Editorials and prefaces
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
Time is pressing …
Time is pressing
It is time to understand that there is no celebration that is not a celebration for all.
It is (…) 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 to (…) 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