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Molenbeek - gives light - - donne de la lumière - - geeft licht - - مولنبيك تشع نور  - The stories of Easter are numerous. The first one is probably the one about a people remembering captivity in Egypt and its liberation. The Irish rising and its centenary is also about gaining freedom and independence. This week events in Belgium may also be part of some Easter history. And ATD members worldwide feel connected to this country. After ATD France,  ATD Belgium has been for decades a very important reference and model for our global ATD family. Many of its…

After Paddy's day, ATD is happy to invite young adults (age 18 to 30) to a "Djynamo" Young People breakfast and meeting! We will have Irish or French full Breakfast (from 3pm as the night before will probably be long for many!). We will discuss issues affecting young people. We will prepare Irish "Djynamo" delegation who will attend a European meeting from 1st to 4th April 2016 near Paris! More about the European DJYNAMO project here! Event Facebook Page here!

Happy International Women's Day! As we still fight for gender equality, does this 1975 call on the feminist movements appeal to you in 2016? "The fundamental question facing women today is to know whether they accept equal opportunity among themselves. Until now the world has never accepted an equality which gives priority to the most disadvantaged… This would be a radical turning point in the history of the world.” Joseph Wresinski, All Together in Dignity, Mexico, International Women's Year, 1975 Read full appeal here: Women's Year Appeal

On 3rd March 2016, Claiming Our Future representatives met with President Higgins to present their ‘Declaration for a Future Ireland’. The initiative marks the centenary anniversary of the 1916 Proclamation. The Civil Society network posed a challenge to individuals and groups from all over Ireland to declare their vision for the future Ireland. ATD Ireland was part of these groups and submitted his declaration "Who we are together" (see all the submissions here)! Some groups were also assisted to present their ideas in the form of ‘future news’ and encouraged to see the centenary as an opportunity to look to the…

  This new volume of the Artisans of Peace Overcoming Poverty series (which introduces partners in peace-building whose efforts have too often remained unrecognized) tells the stories of people defending human rights in very challenging contexts. In Lebanon, Syrian refugees are often welcomed by families whose own living conditions are the most fragile. People like Abir Rizk, despite feeling torn between anger and peace when tensions flare, do as much as they can to “open our hearts” to everyone. In the Philippines, as climate change displaces thousands of families who must then struggle with the loss of their livelihoods, many of…

On Valentine's Day, let's open our #Hearts4Justice! Donate and help ATD Ireland to live the legacy! On 14 February 1988, Joseph Wresinski passed away. He was 71. He is the initiator of the United Nations' #EndPoverty Day (each 17 October) and the spiritual father of the UN Guiding Principles on Human Rights and Extreme Poverty (adopted in 2012). Together with French sociologist Jules Klanfer, he first introduced in 1965 and developed the concept of "social exclusion", now a concept broadly used worldwide. All his life, he was a strong advocate of people trapped in chronic  poverty for generations.  The "Wresinski approach"…

ATD Ireland is pleased to start a European project co-funded by the Europe for Citizens Programme.  “Our Voices 2017” is a project aiming to deepen discussions on the future of Europe, underlining the idea of an inclusive social Europe, which is emphasized in the European Social Charter (ESC) and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (CFR) and enhancing participation of people living social exclusion situations on those debates. The relevance of the project is related to the increasing distance from European Union Institutions which a lot of the population in different European countries are experiencing, especially among those who live in…

In 2015, a series of discussions was organised by All Together in Dignity in different areas across Dublin in partnership with community groups. The aim of these dialogues was to allow citizens, especially those in positions of hardship, to reflect on what ‘human rights’ meant for them. This project was financially supported by a small grant from IMPACT’s Joe Lucey Fund. Based on the messages of citizens of Dublin's Northside, ATD prepared a #GE15 leaflet you can download, print and pin at your front door as a "questions list" for canvassers! WANTED DEADicated and ALIVE With all the participants to the…

A call on Resolutions' Day, 1st January 2016 Download PDF version of this call here A short « To Do List » for all candidates to the 2016 General Election «This Agenda is a plan of action for people, planet and prosperity. It also seeks to strengthen universal peace in larger freedom. We recognize that eradicating poverty in all its forms and dimensions, including extreme poverty, is the greatest global challenge and an indispensable requirement for sustainable development.» From the Preamble of 'Transforming our world: the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development' These are the first words of the 2030 Agenda, prepared…