The inspiration behind October 17 Joseph Wresinski was born to immigrant parents in a poor neighborhood of Angers, France. He grew up in a family that suffered from chronic poverty and social exclusion. In 1946, he was ordained as a priest and served in industrial and...
“I Bear Witness to You”
Joseph Wresinski’s Address Text available in german, portuguese. Joseph Wresinski’s Address October 17, 1987 Human rights Plaza, Paris. You, the millions and millionsof children, women and fatherswho have died from misery and hungerand whose legacy we hold.It is not...
Commemorative Stone in honour of victims of extreme poverty
OCTOBER 17, 1987,ON THIS DAY, DEFENDERS OF HUMAN AND CIVIL RIGHTSFROM EVERY CONTINENT GATHERED HERE.THEY PAID HOMAGE TO THE VICTIMS OF HUNGER,IGNORANCE AND VIOLENCE. THEY AFFIRMEDTHEIR CONVICTION THAT HUMAN MISERY IS NOT INEVITABLE.THEY PLEDGED THEIR SOLIDARITY WITH...
International Charter for 17 October
Extracts of the Charter available in German With the growing recognition given to the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty, there is a need and a responsibility to ensure that its message and deep meaning are respected and preserved, in accordance with the...
History of October 17
From 1987, the date of the first gathering, to the present day... On October 17, 1987, in reply to Father Joseph Wresinski's appeal, 100,000 defenders of human rights gathered together on the Trocadero Plaza in Paris to honour victims of hunger, violence, and...