann Chapoutot, historian .
1:15 p.m.: Key witnesses. Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories.
2 p.m.: “Women, life, freedom. Iranian women at the heart of the struggle.” Chowra Makaremi, anthropologist, CNRS researcher and French filmmaker, Marmar Kabir, journalist, essayist, community activist, co-founder of Persanophonie sans frontières, Chirinne Ardakani, lawyer, author of D es Iranianiennes. Femme, vie, liberté : 1979-2024 , and Irène Ansari, founder of the Iranian Women’s League for Democracy.
2:45 p.m.: "After a year of environmental setbacks, how can we fight the battle of the century?" With Robert Vautard, climatologist, president of the IPCC's number 1 group, Camille Étienne, activist, Lucie Pinson, founder of Reclaim Finance, and Cécile Duflot, general director of Oxfam France. Hosted by Emilio Meslet, journalist at L'Humanité .
3:45 p.m.: "The Impacts of the Pelicot Trial." In partnership with the Women's Foundation. With Caroline Darian, founder of the #MendorsPas association: Stop Chemical Submission, Anne-Cécile Mailfert, president and co-founder of the Women's Foundation, Élodie Tuaillon-Hibon, lawyer and feminist activist, and Christelle Taraud, historian.
6 p.m.: Live recording of the Last. In partnership with Radio Nova. With Guillaume Meurice, Juliette Arnaud, Pierre-Emmanuel Barré, Aymeric Lompret. Thomas VDB, Mamari, Laélia Véron…
Friday, September 12
4 p.m.: “Left-wing cities: laboratories for change?” With Charlotte Blandiot-Faride, mayor of Mitry-Mory, Karim Bouamrane, mayor of Saint-Ouen, and Anne Vignot, mayor of Besançon.
5 p.m.: “Is France a racist country?” With Arié Alimi, lawyer, member of the LDH, Mirna Safi, sociologist, and Florian Gulli, philosopher.
5:45 p.m .: Face-to-face. Fabien Gay, PCF senator, director of L'Humanité - Patrick Martin, president of Medef.
6:30 p.m.: "Palestine. How to stop genocide and colonization?" With Hala Abou Hassira, Palestinian ambassador to France, Ian Brossat, PCF senator, Marc Botenga, PTB MEP, and Sira Rego, Spanish minister.
7:30 p.m.: “Netanyahu, Israeli society’s greatest enemy?” With Ofer Cassif, Israeli communist MP, Gideon Levy, Haaretz journalist, and Hanin Majadli, Palestinian journalist for Haaretz .
8:15 p.m.: The major interviews. Gilbert Achcar, professor at SOAS, University of London, author of Gaza, genocide announced .
8:45 p.m.: Palestinian artists in the spotlight. Poetry and a Radio Gaza concert.
Saturday, September 13
10 a.m.: “America Trumped?” With Adam Shatz, journalist and US editor of the London Review of Books, and Sylvie Laurent, Americanist and historian.
10:45 a.m.: Popular universities. “Sciences-antisciences.” With Patrick Boucheron, historian, professor at the Collège de France.
11:45 a.m.: The Big Interviews. Rafael Correa, former president of Ecuador.
12:45 p.m.: "Back to school: the left faces the social and democratic crisis." With Olivier Faure, first secretary of the Socialist Party, Mathilde Panot, president of the LFI group in the National Assembly, Stéphane Peu, communist deputy, co-president of the GDR group, François Ruffin, president of Debout!, and Marine Tondelier, national secretary of the Ecologists.
2 p.m.: Journalists from Papotin interview Fabien Roussel, national secretary of the PCF.
3 p.m.: “The far right, the rich and the bosses.” With Laurent Mauduit, writer and journalist, Marlène Benquet, research director at the CNRS, Nathalie Bazire, CGT confederal secretary, and Thomas Lemahieu, journalist at L’Humanité .
4 p.m.: Social return. Interview with Sophie Binet, general secretary of the CGT.
