“Arsène and Marcelle are harassing me” with Diariata N’Diaye

Arsène and Marcelle harass me, by Diariata N’Diaye is intended for children from 6 years old. Illustrated by Ama, it was published by Gründ editions.

Diariata N’Diaye today signs for the first time an album for children on bullying, a theme in line with its own commitments. She chose to write it in slam, a kind of rhythmic and “urban” poem, an art that she practices and that she likes to make people discover.

Moa loves going to class and overnight, because of those he thought were his good friends, his life changes and school becomes a real hell for him.

“Here are Louise, Amin, Marcelle, Moussa Clara, Théo, Arsène and Aylah. At first, I liked them. We said hello to each other every morning. Then, for no reason, I think they got fed up with me. Without know why, they gave me a real nightmare.”

Diariata N’Diaye, “Arsène and Marcelle harass me”

This precious book contains two parts, first that of the story of the young Moa and then that which is dedicated to the councils. Because this book is above all a prevention book for everyone, whether you are a parent, a teacher and of course for our young people, whether they are harassed, witnesses or even harassing.

Diariata N’Diaye : “We really understand the difficulty we have in denouncing this violence. Simply because we think it will pass. We want to protect our parents, so we don’t report situations because we don’t want to worry them. And above all, teachers have a role to play. They must be vigilant on these subjects there… The idea was really to reassure the parents, make them feel guilty, but also give them keys on how to try, in any case to be informed, as soon as possible of the different situations that their children may suffer…”

This reading can also be listened to the rhythm of the beautiful slam of Diariata N’Diaye thanks to a QR code which allows you to obtain the musical version of the album.

You, you, Moa and I, we’re all in this together. And that’s what Diariata N’Diaye manages to convey in Arsène and Marcelle harass me because today a harassed child should no longer go unnoticed, so let’s never stop talking about it!

Decorated with the National Order of Merit in 2018, Diariata N’Diaye is a committed artist and a wonderful woman. His life journey is incredibly courageous. Married by force at the age of 15 during a stay in Senegal, she rebelled, and since then she has worked in the fight against violence against girls and women. Diariata N’Diaye a notably founded an association called resonant and she is the creator of the mobile application App-Elles.

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