Not all suffering corresponds to extreme poverty
Human suffering is inevitable, and it can be valuable. Poverty is neither of these. It is always an abuse.
Loving so at to understand
...understanding so as to love.
On that 14th of July 1956….
...I entered into adversity.
When Children Smile
“Go ahead, smile!”
November 20, World Children’s Day
What do children experience when their families are trapped in poverty ?
Founded on act of faith
"Human beings find within themselves the very essence of their value, and hence their dignity and honour"
European Elections
A Europe Commited to Freeing People from Poverty
As the elections approach…
..our political struggle: eradicate extreme poverty!
Our struggle was born of this refusal:
...never again shame and human misery!
Father Joseph Wresinski, 14 February 1988 – 14 February 2024
Being a servant is not as easy as you might think...
This Christmas time…
... the children can bring joy!
November 20th, World Children’s Day
"Every gesture of love fosters hope"
The origins of 17 October
Marking a breakthrough in the thinking of human rights
Participation or communion ?
"Who should inspire whom?"
Now is the time for knowledge sharing
"All citizens hold some stake in common knowledge"
Work That Procures Honour
"Every worker is a comrade, whose efforts feed into the efforts and well-being of everyone".
Unattainable Justice
"The deprivation of a person’s rights places them in a world where they are unable to cope, where he is unable to connect with others (...)
Gaining access to humanity’s riches
..what human beings have successfully built, imagined, invented and experienced!
New ideas that truly transform our ways of thinking and acting
"Only they who live in darkness really know the significance of light"
My mother taught us to be proud
Father Joseph Wresinski, 12 February 1917 – 14 February 1988
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".
Changing the rules of he game
The change required is to fully recognise the dignity of the poor
For people who love justice
Bringing the most disadvantaged back into the mainstream of the human society.
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"
Partners in democracy
The poorest families yearn to become part of our shared history, as partners in democracy.
May 1st , Labour Day
"What sets individuals free is not work, but the dignity it confers" - Joseph Wresinski
April 7, World Health Day
Creating a new health culture starting with the most disadvantaged
Restoring their history to the poorest…
...and overturning our excluding behaviour.
Keeping alive the hopes of humanity
...so that things change!
A profound love for humanity
"To be torn apart by their hurt, wounded by their traumas, bloodied by their beatings,..."
Time is pressing
"It is time to understand that there is no celebration that is not a celebration for all" - Joseph Wresinski
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".
Everything came from …
"Everything came from a shared life, never from a theory" - Joseph Wresinski