4:45 p.m.: "How to regain power over multinationals?" With Julien Di Furia, CGT representative to the CSEC at Sanofi, Mathieu Golinelli, general secretary of CGT Renault Île-de-France, Gaëtan Lecocq, CGT union representative at ArcelorMittal Dunkerque, Olivier Petitjean, co-founder of the Multinationals Observatory, and Cécile Cukierman, president of the CRCE-K group in the Senate.
6 p.m.: Key witnesses. Paul Watson, founder of the NGO Sea Shepherd.
7:30 p.m.: Live recording of the show on Twitch Ça ira/Backseat .
Sunday, September 14
10 a.m.: "School rhythms, 'child time'... education at a turning point?" In partnership with the Gabriel-Péri Foundation. With Sophie Vénétitay, general secretary of Snes-FSU, Kenza Occansey, vice-president of Cese, president of the citizens' convention on "child time", and Stéphane Bonnéry, professor of Educational Sciences and director of La Pensée.
10:45 a.m.: Rachid Santaki's giant dictation. Read by Olivier Rabourdin, actor.
11:45 a.m.: The major interviews. Jacques Toubon, former Minister of Justice under Jacques Chirac (1995-1997) and former Defender of Rights (2014-2020).
12:30 p.m.: Popular universities. “When democracy gives way to fascism.” With Johann Chapoutot, historian .
1:15 p.m.: Key witnesses. Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories.
2 p.m.: “Women, life, freedom. Iranian women at the heart of the struggle.” Chowra Makaremi, anthropologist, CNRS researcher and French filmmaker, Marmar Kabir, journalist, essayist, community activist, co-founder of Persanophonie sans frontières, Chirinne Ardakani, lawyer, author of D es Iranianiennes. Femme, vie, liberté : 1979-2024 , and Irène Ansari, founder of the Iranian Women’s League for Democracy.
2:45 p.m.: "After a year of environmental setbacks, how can we fight the battle of the century?" With Robert Vautard, climatologist, president of the IPCC's number 1 group, Camille Étienne, activist, Lucie Pinson, founder of Reclaim Finance, and Cécile Duflot, general director of Oxfam France. Hosted by Emilio Meslet, journalist at L'Humanité .
3:45 p.m.: "The Impacts of the Pelicot Trial." In partnership with the Women's Foundation. With Caroline Darian, founder of the #MendorsPas association: Stop Chemical Submission, Anne-Cécile Mailfert, president and co-founder of the Women's Foundation, Élodie Tuaillon-Hibon, lawyer and feminist activist, and Christelle Taraud, historian.
6 p.m.: Live recording of the Last. In partnership with Radio Nova. With Guillaume Meurice, Juliette Arnaud, Pierre-Emmanuel Barré, Aymeric Lompret. Thomas VDB, Mamari, Laélia Véron…
Friday, September 12
4 p.m.: “Left-wing cities: laboratories for change?” With Charlotte Blandiot-Faride, mayor of Mitry-Mory, Karim Bouamrane, mayor of Saint-Ouen, and Anne Vignot, mayor of Besançon.
5 p.m.: “Is France a racist country?” With Arié Alimi, lawyer, member of the LDH, Mirna Safi, sociologist, and Florian Gulli, philosopher.
5:45 p.m .: Face-to-face. Fabien Gay, PCF senator, director of L'Humanité - Patrick Martin, president of Medef.
6:30 p.m.: "Palestine. How to stop genocide and colonization?" With Hala Abou Hassira, Palestinian ambassador to France, Ian Brossat, PCF senator, Marc Botenga, PTB MEP, and Sira Rego, Spanish minister.
7:30 p.m.: “Netanyahu, Israeli society’s greatest enemy?” With Ofer Cassif, Israeli communist MP, Gideon Levy, Haaretz journalist, and Hanin Majadli, Palestinian journalist for Haaretz .
8:15 p.m.: The major interviews. Gilbert Achcar, professor at SOAS, University of London, author of Gaza, genocide announced .
8:45 p.m.: Palestinian artists in the spotlight. Poetry and a Radio Gaza concert.
