Writings
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
The Goldfinch
One event from my childhood
left profound repercussions in my life.
It happened at a time when horrible poverty had hit our (…) Read more
Restoring their history to the poorest
The history of the poorest people is relayed to others only when they feature in the lives of the non-poor: (…) Read more
Keeping alive the hopes of humanity
When I arrived in the camp in Noisy-le-Grand, I encountered families facing defeat, families with the words ‘suffering’ and ‘misery’ (…) 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
A State of Emergency for Children
Since the end of the 1970s, and in particular during the Year of the Child in 1979, the (ATD) Fourth (…) Read more
Everything came from a shared life
In his interview with Gilles Anouil, Father Joseph Wresinski recounts the beginnings of the ATD Fourth World Movement in the (…) Read more
Take Justice To Heart
Just one month before October 17, “World Day for Overcoming Poverty”, this speech by Father Joseph Wresinski reminds us of (…) Read more