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“Whether he sings his love, pain, dreams or memory, the Human, between the lines, first sings for his thirst for dignity…  Whether in the Guatemala’s aldéas, as in Haïti’s dulls, or in African, Asian and European slums, everywhere I could hear families living in extreme poverty, singing for their dignity” Joseph Wresinski, 1987 To celebrate the dignity of people living in poverty, to mark the 30th anniversary of the UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty , a series of concerts will be organised by ATD Ireland. This project entitled "When Voices Unite: Breaking the Silence to Leave No One Behind"…

Video presented at the European 'Our Voices' meeting by ATD Ireland (video transcript) From Thursday 2nd of March to Monday 6th of March, 50 European citizens coming from Poland, Ireland and Spain met in the International Centre of ATD in France for a major meeting of the "OUR VOICES" project. The project is supported by the European Programme “Europe for Citizens”. This meeting came almost as the final stage in a 18 month-long project that has seen participants from the 3 countries meeting on a regular basis to discuss social issues in Europe and more specifically topics related to health, work…

Working Together to Transform the World On 1st March 2017, ATD Ireland was proud to take part in the official launch of Coalition2030 in the Mansion House in Dublin. The event was attended by leading civil society and political figures, with Minister for Communications, Climate Action and the Environment, Denis Naughten TD,  Martin Fraser, Secretary General in the Department of the Taoiseach, Leader of the Green Party Eamon Ryan TD and Sinn Féin Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Trade, Seán Crowe TD. Other speakers at the launch included Dóchas CEO Suzanne Keatinge, Sean Healy, Social Justice Ireland, Olive Towey, Concern Worldwide,…

Download the programme of events in Dublin here! With events on three continents, ATD will launch its global 'Stop Poverty' campaign on 12 February, 2017. Declaring that poverty is not inevitable, the campaign highlights people living in extreme poverty as full partners in efforts to overcome it. The year long campaign will emphasises that the world can put a stop to poverty if people in all areas of society work together with the intention of leaving no one behind. “Too often, the suffering people living in poverty face is used to instill fear, to call for walls to be built, and…

On Sunday the 12th February 2017 Join ATD Ireland to mark the Centenary of the Birth of Joseph Wresinski (1917-1988)! Come and join us to make this centenary, a day of action! Programme of the Day At 3pm - Symbolic gathering at the 17 October Human Rights and Poverty Stone on Custom House Quay to pay homage to Wresinski as initiator of the UN Day for the Eradication of Poverty and launch of the campaign "We are ONE to STOP POVERTY"! From 4pm to 7pm - "Open House" at ATD Ireland's office with first presentation of the "Wresinski Legacy" travelling exhibition.…

In a renewal of its international leadership, ATD will see Isabelle Pypaert-Perrin bring her wide-ranging experience to a second term as Director General, while three new Deputy Directors – Bruno Dabout, Álvaro Iniesta Pérez, and Martine Le Corre – will join her to take up responsibilities as of January 2017. ATD Ireland volunteers already had the opportunity to meet 2 members of the new ILT.  Isabelle and Alvaro were in Dublin on 17 October 2016 to mark the UN End Poverty Day! Isabelle and Alvaro in the ATD office in Dublin on 17 October 2016 Martine Le Corre is from Normandy…

2017 is the year of the Centenary of the Birth of Joseph Wresinski, the founder of ATD Ireland. ATD will mark this centenary in many ways. Events, exhibitions and workshops will be organised between the 1st January and the 17 October 2017 to promote the legacy of Joseph Wresinski. For updates about this project, like its Facebook page: www.facebook.com/Wresinskilegacy You can also follow the Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/WresinskiLegacy From the 1st of January 2017, a new website about Wresinski's approach to Human Rights and poverty issues will be available on-line.  Between the 1st January and the 12th February 2017, the website will…

What if we lived in a society without poverty and social exclusion? What if everyone who sees poverty as inevitable decided to speak out and do something concrete to end it? Last year, the international community adopted the United Nations’ Goals for Sustainable Development. The first of these goals is ending extreme poverty by 2030, making sure to leave no one behind. People and institutions everywhere should insist that this plan be put into action and do what they can to help achieve its goals. In 2016, a number of political movements claimed to speak on behalf of people who feel…

Take time to re-discover the year 2016 of ATD Ireland in 2x16, so 32 events! Event 1 - A new team to start the year! Event 2 - With ATD UK in Belfast to present "The Roles We Play"Event 3 - A farewell to MarineEvent 4 - Wanted "Human Rights Champion"! Our GE 2016 campaign Event 5 - Just before her departure to France, the President of Ireland congratulates Marine for her work in the "Roles We Play, here and there project"Event 6 - Unveiling of an InfoBoard at the Human Rights & Poverty StoneEvent 7 & 8 - Launch of…

“Those most in need can surprise us if we allow ourselves sufficient imagination to learn from them. They teach us that honour and dignity are worth more than our daily bread.” Joseph Wresinski A Christmas Story I would always see him sitting outside on his doorstep while I was on my way to work. To be honest, when he greeted me every day, he made me feel rather uneasy. Whether it was sunny, raining, or windy, his daily comment on the weather came to be our little ritual: “Oh, today will be sunny,” or, “It’s going to rain again.” After his…