Saturday, September 13
10 a.m.: “America Trumped?” With Adam Shatz, journalist and US editor of the London Review of Books, and Sylvie Laurent, Americanist and historian.
10:45 a.m.: Popular universities. “Sciences-antisciences.” With Patrick Boucheron, historian, professor at the Collège de France.
11:45 a.m.: The Big Interviews. Rafael Correa, former president of Ecuador.
12:45 p.m.: "Back to school: the left faces the social and democratic crisis." With Olivier Faure, first secretary of the Socialist Party, Mathilde Panot, president of the LFI group in the National Assembly, Stéphane Peu, communist deputy, co-president of the GDR group, François Ruffin, president of Debout!, and Marine Tondelier, national secretary of the Ecologists.
2 p.m.: Journalists from Papotin interview Fabien Roussel, national secretary of the PCF.
3 p.m.: “The far right, the rich and the bosses.” With Laurent Mauduit, writer and journalist, Marlène Benquet, research director at the CNRS, Nathalie Bazire, CGT confederal secretary, and Thomas Lemahieu, journalist at L’Humanité .
4 p.m.: Social return. Interview with Sophie Binet, general secretary of the CGT.
4:45 p.m.: "How to regain power over multinationals?" With Julien Di Furia, CGT representative to the CSEC at Sanofi, Mathieu Golinelli, general secretary of CGT Renault Île-de-France, Gaëtan Lecocq, CGT union representative at ArcelorMittal Dunkerque, Olivier Petitjean, co-founder of the Multinationals Observatory, and Cécile Cukierman, president of the CRCE-K group in the Senate.
6 p.m.: Key witnesses. Paul Watson, founder of the NGO Sea Shepherd.
7:30 p.m.: Live recording of the show on Twitch Ça ira/Backseat .
Sunday, September 14
10 a.m.: "School rhythms, 'child time'... education at a turning point?" In partnership with the Gabriel-Péri Foundation. With Sophie Vénétitay, general secretary of Snes-FSU, Kenza Occansey, vice-president of Cese, president of the citizens' convention on "child time", and Stéphane Bonnéry, professor of Educational Sciences and director of La Pensée.
10:45 a.m.: Rachid Santaki's giant dictation. Read by Olivier Rabourdin, actor.
11:45 a.m.: The major interviews. Jacques Toubon, former Minister of Justice under Jacques Chirac (1995-1997) and former Defender of Rights (2014-2020).
12:30 p.m.: Popular universities. “When democracy gives way to fascism.” With Johann Chapoutot, historian .
1:15 p.m.: Key witnesses. Francesca Albanese, Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories.
2 p.m.: “Women, life, freedom. Iranian women at the heart of the struggle.” Chowra Makaremi, anthropologist, CNRS researcher and French filmmaker, Marmar Kabir, journalist, essayist, community activist, co-founder of Persanophonie sans frontières, Chirinne Ardakani, lawyer, author of D es Iranianiennes. Femme, vie, liberté : 1979-2024 , and Irène Ansari, founder of the Iranian Women’s League for Democracy.
2:45 p.m.: "After a year of environmental setbacks, how can we fight the battle of the century?" With Robert Vautard, climatologist, president of the IPCC's number 1 group, Camille Étienne, activist, Lucie Pinson, founder of Reclaim Finance, and Cécile Duflot, general director of Oxfam France. Hosted by Emilio Meslet, journalist at L'Humanité .
3:45 p.m.: "The Impacts of the Pelicot Trial." In partnership with the Women's Foundation. With Caroline Darian, founder of the #MendorsPas association: Stop Chemical Submission, Anne-Cécile Mailfert, president and co-founder of the Women's Foundation, Élodie Tuaillon-Hibon, lawyer and feminist activist, and Christelle Taraud, historian.
6 p.m.: Live recording of the Last. In partnership with Radio Nova. With Guillaume Meurice, Juliette Arnaud, Pierre-Emmanuel Barré, Aymeric Lompret. Thomas VDB, Mamari, Laélia Véron…
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