Tag: Jacques Meert
From La Jeunesse Syndicaliste to La Jeunesse Ouvrière
100 years ago in April 1924, the Jeunesse Syndicaliste (Young Trade Unionist) movement changed the name of its magazine to Jeunesse Ouvrière, first step towards the adopion of a new name for the movement: Jeunesse Ouvrière Chrétienne – the JOC.
Henry Cardijn & his son’s consecration to the working class
Today is the 120th anniversary of the death of Joseph Cardijn’s father, Henry, which means it’s also the 120th anniversary of Cardijn’s consecration of his life to the working class.
Fernand Tonnet and Paul Garcet – 75 years
On 27 January this year, the world will commemorate the liberation by Soviet troops of the infamous camp at Auschwitz, where so many people perished during the Second World War.
