The association Mémoires et Partages, which opposes slavery and colonialist racism, has denounced the continued use of this name. Last year, a Bordeaux court ordered the Biarritz Town Hall to change its name because of its "racist and colonialist connotations." The association has given the city's mayor two months to "comply with the ruling."
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The association Mémoires et Partages, which opposes slavery and colonialist racism, has denounced the continued use of this name. Last year, a Bordeaux court ordered the Biarritz Town Hall to change its name because of its "racist and colonialist connotations." The association has given the city's mayor two months to "comply with the ruling."