Italy – SYM Youth Forum: "Hunger and Thirst for Justice"

27 February 2019

Bologna, Italy - February 2019 - On 24 February, over 300 young people took part in the Youth Forum organized by the Salesian Youth Movement of Lombardy and Emilia Romagna on the theme "Hunger and Thirst for Justice". The event began with the testimonies of Paolo De Chiara, journalist and writer, author of "Testimoni di Giustizia, Uomini e donne che hanno sfidato le mafie, or Witnesses of Justice, Men and women who challenged the mafias", and Alessandro Gallo, son of a Camorra gang member, an Italian criminal organization, who chose not to follow in the footsteps of his father and today is an actor and a playwright. The event continued with a moment of sharing in groups, followed by various workshops for reflection and analysis. During the event there was also an exhibition that presented various witnesses and bearers of justice in the political and social sphere.

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