Writings

Women – the last line of defence against poverty

In this excerpt from a training meeting in 1962, Father Joseph Wresinski, invites the volunteers involved in the Noisy-le-Grand camp (…) Read more →

I arrived on the plateau called “Le Château de France” on the fourteenth of July, 1956. The sun was scorching (…) Read more →

Few children have known such an early, diverse, and formative experience of life as those living in poverty. At an (…) Read more →

The ultimate goal of human rights is the protection of human dignity. It follows that implementing these rights will lead (…) Read more →

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. It is through injustice that humanity discovered justice; (…) Read more →

As the American election approaches, we can look back on how Joseph Wresinski saw American’s destiny. “As a people, you (…) Read more →

At the end of July 1987, addressing the volunteers mobilised for the preparation of the large rally of human rights (…) Read more →

These past days on my hospital bed, I have been thinking a lot about unemployment, inflation, and the misery they (…) Read more →

Address by Father Joseph Wresinski at the Seminar “Extreme Poverty and Exclusion in Africa”, Pierrelaye, France, 19 May 1981. Dear (…) Read more →