Writings
Rethinking Human Activity
Image above: The Strike, Robert Koehler, 1886, Deutsches Historisches Museum, Berlin. This message, intended for the General Conference on Unemployment (…) Read more
It’s Not Easy to Forgive
In this time of crisis, this message, written in 1984, is as relevant now as in the plea made by (…) Read more
Women – the last line of defence against poverty
In this extract from a training session in 1962, Father Joseph Wresinski invites the volunteers working at the camp in (…) Read more
Facing my people
I arrived on the plateau called “Le Château de France” on the fourteenth of July, 1956. The sun was scorching (…) Read more
The Children of the Fourth World in Search of Knowledge
Few children have known such an early, diverse, and formative experience of life as those living in poverty. At an (…) Read more
All Human Rights for All People
The ultimate goal of human rights is the protection of human dignity. It follows that implementing these rights will lead (…) Read more
Children of Our Time
On the occasion of World Children’s Day, November 20, it is interesting to highlight the preface by Father Joseph Wresinski (…) Read more
Those living in poverty are the very source of all human ideals.
“Those living in poverty are the very source of all human ideals. It is through injustice that humanity discovered justice; (…) Read more
America’s Destiny
As the American election approaches, we can look back on how Joseph Wresinski saw American’s destiny. “As a people, you (…) Read more
17 October: How Can We Be in a State of Silence and Mobilisation?
At the end of July 1987, addressing the volunteers mobilised for the preparation of the large rally of human rights (…) Read more