Wallonian parliament honors memory keepers association
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The Wallonian Parliament will award the “Passeur de mémoire” (Memory Keeper) title to the “Sur les Pas de la Mémoire” (In the Footsteps of Memory) association from Ethe, a town in Belgium’s Virton municipality.
The association has worked for 20 years to preserve the memory of historical events. Gérald Guidi, vice-president of the non-profit organisation, explained the group learned of the award in July after submitting an extensive application supported by two figures.
Pascal Massart, the Virton Culture official, and Carmen Ramlot, the mayor of Rouvroy. The association did not initially plan to apply for the honor but proceeded after receiving encouragement and support letters from Massart, Ramlot, and Colonel Hubert Stahl, a delegate for the French Remembrance organisation. Beyond annual ceremonies around August 22-24 and November 11, the group educates students in the Gaume region about the Battle of the Frontiers, a largely unknown conflict nationally.
Members also attend commemorations in France and Ypres, Belgium, and travel to Verdun to retrieve a flame for their events. They also host a drawing contest to engage the community. The Parliament will present the award on September 16.
