Latest / Labor History in 2:00
October 17 - Fighting to End Poverty
On this day in Labor History the year was 1987.
That was the day that more than 100,000 people gathered in Paris to stand up against poverty and hunger.
The gathering was inspired by Father Joseph Wresinski, a French Catholic Priest.
He founded the All Together in Dignity Fourth World Movement, dedicated to addressing poverty.
That day unveiled a Commemorative Stone to honor the victims of extreme poverty.
The stone bears an image of two people, arms outstretched releasing a bird to the sky.
The stones inscription read, “On this day, defenders of human and civil rights from every continent…
The skinny
The skinny isn't ready yet — notes appear once the transcript is processed.