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deepest poverty, I can say that I have met with an intense search for love and gentleness. The poorest families never cease struggling to unite and save the family. But they need other men and women to tell them that, in so doing, they are living out all humanity’s deepest hope for charity and that their struggle is one of solidarity, justice and the liberation of the poor. "To be on one’s feet is not enough. One must be able to move towards others. Fully conscious then of their vocation, the families of the Fourth World can in turn become defenders of the poorest and of every person’s dignity. To be on one’s feet is not enough. One must be able to move towards others. MANKIND, OUR MOST PRECIOUS POSSESSION When we get to know very poor families, we always marvel at the human value we find in them. In the depths of extreme poverty, no-one allows himself to be ground down and crushed. A human being always resists. Organizations, principles and ideas all give way before a human being, for each person carries humanity’s fortune within him. The more a person is abandoned, despised and crushed, the more he is precious. The more he is exposed, the more he reveals the essence of humanity. HUMANITY’S GREATEST ADVENTURE The poor have always challenged the powerful, not with weapons, for the poor are disarmed, and not with words because they have been reduced to silence. The poor have challenged the powerful because of their misery and because of the suffering that keeps others lying awake at night. "The more a person is abandoned, despised and crushed, the more he is precious. The more he is exposed, the more he reveals the essence of humanity." It is not possible to hear the cry of the poorest people’s suffering and not change. It is impossible not to join together in a determined effort to work for the freedom of all people and to tear out the shame from the hearts of the poor. Everything that kindles in us a spark of brotherhood, of
is precious. The more he is exposed, the more he reveals the essence of humanity. HUMANITY’S GREATEST ADVENTURE The poor have always challenged the powerful, not with weapons, for the poor are disarmed, and not with words because they have been reduced to silence. The poor have challenged the powerful because of their misery and because of the suffering that keeps others lying awake at night. "The more a person is abandoned, despised and crushed, the more he is precious. The more he is exposed, the more he reveals the essence of humanity." It is not possible to hear the cry of the poorest people’s suffering and not change. It is impossible not to join together in a determined effort to work for the freedom of all people and to tear out the shame from the hearts of the poor. Everything that kindles in us a spark of brotherhood, of love, friendship and gentleness, must light a flame... a fire that sweeps the world. The liberation of the poorest is the greatest adventure of humanity." "The sharing of knowledge is at the core of the Movement’s commitment to the Fourth World, for it is through knowledge that the people of deepest poverty will gain their freedom. Its pedagogy is that of reciprocity, the very foundation of knowledge-sharing, ‘Let those who know teach those who do not know’. Knowledge means understanding who one is and what one experiences, in order to share it with others. It means having experiences which are not humiliating, experiences of which one can be proud. It means being able to take part in what others do. All children, all young people want to learn, want to know how to work, to express themselves, want to carry the hope of their people. IF WE REALLY WANT TO BE LIBERATORS, WE MUST KNOW HOW THE POOREST EXPERIENCE LIFE. We must let them tell us what they think about the proposals concerning them. Otherwise, we risk using people rather than liberating them. For a whole social milieu to be left unable to master its own or others’ ideas is
deepest poverty will gain their freedom. Its pedagogy is that of reciprocity, the very foundation of knowledge-sharing, ‘Let those who know teach those who do not know’. Knowledge means understanding who one is and what one experiences, in order to share it with others. It means having experiences which are not humiliating, experiences of which one can be proud. It means being able to take part in what others do. All children, all young people want to learn, want to know how to work, to express themselves, want to carry the hope of their people. IF WE REALLY WANT TO BE LIBERATORS, WE MUST KNOW HOW THE POOREST EXPERIENCE LIFE. We must let them tell us what they think about the proposals concerning them. Otherwise, we risk using people rather than liberating them. For a whole social milieu to be left unable to master its own or others’ ideas is the greatest injustice that could be inflicted. The poor who have not been admitted into the understanding of mankind will not find their way into the human community. As long as the poor remain outside our thinking, as long as the humanities and social sciences do not contribute real and universal knowledge based on the experience of the poorest, the world will be built without them." "For a whole social milieu to be left unable to master its own or others’ ideas is the greatest injustice that could be inflicted." "For my ordination, I chose the text ‘Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch’. Later on when I immersed myself in a place of terrible poverty, without resources or defense, I learned that, on behalf of the poorest, more than ever I had to go out into the world. To die with them is to hope with them too, to rise up with them again so that they shine over the world. MAN OF GOD, MAN OF THE CHURCH I firmly believe that, in Jesus’ time and for all time, the poorest people embody the Holy Scriptures lived from day to day. They understand
