Marion Coulon
Marion Coulon born with Aubechies April 28th, 1907 deceased with Ath on March 2nd, 1985 is a Belgian pedagog and a militant Wallon. He becomes teacher with Pâturages, then regent at the average School of Molenbeek. He then continues studies of Romance philology to the Universit3e libre de Bruxelles, in 1934. Its thesis of doctorate studies the work of Albert Mockel and its review Wallonia. Under the occupation it starts to write six volumes of the work Jeunesse to the drift (Mons, Silène, 1940 - 194 8). It puts at it as a lumlière the weaknesses of the education system and proposes various reforms to him which will be partially implemented (1945 - 1972). He wants in particular to promote technical education. He founds a technical training school with Irchonwelz in 1948 of which it wishes to make a model.
Professor with the Teacher training school of the State in Mons, it successively becomes education adviser (1945), inspector (1946), general inspector (1958) then managing director of the programs of teaching at the minister of education (1972 - 1978). He also assumes international responsibilities: delegated to the conferences of UNESCO (1955); president of the Council of the International office of Education, with Geneva (1960); expert of UNESCO to the world Consultation of Stockholm (1971). Francophile, it takes part in the first cultural Congress Walloon of Charleroi in 1938. It adheres to free Wallonia (1944) and defends with passion the cultural autonomy of Wallonia. It had taken part besides in the Walloon National congress of 1945 and it will be present also at the Ninth national congress Walloon of 1959 in Liege. It claims there measurements for the Borinage within the framework of ECSC.
Since 1956, it animates the Fondation Charles Plisnier , publishes the memory of Albert Mockel , the origin of the word Wallonia (Book n° 6, Brussels, Fondation Charles Plisnier, 1961) and cultural autonomy in Belgium (Studies and Documents, n° 3, Brussels, Fondation Charles Plisnier, 1961) which is a reference for the comprehension of the cultural dimension of the Walloon Mouvement. The definition that Coulon gives culture brings it to think that this one is located well above the linguistic problems.
He would like that exist two Superior councils of State education . Member of the Standing Committee of studies and action of the Walloon Socialists created following the Parliament of the socialist elected officials of Wallonia on January 13rd, 1961 and which will sit of 1961 with 1962, it preaches there an unfolding and a decentralization for the benefit of a true cultural autonomy in favor of Wallonia: a single ministry must manage Education and the Culture, placed under the crook of a Walloon minister. It is also in favor of the idea that the areas are qualified out of cultural matter.
In 1973, it evokes, in press articles, that the Picardy Wallonia is opposed to the independence of Wallonia
In 1976, it signs a news Lettre with the king for a true federalism written by Fernand Dehousse, Jean Rey and Marcel Thiry,
It still founds the cultural House of Ath (1978), and is honoured with the title of Commandeur about the Academic Palms on March 10th, 1984.
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