Danilo Dolci, the “Gandhi of Sicily,” d, Dec 30 1997. He spent 4 decades among the poor in Sicily, fighting government neglect and corruption, the Mafia, and the people’s ingrained habits of passivity and hopelessness.
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Along with marches and fasting he invented the “reverse strike,” undertaking unauthorized work projects without pay, such as repairing roads. In 1 such case he was arrested for “trespassing “ and spent 50 days in jail. He aroused consciences and became a voice for the voiceless.