Appeal from Abbé Pierre dated February 1, 1954. The Emmaus community in Saint-Priest-Ligoure rejects indifference and injustice

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Appeal from Abbé Pierre dated February 1, 1954. The Emmaus community in Saint-Priest-Ligoure rejects indifference and injustice

On February 1, 1954, Abbé Pierre launched an emergency call on Radio Luxembourg, when a woman had just died of cold in the night, evicted from her home. It was called “the insurrection of kindness”. 70 years later, this call still resonates in Emmaus communities, such as that of Saint-Priest-Taurion, near Limoges. Located on the banks of Vienna, she welcomed her first companions in 1974.