Anonymal

Anonymal is an association of social and cultural animation and mediation via the audiovisual tool and information and communication technologies. Created in 1999 in Jas de Bouffan, a priority area for the city of Aix-en-Provence, one of its objectives is to promote the voice of the inhabitant and to highlight civic life.

In May 2009, the association launched anonymal.tv, a participatory web TV. This approach is unprecedented in the town, the topics covered are diverse, ranging from culture to politics, including the economy, social issues and sport. All take into account the voice of citizens. Anonymal.tv has thus established itself in the local media landscape.

In 2010, Web TV developed participatory platforms (filmed debates), allowing residents to interact directly with qualified people (elected officials, city technicians, local actors, etc.) on subjects related to their living environment.

With its ultra-local experience, Anonymal invests in other areas of the PACA region, during video mediation actions. As part of requalification and urban rehabilitation works, or even in favor of citizens' councils, Anonymal intervenes to give the inhabitants a voice, follow the progress of the work, and meet the major players in each project. The films resulting from these exchanges should encourage residents to support the project and allow them to find their place in it.

Anonymous, it is also image education workshops, European exchange projects or actions aimed at contributing to social ties and the liveliness of neighborhoods.

Finally, in 2010, the association rehabilitated the old abandoned cyber-base in the neighborhood, and transformed it into a Digital House which in 2011 received the ERIC label (Espace Régional Internet Citoyen). It now hosts a true Digital Public Space (EPN) with more than a hundred members each year, free access or during specific workshops.

Anonymal is a member of the National Participatory Audiovisual Federation and the Regional Association for the Support of Digital Information and Communication Spaces (ARSENIC).

Since 2011, Anonymal has been approved by Jeunesse et Éducation Populaire (Ministry of Youth, Sports and Associative Life) and declared as a training organization (declared under number 93 131 631 313 - this registration does not constitute approval of State)