“Study Poverty!”
June, 22, 2021: 100th Anniversary of the Birth of Alwine de Vos van Steenwijk
1 May, Labour Day
Rethinking Human activity "...so that the double right to work and to culture become irreversibly enshrined in the duties of the State"
It’s Not Easy to Forgive
For several months now, young women, have been rummaging through rubbish from a market...
Women – the last line of defence against poverty
"Our action is a way of recognising and standing up for their dignity".
Joseph Wresinski February 12, 1917-February 14, 1988
"I felt at once that I was in front of my people. I cannot explain it. This is how it was".
January 24, International Day of Education
"Knowing is being able to be involved in who other people are and what they are doing"
All Human Rights for All People
December 10, Human Rights Day The cost of granting rights piecemeal to people in poverty: increased dependence and humiliation.
Children of Our Time
November 20, World Children's Day: Children in poverty offer a chance to all children.
America’s Destiny
When America is unfaithful, the whole world is betrayed and suffers.
Rethinking Poverty and the World in Order to Take Action
Excerpt from Rethinking Our World from the Perspective of Poverty with Joseph Wresinski.
Film: I Bear Witness to You
Made following the first World Day for Overcoming Poverty on 17 October 1987 in Paris, France.
17 October: How Can We Be in a State of Silence and Mobilisation?
How can we prepare ourselves for October 17th? How can we not allow ourselves to be consumed by its organisation, hence by tension and excitement?