Joseph Wresinski
Rethinking Poverty and the World in Order to Take Action
Above: Joseph Wresinski in 1987. Excerpt from Rethinking Our World from the Perspective of Poverty with Joseph Wresinski. This book (…) Read more
A State of Silence and Mobilisation?
A few months before October 17, 1987, the first commemoration of the World Day for Overcoming Poverty, Joseph Wresinski wrote (…) Read more
Rethinking Our World from the Perspective of Poverty with Joseph Wresinski
Persistent poverty, even in rich countries, makes us question history, human relationships, responsibility, culture, and knowledge. Joseph Wresinski, who founded (…) Read more
Myth: People in Poverty Lack Political Intelligence
Drawing above: World Day for Overcoming Poverty in Warsaw, Poland – AR0200114002 © Jean-Pierre Beyeler These days there’s a lot (…) Read more
A Public Outcry, Without Anger
Painting above: by Henri, child from the Noisy-le-Grand camp, 1966, France – AR0100256022 © ATD Quart Monde Article written by (…) Read more