Who we are
Languedoc Solidarité avec les Réfugiés (LSR) began as an informal association of a group of people united by the desire to help several Syrian refugee families who had arrived in the Béziers area. This was in 2015.
Today, the association has grown and broadened its scope of action. From the initial base of the group based in Pézenas and Béziers, collectives were formed in Minervois and in the Haute Vallée de Aude to help refugees throughout Languedoc.
Languedoc Solidarité avec les Réfugiés is a registered non-profit association (law 1901). It is officially recognised as an organisation of general interest and as such can issue tax receipts to its donors and members so that they can benefit from a tax reduction
In 2022, after two years of Covid and the ongoing turbulent socio-economic and political situation, the flow of migrants continues and their situation is far from improving and much remains to be done. If you would like to work to improve this situation, you are in the right place to take the first step and help.
A message of thanks from Peter Cowan to all the volunteers and partners of the LSR Pezenas/Béziers group for 2025
Tricia and Rob West, Wendy Ogg, Gaynor Purvis, Michelle Owoo, Marie-Victoire Bergot, Barbara Paraskeva, Shoba Angadi, Gary and Wendela Kilmer, Michelle and Chris Schaan, Bruce Lefebre, Steve and Kate Thurston, Phoebe Cowan, Ward McGhee, Jean Pierre and Florence Chipeaux, Thierry Verlay, Joel Bamber, Jean Yves Rabier, Domi Alhinc, Bassie Scott, Justine Langham, Fleur Dunford, Nicole Hammond, Bridget and Philip, Elis Jansen, Fran, Mrs. Jean Desplan, Jean-Charles Desplan, Jay Tacon, Marvin Guyton, Mark Porro, Acting Ambassador Chris, Michelle Bogucki, Neil Harber, Cate Talbot, Sharon Townend, Lesley Lewis-Street, Alex, Patrick Chatain, Guy and Hazel Siri, André Merrien, Mina and of course all those I may have forgotten, for which I am truly sorry.
Thank you all for your help and support. When I say we couldn't have done it without you, I truly mean it. It's thanks to your continued help and support that keeps this show on the road.
Partners
A big thank you to the following groups and organizations, without whom we would not have been able to provide the necessary aid or raise the necessary funds in 2026.
• Caux Town Hall, Pézenas Town Hall, Montagnac Town Hall
• Domaines: La Grange de Bouys, Mas Gabriel, Seigneurie de Peyrat, Sarabande, Monplezy. Montagnac Cooperative
• Charitable organizations: La Cimade, Habitat Humanisme, Adages, Cent pour un Toit Vallée d'Orb and Carcassonne, Le Croix Rouge
• O'Sisters, The Smoky Notes, Orkestra Mas Gabriel, The Vanity Project
• Ken And Alison Catering, Cuisine D'Ailleurs, The Mince Pie Army
• The medical teams from the CAMSP, the CHU and the St Pierre Institute in Palavas.
• Corinne Lancellin, Hannah Waters, Judy and Tim Newitt
Thank you so much!
Peter