universal knowledge based on the experience of the poorest, the world will be built without them." "For a whole social milieu to be left unable to master its own or others’ ideas is the greatest injustice that could be inflicted." "For my ordination, I chose the text ‘Launch out into the deep and let down your nets for a catch’. Later on when I immersed myself in a place of terrible poverty, without resources or defense, I learned that, on behalf of the poorest, more than ever I had to go out into the world. To die with them is to hope with them too, to rise up with them again so that they shine over the world. MAN OF GOD, MAN OF THE CHURCH I firmly believe that, in Jesus’ time and for all time, the poorest people embody the Holy Scriptures lived from day to day. They understand the very essence of these Scriptures. Because of their deep poverty, they intuitively understand God’s plan as the only possible one. To these men and women, so ill-treated by misery, sometimes rendered hardly recognizable, I owe the feeling I always have of being at the heart of the Scriptures. I could say that I owe them the Scriptures. There can be but one Kingdom, uniting all people. But the poor will be acknowledged as its first builders, showing us the paths of justice that rise toward us from the depths of misery. The poorest people showed me how much they trusted the Church. I have witnessed innumerable prayers spoken from long memory, uttered by men and women living in broken-down trucks and housing shelters: words and gestures that defy our disrespect for the rights of God and Man. To deprive the poor of the possibility of loving God is the ultimate injustice. They know too much suffering not to bring us back to God’s great gentleness. To refuse to accept deepest poverty is to denounce the violation of God’s right to be loved and the right of His children to love Him. "To deprive the poor of the possibility of
could say that I owe them the Scriptures. There can be but one Kingdom, uniting all people. But the poor will be acknowledged as its first builders, showing us the paths of justice that rise toward us from the depths of misery. The poorest people showed me how much they trusted the Church. I have witnessed innumerable prayers spoken from long memory, uttered by men and women living in broken-down trucks and housing shelters: words and gestures that defy our disrespect for the rights of God and Man. To deprive the poor of the possibility of loving God is the ultimate injustice. They know too much suffering not to bring us back to God’s great gentleness. To refuse to accept deepest poverty is to denounce the violation of God’s right to be loved and the right of His children to love Him. "To deprive the poor of the possibility of loving God is the ultimate injustice." Throughout my life I have dreamed of giving the poorest back to the Church. "The very first vocation of every family is to see that the poorest families have the means to fulfill their vocation of love." MAN OF A SPIRITUALITY FOR THE WHOLE OF HUMANITY It is for all of us to live a spiritual life among our fellow human beings... the other, all others count for us. With each human being we encounter we should ask ourselves, ‘How will this person deepen my love?’ We should love each other so much that we never stop wanting the other to be happy and to be totally fulfilled. The very first vocation of every family is to see that the poorest families have the means to fulfill their vocation of love. Photography: Luc Prisset, Jacques Gayard Photography: A. Pinoges. CIRIC 30 Years of Action 1956: Father Joseph went to live in the Noisy-le-Grand shantytown on the outskirts of Paris. There were 252 families living there in total destitution and held in contempt by others. In 1957, Father Joseph created an association with these families which would become the Access to knowledge and dignity Determined
OF HUMANITY It is for all of us to live a spiritual life among our fellow human beings... the other, all others count for us. With each human being we encounter we should ask ourselves, ‘How will this person deepen my love?’ We should love each other so much that we never stop wanting the other to be happy and to be totally fulfilled. The very first vocation of every family is to see that the poorest families have the means to fulfill their vocation of love. Photography: Luc Prisset, Jacques Gayard Photography: A. Pinoges. CIRIC 30 Years of Action 1956: Father Joseph went to live in the Noisy-le-Grand shantytown on the outskirts of Paris. There were 252 families living there in total destitution and held in contempt by others. In 1957, Father Joseph created an association with these families which would become the Access to knowledge and dignity Determined to give this people back its identity and the means to participate in society, Father Joseph created the People’s Universities, the Learning Clubs, the family development housing centers and the family vacation homes. Today in 1988, the People’s Universities meet in several Western European countries and in the United States. As part of the Fourth World Youth Movement, founded in 1973, young people are active in Learning Clubs in these same countries. Through Father Joseph’s passionate concern that every child should have access to learning, the family pre-schools, the “Art and Poetry” cultural centers and the mobile “Street” and “field” libraries were created. Today, Street libraries exist in each country where the Movement has volunteers. A visit to India in 1965 gave Father Joseph the idea for the Tapori Movement, in which children from different social backgrounds learn to become friends. Tapori now exists on four continents. International Movement ATD Fourth World. Together, they built a kindergarten, a library, a chapel and later a family center, workshop and youth club to replace the existing soup kitchen. The determination to ensure that each adult acquires working skills and that each young person has the means to build a decent future inspired
