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Art against extreme poverty in the Philippines
mercredi 1er février 2012 — Philippines
Art and culture is shared with children and families living under bridges in Manila, by artist Robert Alejandro and the ATD Fourth World team in the Philippines. Robert Alejandro was chosen as Asian of the Year in fighting poverty by Channel News Asia. Watch this video to find out more! - (...)
Eradicating extreme poverty, a must for sustainable societies
mercredi 1er février 2012 — International Action
Agenda 21 and the Johannesburg Plan of Implementation emphasize poverty eradication as a requisite for sustainable development. Nevertheless, in spite of progress in some countries over the last two decades, poverty levels remain high. (…) - International (...)
Understanding the violence faced by people in chronic poverty and the pathways towards peace
vendredi 27 janvier 2012 — Colloquium 2012: Extreme poverty is Violence. Breaking the Silence. Searching for Peace
« The violence of contempt and indifference causes chronic poverty, since it inevitably leads to exclusion, to the rejection of one human being by other human beings». This statement, by Fr. Joseph Wresinski, founder of ATD Fourth World, needs (…) - Colloquium 2012: Extreme poverty is (...)
All the Videos of the Colloquium: Extreme poverty is Violence. Breaking the Silence. Searching for Peace
vendredi 27 janvier 2012 — Colloquium 2012: Extreme poverty is Violence. Breaking the Silence. Searching for Peace
Preparatory seminar :
The Seminar of Lima (Perou) For one week, members of ATD Fourth World of the Hispanic and the Caribbean world gathered together to build knowledge based on experience of the poor to violence against them.
First day of the (…) - Colloquium 2012: Extreme poverty is (...)
Peace and mutual recognition
mercredi 25 janvier 2012 — Colloquium 2012: Extreme poverty is Violence. Breaking the Silence. Searching for Peace
« When the violence that is experienced by people living in extreme poverty is recognised, that brings a sort of peace to the soul ». It is through this recognition, as spoken of by Ronald Schexnayder, that pathways for peace can be built. (…) - Colloquium 2012: Extreme poverty is Violence. (...)
“Faced with the violence of extreme poverty, how can each of us play an active role in searching for peace?” : A Colloquium Responding to the Key Issues in Society
mercredi 25 janvier 2012 — News and Perspectives from the International Leadership Team of ATD Fourth World
From January 22 to January 28, the international colloquium: “Extreme poverty is violence - Breaking the silence - Pathways towards peace,” is bringing together people living in extreme poverty, academics, practitioners and policy (…) - News and Perspectives from the International (...)
Violence and the trivialisation of poverty
mardi 24 janvier 2012 — Colloquium 2012: Extreme poverty is Violence. Breaking the Silence. Searching for Peace
Enough! Those who speak of poverty are always the same
« We can't continue being silent, only letting those who know speak ». These words of Valentina Ccoyo, from Cuzco, Peru, opened the Colloquium on Tuesday 24th January 2012.
More than 300 (…) - Colloquium 2012: Extreme poverty is (...)
Occupying North America “Usually, we are invisible”
mardi 24 janvier 2012 — United States of America
In North America (and also in Spain, Portugal, Greece and Great Britain), Occupy movements sprang up all over in 2011. They protest publicly and peacefully against dramatic inequality and economic injustice. They are changing the dialogue across the continent. - United States of (...)
Mme Alwine de Vos van Steenwijk, Honorary President of International Movement ATD Fourth World has died
lundi 23 janvier 2012 — Who are we?
The 24 of january, after several days confined to her bed, Madame Alwine de Vos van Steenwijk passed away peacefully. Her strength that she had given without hesitation or calculation to build our movement finally left her. She was 90 years old. (…) - Who are (...)
Eradicating Extreme Poverty
vendredi 13 janvier 2012 — Research and Studies
The failure of attempts to tackle global poverty have bred cynicism and 'compassion fatigue'. Eradicating Extreme Poverty provides an urgently needed fresh approach which will re-energise action on this issue. - Research and (...)
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