Writings
The Family – A Place To Live The Gospel
Speech written by Joseph Wresinski for the Fifth Meeting Day of ANPAP (the Association des Parents, Anciens et Amis du (…) Read more
A community of shared destiny.
Today it is popular to make fun of or to condemn the forms that caring and help took on over (…) Read more
Poverty and means of communication.
Their situation of poverty closes all means of communication to the poor
Why do the poor remain so little known? (…) Read more
Do the poor have their own culture?
Volunteers’ meeting, April 1965 (the original French version is found in Écrits et paroles aux Volontaires, I, 1960-1967, pp. 316-321)
Do (…) Read more
In the vicious circle of violence
The French original of this text was first published in 1970 (Feuille de route N° 19). Extract from: Gilles Anouil, (…) Read more
A triple refusal
17th November 1977, Festival of Solidarity with The Fourth World, Paris.
THREE MISTAKEN BELIEFS ABOUT POVERTY WHICH ATD FOURTH WORLD REFUSES (…) Read more
Chronic Poverty and Lack of Basic Security
Chronic Poverty and Lack of Basic Security is a report of the Economic and social council of France, by Joseph (…) Read more
The Very Poor, Living Proof of the Indivisibility of Human Rights
The Very Poor, Living Proof of the Indivisibility of Human Rights
This text was originally prepared by Wresinski for the French (…) Read more
God’s Rights, Human Rights
Conference on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Diocese of Antwerpen (Belgium), november 29, 1987.
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God’s Rights, Human Rights
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Defeating Extreme Poverty
A lecture at the Sorbonne, June 1, 1983, by Father Joseph Wresinski.
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Defeating Extreme Poverty
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