Building the peace
“So long as the poor remain at the bottom of our social ladder, our societies will not be based on (…) Read more
Refusing the separation
The ATD Fourth World Movement has sought to denounce the existence of a population that has been cast aside to (…) Read more
A vakációzáshoz való jog: emberi jog
1959-ben történt. Már több mint két éve éltem a Noisy-le-Grand-i barakktáborban. Halálosan fáradt voltam; szorongással és félelemben teltek az éjszakáim. (…) Read more
The basic human right to have a holiday
It was 1959. I had been in the Noisy-le-Grand camp for over two years. I was tired; my nights were (…) Read more
Partners in democracy
The poorest families yearn to become part of our shared history, at last under their true identity, no longer as (…) Read more
From working to having a trade
Making the poor work at any job, whatever it may be, so long as they are useful, has always been (…) Read more
Health: A real dread for people living in extreme poverty
Health represents a real dread for people in extreme poverty. This constant anxiety comes from them having no control over (…) Read more
The Knowledge of People in Poverty
Online documentation portal
By opening its documentation portal to the general public, the Joseph Wresinski Archives and Research Centre is putting (…) Read more
The Goldfinch
One event from my childhood
left profound repercussions in my life.
It happened at a time when horrible poverty had hit our (…) Read more
Restoring their history to the poorest
The history of the poorest people is relayed to others only when they feature in the lives of the non-poor: (…) Read more