From Santu Lussurgiu to Cagliari, the figure of "su Mastru Salis"
The tribute for the hundredth anniversary of his birth as part of the "Stories in the Park" exhibition
He was the teacher par excellence in Santu Lussurgiu, and won the hearts of his fellow citizens with candor, goodness and sympathy. "Su Mastru" Francesco Antonio Salis, celebrated last September on the centenary of his birth, will be spoken about tomorrow, Wednesday 7 February , at the San Michele Park in Cagliari for the " Tales in the Park " exhibition.
The writer Antonio Pinna will present his book "Francesco Salis, a Master for the community" , created to remember the illustrious citizen of Lussurge who contributed to making his country progress in culture and society , stimulating the creation of the first women's cooperatives, the weavers.
Pinna will talk with Maria Arca, president of the UNLA Permanent Education Culture Center of Santu Lussurgiu and with the anthropologist Felice Tiragallo of the University of Cagliari.
After the war, Su Mastru Salis fought rampant illiteracy, teaching shepherds, farmers, artisans and housewives to read and write, training them for life. For his passionate experience of lifelong learning he won the UNESCO Reza Pahlavi prize in 1967. In 1976, with the children of the Cultural Centre, he created the museum of peasant technology, one of the first ethnographic collections in Italy of tools and objects from the many trades of pre-industrial society. He was the soul and narrator of the Museum until 2007.
Appointment tomorrow at 6pm at San Michele Park , in collaboration with the Municipality of Cagliari and Cittadinanza Attiva Sardegna ODV ETS.