As part of the Fourth World Youth Movement, founded in 1973, young people are active in Learning Clubs in these same countries. Through Father Joseph’s passionate concern that every child should have access to learning, the family pre-schools, the “Art and Poetry” cultural centers and the mobile “Street” and “field” libraries were created. Today, Street libraries exist in each country where the Movement has volunteers. A visit to India in 1965 gave Father Joseph the idea for the Tapori Movement, in which children from different social backgrounds learn to become friends. Tapori now exists on four continents. International Movement ATD Fourth World. Together, they built a kindergarten, a library, a chapel and later a family center, workshop and youth club to replace the existing soup kitchen. The determination to ensure that each adult acquires working skills and that each young person has the means to build a decent future inspired the Movement’s job training workshops and skills centers. In 1988, this professional or pre-professional training exists in eight administrative districts of France, including Reunion Island, in the Federal Republic of Germany and in Great Britain. Through the “Cour aux Cent Métiers” (Craft Centers), the same effort has been extended to other continents. Street library, 1978 In 1960, Father Joseph created the ATD Fourth World permanent volunteer corps. During their 1965 annual congress, the volunteers drafted the Movement’s charter of Basic Beliefs. In 1988, 300 volunteers of 18 nationalities are present in extremely poor areas in 20 countries: In Western Europe (Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland); in Africa (Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, the Ivory Coast and Senegal); in Asia (the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand); in the Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Reunion Island); and in the Americas (Canada, Guatemala, Haiti and the United States). The volunteers are from diverse social and professional backgrounds and hold a wide range of philosophical and religious beliefs. Calling for everyone’s commitment To found the alliance allowing people to live out their commitments by contributing to building the Movement while maintaining their responsibilities in
other continents. Street library, 1978 In 1960, Father Joseph created the ATD Fourth World permanent volunteer corps. During their 1965 annual congress, the volunteers drafted the Movement’s charter of Basic Beliefs. In 1988, 300 volunteers of 18 nationalities are present in extremely poor areas in 20 countries: In Western Europe (Belgium, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and Switzerland); in Africa (Burkina Faso, the Central African Republic, the Ivory Coast and Senegal); in Asia (the Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand); in the Indian Ocean (Mauritius and Reunion Island); and in the Americas (Canada, Guatemala, Haiti and the United States). The volunteers are from diverse social and professional backgrounds and hold a wide range of philosophical and religious beliefs. Calling for everyone’s commitment To found the alliance allowing people to live out their commitments by contributing to building the Movement while maintaining their responsibilities in society, Father Joseph established clubs in 1960 that became Science and Service Clubs in 1965 and Fourth World Committees in 1968. In 1988, 15,000 allies and supporters are active in 105 countries. Throughout the world, 250,000 friends support the Movement’s actions. Motor mechanics workshop, 1986. Building a world-wide fellowship Extreme poverty knows no geographical boundaries. From 1959, Father Joseph was reaching out to other poor areas throughout the world. His determination to support all people committed to families in deep poverty led to the creation of the Permanent Forum on Extreme Poverty in the World, which today links more than 1,000 correspondents who have been involved with the poor for a long time. In 1960, Father Joseph and Alwine de Vos van Steenwijk founded the Institute for Research and Training in Human Relations. The Institute brings together social scientists from a variety of disciplines and cultures. The Movement’s first International Colloquia, organized by the Institute, took place at Unesco in 1961 and 1964. Making the voice of the poorest heard From 1960 to 1988, “Editions Science et Service” has published 30 books, numerous reports, the journal “Revue Quart Monde Igloos” and the newspaper “Feuille de Route”. All his life, Father
