Joseph Wresinski

Joseph Wresinski ( pl. Józef Wrzesiński ) ( born February 12, 1917 in Angers, France, † February 14, 1988 in Suresnes, France) was the founder of the Human Rights Movement ATD Fourth World.

As a chaplain at a homeless camp near Paris, he straightened up again and again in the hopes of most excluded from in order to build strong relationships among the poverty-stricken people and with the rest of society. For this project, he was able to attract people of all faiths and worldviews. The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (17 October ) goes back to his initiative.

One of his core beliefs was: " The misery is not immutable; it is caused by people, and people can also overcome. "

Works

  • The poor - encounter with the living God. Series Faith and Life Vol 45 LIT Verlag, Münster 2008, ISBN 978-3-8258-1461-8
  • Blessed are you who are poor. Series Faith and Life Vol 29 LIT Verlag, Münster 2005, ISBN 3-8258-8888-6
  • Father Joseph - The poor are the church. Conversations with Joseph Wresinski of the Fourth World. NZN Verlag, Zurich 1998, ISBN 3-85827-119-5
  • The poorest people show that human rights are indivisible. Editions Quart Monde, Paris 1996, ISBN 2-904972-76-5
  • Poverty - a challenge for any family. Canisius Verlag, Freiburg Switzerland 1995 ISBN 3-85764-437-0
  • Words for tomorrow. Editions Saint- Paul / Editions Quart Monde, Luxembourg / Paris 1994, ISBN 2-904972-65- X

Wresinskis estate is kept in the Centre international Joseph Wresinski in Baillet -en -France ( France) and made ​​available to the public.

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