{"id":3791397,"date":"2025-05-12T16:13:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:13:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/?post_type=app_event&#038;p=3791397"},"modified":"2025-05-12T16:20:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-12T16:20:38","slug":"meeting-and-book-signing-with-christiane-taubira","status":"publish","type":"app_event","link":"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/meeting-and-book-signing-with-christiane-taubira\/","title":{"rendered":"Meeting and Book Signing with Christiane Taubira"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Villa Albertine DC and Bonjour Books DC welcome <strong>Christiane Taubira<\/strong>, a major figure in French political, literary, and cultural life, for an exceptional book signing event at Bonjour Books DC on <strong>Saturday, May 17, <strong>from 2pm to 4pm.<\/strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A selection of her books will be available for purchase and to be signed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Christiane Taubira is the author of many books, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li> <em>L\u2019esclavage racont\u00e9 \u00e0 ma fille<\/em> (2002)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Mes m\u00e9t\u00e9ores<\/em> (2012)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Murmures \u00e0 la jeunesse<\/em> (2016)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Nous habitons la Terre<\/em> (2017)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Gran Balan<\/em> (2020)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Ces morceaux de vies\u2026 comme des carreaux cass\u00e9s<\/em> (2021)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>This event is free. Advance booking is recommended.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This event is made possible thanks to a partnership between Bonjour Books owner Jennifer Fulton and Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to the special meeting-and-greet and book signing at Bonjour Books DC, Christiane Taubira will participate in the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/democracy-series\/\">Democracy Series<\/a><\/em>, organized by Villa Albertine D.C and the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia on <strong>May 15<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Christiane Taubira<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Born in Cayenne, French Guiana,&nbsp;<strong>Christiane Taubira<\/strong>&nbsp;is a prominent French politician, writer, and former Minister of Justice. She served in the National Assembly (1993\u20132012) and the European Parliament (1994\u20131999), and in 2001, authored the law recognizing slavery as a crime against humanity. As Justice Minister (2012\u20132016), she led major reforms, including the legalization of same-sex marriage. A committed voice for justice and culture, she is also the author of several acclaimed books.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p style=\"font-style:normal;font-weight:700\"><strong>About the Democracy Series<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On May 15, join Villa Albertine, the French Institute for Culture and Education, in partnership with the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia, for the third edition of the Democracy Series.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The<strong> Honorable Stephen G. Breyer<\/strong>, former Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (ret.) and National Constitution Center honorary co-chair, joins <strong>Christiane Taubira, former French Justice Minister<\/strong>, for a conversation on democracy, the rule of law, and constitutional traditions from French and American perspectives. Jeffrey Rosen, President and CEO of the National Constitution Center, will moderate the discussion. <a href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/securing-our-future-can-democracy-be-taught-2\/\">Read more here<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":3793685,"menu_order":0,"template":"","app_discipline":[233],"app_city_tax":[226],"app_event_type":[555],"class_list":["post-3791397","app_event","type-app_event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","app_discipline-social-sciences-and-humanities","app_city_tax-dc","app_event_type-book-signing"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Meeting and Book Signing with Christiane Taubira - Villa Albertine<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/villa-albertine.org\/va\/events\/meeting-and-book-signing-with-christiane-taubira\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Meeting and Book Signing with Christiane Taubira - Villa Albertine\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Villa Albertine DC and Bonjour Books DC welcome Christiane Taubira, a major figure in French political, literary, and cultural life, for an exceptional book signing event at Bonjour Books DC on Saturday, May 17, from 2pm to 4pm. 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