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News, Public lectures, Writings

New ideas that truly transform our ways of thinking and acting

"Only they who live in darkness really know the significance of light"
Interviews, News, Writings

My mother taught us to be proud

  Father Joseph Wresinski, 12 February 1917  – 14 February 1988
Messages, News, Writings

When Love and Justice Become One

"A way lies open. Let us help others to take it so that in the future poverty will be no more than a bad memory".
Book Extracts, News, Writings

Changing the rules of he game

The change required is to fully recognise the dignity of the poor
Editorials and prefaces, News, Writings

For people who love justice

Bringing the most disadvantaged back into the mainstream of the human society.
News, Writings

Refusing the Separation

Editorials and prefaces, News, Writings

Have a holiday: a right!

"All families, rich and poor, will have the chance to leave everyday life behind for a few weeks in order to recover their humanity"
News, Public lectures, Writings

Partners in democracy

The poorest families yearn to become part of our shared history,  as  partners in democracy.
Editorials and prefaces, News, Writings

May 1st , Labour Day

"What sets individuals free is not work, but the dignity it confers" - Joseph Wresinski
Editorials and prefaces, News, Writings

April 7, World Health Day

Creating a new health culture starting with the most disadvantaged
News, Public lectures, Writings

Restoring their history to the poorest…

...and overturning our excluding behaviour.
Interviews, News, Writings

Keeping alive the hopes of humanity

...so that things change!  
Editorials and prefaces, News, Writings

A profound love for humanity

"To be torn apart by their hurt, wounded by their traumas, bloodied by their beatings,..."
Editorials and prefaces, News, Writings

Time is pressing

"It is time to understand that there is no celebration that is not a celebration for all" - Joseph Wresinski
News, Public lectures, Writings

20 November, World Children’s Day

"It is high time we declared a state of emergency against extreme poverty, a state of emergency for children".
Book Extracts, News, Writings

Everything came from …

"Everything came from a shared life, never from a theory" - Joseph Wresinski
News, Public lectures, Writings

Take Justice To Heart

"The first injustice, which should be the first to end, is injustice in the heart" - Joseph Wresinski.
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Videos

  • Joseph Wresinski Centre and Memory of the World Register Nomination

    Joseph Wresinski Centre and Memory of the World Register Nomination

    Photo : UNESCO ambassadors visit the Joseph Wresinski Centre May 31, …Read more
  • Film: I Bear Witness to You

    Film: I Bear Witness to You

    I bear witness to you (27 min – January 1988) …Read more
  • The Roots of ATD Fourth World

    The Roots of ATD Fourth World

    Excerpts from the film “I bear witness to you” with …Read more
  • To Be Treated Like Young People

    To Be Treated Like Young People

    Joseph Wresinski founder ATD Fourth World October 17 1987 – …Read more
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"Wherever men and women are condemned to live in extreme poverty, human rights are violated. To come together to ensure that these rights be respected is our solemn duty."

Joseph Wresinski, 17 October 1987

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"Who will bear witness? Who will pass on the words of this portion of humanity, reduced to slavery, reduced to an inglorious heroism, inglorious because it had nothing to defend, no cause to celebrate, except that of simple survival and humble love of family, unrecognised, misunderstood and often ridiculed".

Joseph Wresinski, 1982