Editorials and prefaces
Founded on an act of faith
The ATD Fourth World movement was founded on an act of faith. Its creators believe that human beings find within (…) Read more
Our political struggle: eradicate extreme poverty
Our ideologies and class loyalties aside, our political struggle is about the eradication of extreme poverty and social exclusion. That’s (…) Read more
This Christmas time
When I was a child, between 4 and 13, I would go down to the Bon Pasteur convent at midday (…) Read more
Turning history into fraternity
Humanity appears to be floundering in its history like a deaf, dumb and blind person desperately seeking their way forward. (…) Read more
Work That Procures Honour
Even the most disparaged jobs can give those who do them a sense of purpose and dignity in the eyes (…) Read more
For people who love justice
I want to speak to you about an abused people; abused because they are on the margins of where rights (…) 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
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
A profound love for humanity
Published as an editorial in the Revue Igloos, No. 44, January-February 1969, this text was announced as a “reflection on (…) Read more