Born in 1924 in a village in North Italy. Often called “the Gandhi of Sicily”. Opted for a life in an extremely poor town of peasants and fisherman rather than a lucrative architecture’s profession. Followed the method of “grass-roots conscience-raising’ among the villagers. He fasted, courted imprisonment, organized strikes, sit-ins, protest marches. All non violent and peaceful. Took up issues like construction of dams, people’s cooperatives, Government p .... Read More