Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Head Is Warm And Eyes Are Red

JonOne, a new video

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In late January, the well-known graffiti writer and artist JonOne , living in Paris, made the work in memory of the fourth anniversary of the death of a famous French priest and social activist l'Abbé Pierre . Abbe Pierre, a Catholic priest, member of the Resistance who helped during the Second World War, Jewish refugees, as well as the founder of the organization blagotvoritenoy "Emmaus" aimed at helping poor and homeless.
new work JonOne , you can see the inside of the post, made up of the famous text radiobrascheniya Abbe Pierre, made the winter 1954 year. That year in France frosts killed many homeless people, and the Abbe Pierre turned on the radio calling for help. Thanks to the power of persuasion of the priest, thousands of people, among whom were Charles de Gaulle and Charlie Chaplin, suddenly made huge donations, which opened centers for the homeless in several cities in France. Later, the state launched a program to build housing for the homeless. This initiative of Abbé Pierre went into school textbooks and France made him one of the most respected and popular public figures: it was called "Conscience of France" and "Father of the poor."

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