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The families directly hit by typhoon Haïyan, who are desperately searching for their loved ones and supporting each
other in the struggle to resist giving up, remind us of all those
whose lives are ceaselessly devastated and yet never lose
hope. Only...
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The families directly hit by typhoon Haïyan, who are desperately searching for their loved ones and supporting each
other in the struggle to resist giving up, remind us of all those
whose lives are ceaselessly devastated and yet never lose
hope. Only recently I met some families in the Paris area who
are worried because they are going to have to leave the
neighbourhood where they found a home after what has
been, in some cases, years of wandering. Their dilapidated
homes are due for demolition, but no lasting alternative has
been offered to them. Because they live in poverty, the town
does not want them and would like them to go elsewhere.
But where? To avoid giving in to despair they are getting organised and mobilising themselves, determined not abandon
those among them who have already been worn down by
years of hardship.
The violence caused by poverty is intolerable. So is the
violence with which the intelligence, experience and courage
of those who daily resist poverty is ignore
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