On 19 January Raihan Ali, founder of the Emmaus Thanapara association in Bangladesh, received an award from the United Movement Human Rights Organization for his work to protect human rights and maintain peace.
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Florine Catteau is Emmaus International’s archivist. Her role is to preserve, file and promote the Abbé Pierre and Emmaus archives. These archives are a real historical and cultural treasure.
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Albert Tévoedjré, from Benin, is a politician and activist, committed to fighting for universal access to a dignified life. In 1978, he published “La Pauvreté, richesse des peoples” (Poverty, our greatest asset), which was the starting point for his long friendship with Abbé Pierre.
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Jean-Marie Viennet is a priest and friend of Emmaus Montbéliard. In 1981, he had a chance meeting with Abbé Pierre. Immediately, the two men struck up a great friendship. Jean-Marie became Abbe Pierre’s confidant up until his death.
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Emmaus France is organising a large festival of solidarity and activism on the Place de la République in Paris on 22 January to mark the 10-year anniversary of Abbé Pierre’s death. Emmaus International, the universal legatee of Abbé Pierre, will be there to talk about the relevance of our founder’s ideas and struggles in contemporary society, both in France and beyond.
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