As part of the third and last stole of feminization of street names, the Department of Finance, Environment and Housing (DFEL) had presented, on the proposal of the Cicad (intercommunity coordination against anti -Semitism and defamation) , the name of Ruth Fayon.
At the end of 2023, the Council of State refused to rename the Charles-Martin walk while inviting the city to submit another location to it. The Council of State validated on February 5, 2025 the proposal made to the Cantonal Nomenclature Commission (CCN) last October by reversing the Place de la Petite-Fustery. The Grand Council also intervened in January by voting a motion inviting the Council of State to validate the proposal issued by the City of Geneva, namely rename the Place de la Petite-Fusterie in honor of Ruth Fayonfigure in the fight against anti -Semitism which has devoted his life to Transmit the Holocaust memory to new generations.
No change must be made by individuals or businesses since no address is referenced there, being continuing the Place de la Rusterie, in the heart of the city.
For Alfonso Gomez, administrative advisor in charge of equality and diversity, “this new name makes it possible to recall the importance of the fight against negationism, while tending towards a more balanced representation of genres in public space. I thank all the people who mobilized so that this tribute can be paid “.
Municipal strategy for promoting equality between women and men
Give names of women to geographic locations is part of the municipal strategy for promoting equality between women and men and reflects the will of the administrative council of make women’s contributions visible to local history and make the city more egalitarian. Civil society has also mobilized through the 100elles* project (www.100elles.ch) and its purple street plates that took up residence in the streets in 2019.
In addition, several texts supporting this approach have been filed in recent years in the municipal council and Grand Council which widely accepted in June 2019 A motion asking to rename within three years at least 100 streets or important places in the canton (M-2536). The objective set by the city of around thirty streets to be feminized has been reached.
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