The reappropriation of the Universal Manifesto, founding text of the movement, is at the heart of the commemoration of its launch by Abbé Pierre fifty years ago in the Swiss capital. "Our Swiss friends have awoken us, it's as if we were sleeping", admits Patrick Atohoun, Chair of Emmaus International.
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50 years after the first world meeting of the groups, Emmaus International will once again enter the prestigious Federal Parliament of Bern: throughout the morning of 24th May 2019 it will welcome the founding members of the movement and those who work every day at the heart of Emmaus, with the presence of Marina Carobbio, Chair of the National Council at the Federal Chambers.
Fifty years after Abbé Pierre’s appeal founding the international Emmaus movement, companions of the Swiss Confederation are preparing to receive guests from around the globe for this celebration.
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