Mobilisation Tools | Overcoming Extreme Poverty

In this Toolbox, you can find out more about this World Day through three categories:

Finding out more :

Concept note on the International Theme for 17 October 2016
International Charter for October 17
World Day Toolkit
Supporting the World Day
October 17 campaign video presentation

Mobilisation tools :

Poster for 17 October 2016
International Theme for 17 October 2016
"I bear witness to you..." Joseph Wresinski
October 17 stickers
Universal prayer
Video "Extreme Poverty is violence" (8')

- History and documents :

Commemorative Stone
History of October 17
United Nations Resolution (1992)
Replicas of the Commemorative Stone around the world

Poster for 17 October 2016

You can download the poster in pdf format (in low and high resolution) lam94-fr_LD_poster.pdf - 1,6 Mo lam94-fr_HD_poster.pdf - 9,7 Mo Read more

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Dear friends, We are happy to tell you the international theme for 17 October 2016, World Day for Overcoming Extreme Poverty, chosen with the International Committee for October 17 and the United Nations: Moving from humiliation and exclusion to participation: Ending poverty in all its forms Read more

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Copie des couleurs de la lettre

People around the world are making a commitment to reject poverty The drawings have been printed on white plastic supports that are 80 cm par 120 cm or 29.7cmx 42 cm . Clicking on 'see the article' will give you access to the People's Stories. To enlarge the drawing and read the text,click on 'see pdf' Click on the... Read more

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17 October 2015 - Event Reports from Around the World

Please click on the links to find out more. Glasgow, Scotland: Nothing about us, without us, is for us. People were invited to write messages on their feelings of poverty and throw them into a symbolic black hole. New Orleans, United States:Coming together to end poverty and discrimination A collective art workshop in small groups was used as an... Read more

Exhibition "The Letter’s Colours "

People around the world are making a commitment to reject poverty This exhibition brings together drawings and testimonies taken from the Letter to Friends Around the World. The illustrations are by Hélène Perdereau. This exhibition focuses on the strong bond between intimate stories of daily personal struggle and the deep commitment and... Read more

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Discussion Forums

2016-2017 - An Exceptional Mobilisation

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2016 and 2017 will be exceptional years for those who continuously support the most abandoned people in their efforts to free themselves from the grip and violence of extreme poverty. In 2016 we...