poverty knows no geographical boundaries. From 1959, Father Joseph was reaching out to other poor areas throughout the world. His determination to support all people committed to families in deep poverty led to the creation of the Permanent Forum on Extreme Poverty in the World, which today links more than 1,000 correspondents who have been involved with the poor for a long time. In 1960, Father Joseph and Alwine de Vos van Steenwijk founded the Institute for Research and Training in Human Relations. The Institute brings together social scientists from a variety of disciplines and cultures. The Movement’s first International Colloquia, organized by the Institute, took place at Unesco in 1961 and 1964. Making the voice of the poorest heard From 1960 to 1988, “Editions Science et Service” has published 30 books, numerous reports, the journal “Revue Quart Monde Igloos” and the newspaper “Feuille de Route”. All his life, Father Joseph was driven by the necessity of making the poorest heard and acknowledged as full partners in society. At international and European levels, the Movement obtained consultative status with ECOSOC (1974), UNESCO (1974), UNICEF (1979), the ILO (1978) and the Council of Europe (1977). Nationally, wherever the Movement exists, it motivates political authorities on all sides to take the most disadvantaged populations into account. Peoples’ University, 1983 Pre-school, 1987 October 17,1987 at Human Rights and Liberties Plaza, Paris: Inauguration of the commemorative stone for victims of poverty, hunger and ignorance in the world, dedicated by Father Joseph. On 17th of each month friends gather to renew their pledge to unity in respect of human dignity. On February 11th, 1987, the French Economy and Social Council approved the Report and Recommendations presented by Father Joseph under the title, "Extreme Poverty and Economic and Social Insecurity". For the first time, an overall plan for combating poverty has been proposed to the country. For Father Joseph, it was essential to gain public support for the full implementation of the plan and to gather momentum throughout Europe and the world to eradicate extreme poverty. THE FRENCH ECONOMY AND SOCIAL COUNCIL PAYS HOMAGE On March
motivates political authorities on all sides to take the most disadvantaged populations into account. Peoples’ University, 1983 Pre-school, 1987 October 17,1987 at Human Rights and Liberties Plaza, Paris: Inauguration of the commemorative stone for victims of poverty, hunger and ignorance in the world, dedicated by Father Joseph. On 17th of each month friends gather to renew their pledge to unity in respect of human dignity. On February 11th, 1987, the French Economy and Social Council approved the Report and Recommendations presented by Father Joseph under the title, "Extreme Poverty and Economic and Social Insecurity". For the first time, an overall plan for combating poverty has been proposed to the country. For Father Joseph, it was essential to gain public support for the full implementation of the plan and to gather momentum throughout Europe and the world to eradicate extreme poverty. THE FRENCH ECONOMY AND SOCIAL COUNCIL PAYS HOMAGE On March 9, 1988, the French Economy and Social Council paid homage to Father Joseph. The following is an extract from the words of Council President, Mr. Jean Matteoli. “...In 1979, Father Wresinski became a member of the Economy and Social Council. His active participation in the work of the Council illustrates well the efforts he made and all his selflessness. For years, he unceasingly fought the injustice and exclusion to which the poorest are subjected. This fight which he led at the grass-roots was demonstrated here at the Council when, as a member and on behalf of the Social Affairs Section, he presented a report entitled, ‘Extreme Poverty and Economic and Social Insecurity’ during our 1987 sessions of February 10th and 11th. Based on his suggestions, the recommendations of the Economic and Social Council advocated an outline for action. This is an overall plan covering housing, education, training, employment and the guarantee of a minimum income for individuals and families. We must recall the exceptional repercussions that this report has had in France and throughout the world. In January 1988, the Secretary of State for the Minister of Social Affairs, Mr. Adrien Zeller, announced that twelve administrative districts had been designated
well the efforts he made and all his selflessness. For years, he unceasingly fought the injustice and exclusion to which the poorest are subjected. This fight which he led at the grass-roots was demonstrated here at the Council when, as a member and on behalf of the Social Affairs Section, he presented a report entitled, ‘Extreme Poverty and Economic and Social Insecurity’ during our 1987 sessions of February 10th and 11th. Based on his suggestions, the recommendations of the Economic and Social Council advocated an outline for action. This is an overall plan covering housing, education, training, employment and the guarantee of a minimum income for individuals and families. We must recall the exceptional repercussions that this report has had in France and throughout the world. In January 1988, the Secretary of State for the Minister of Social Affairs, Mr. Adrien Zeller, announced that twelve administrative districts had been designated as pilot regions for the fight against poverty. Father Joseph had many friends at the Economic and Social Council, in fact he had only friends here. Telegrams Letters The children “I think his name should be written in the dictionary so that people living a hundred years from now will realize he was a good person. He did good things for children and for parents. I am happy to have known him.” Marie. “We pray to God that he accepts Father Joseph in His Kingdom and that the earth be light for him. That he be welcomed in Paradise by those whom he loved: the poor, the rejected, the despised, those who suffered on earth and who now rest in peace. We are grateful to him.” The station boys, Burkina Faso. “Father Joseph lived for unhappy children to be happy. He wanted to prevent racism. Ali the Tapori children must continue his work or tell others about it. I hope that in the year 2000 there will be no more unhappy and hungry children. I offer my sympathy to Father Joseph’s family. For us Taporis, he is like a father to unhappy children.” Gregory. “It is not because Father Joseph