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Alliance Française Of New Orleans
Founded in 1984, the Alliance Française of New Orleans (AFNO) is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization and cultural center dedicated to promoting the French language and francophone cultures in New Orleans and Gulf South area. It is located in the historic Garden District, New Orleans. It is one of the chapters of international network of the Alliance Française History In 1888, the Athénée Louisianais, (est. 1876) a francophone literary society founded in New Orleans, came into contact with the Alliance française, Alliance Française and later joined the Alliances Françaises network. In 1936, the Athénée Louisianais no longer published literary works and becomes a simple Alliance Française chapter that publishes its annual accounts. In 1975, Josette Brandt arrived in New Orleans and began efforts to convince the French general consul of that time to allow her to recreate a chapter of Alliance Francaise, where she had worked in Lima, Peru. She convinced them to let her begi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alliance Française
(; "French Alliance", stylised as ''af'') is an international organization that aims to promote the French language and francophone culture around the world. Created in Paris on 21 July 1883 under the name ''Alliance française pour la propagation de la langue nationale dans les colonies et à l'étranger'' (French alliance for the propagation of the national language in the colonies and abroad), known now simply as ''L'Alliance française'', its primary goal is teaching French as a second language. Headquartered in Paris, the ''Alliance'' had 850 centers in 137 countries on every inhabited continent in 2014. History and role The ''Alliance'' was created in Paris on 21 July 1883 by a group including the scientist Louis Pasteur, the diplomat Ferdinand de Lesseps, the writers Jules Verne and Ernest Renan, and the publisher Armand Colin. The project was directly linked to the colonial aims of the French Third Republic. France believed it could spread civilization to colonie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
