Writings
What Are We Going to Do Now?
Now, the night is behind us. We are in the morning… This night when we, citizens, government ministers, elected representatives, (…) 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 since it is through injustice that humanity has (…) Read more
Letter Cassette
“We must remain very close, especially close, to the most disadvantaged families.” This text is taken from a taped recording (…) Read more
Encounter with Joseph Wresinski | Interview by Claudine Faure
In this interview with Claudine Faure, recorded in October 1987, Joseph Wresinski talks directly to young people: “I would say: (…) Read more
Time is pressing …
Above: Joseph Wresinski in New York, December 1972 Originally published in Feuille de Route* nos. 58-61, September to December 1974. Time (…) Read more
Who will bear witness?
Above: Commemorative Stone in honour of the victims of poverty on the Plaza of Human Rights and Liberties in Paris, (…) Read more
Loving so as to understand, understanding so as to love.
You see the families who live in slums. You try to understand them, to perceive their reactions to your fraternal (…) Read more
“Learning to listen to those in extreme poverty requires great humility.”
Above: Joseph Sané interviewing Joseph Wresinski in Dakar, Senegal. 20 November 1987. Extracts from an interview of Joseph Wresinski by (…) Read more
“On Keeping Promises”
“We should recognise that the harshest affliction striking human beings, especially the most impoverished, is the promise broken, the project (…) Read more