On 9 Maggio1978 and 'a date in the memory of all Italians, and because' the day on which 'was found in Rome the body of Aldo Moro.
In this climate of terror for the whole nation, was consumed another heinous crime: a young Sicilian who had the courage to rise up and publicly denounce the crimes of the Cosa Nostra, was blown up in the air with the dynamite on the railway tracks.
With this misguided attempt to stage a suicide, the Mafia put an end to the tragic life of Peppino Impastato.
Sometimes you have to start from the end to understand the meaning of a story.
and Peppino's death 'a tangible sign of its commitment to fight the Mafia, and is' remembered for that.
And 'our duty as young people who like politics and legality remember his life.
Despite belonged to a family affiliated with the mafia, from an early age he engaged in politics, in the ranks of the PCI and began his fight against the Mafia through leaflets, newspapers, demonstrations and rallies.
It was not easy for him to challenge the prejudices and cultural taboos that existed in Cinisi, the town of Palermo where he was born.
But his greatness lies in this, do not be afraid of the opinions of the people, the reproaches of his father, but also the threat of the mafia. It was great determination from knowing to take the side of right, freedom, rule of law.
Peppino imagined a world where the rights and freedoms of its people could not be considered favors thought of a clean politics, able to free his village and its region from the suffocating power of the Mafia.
Peppino was a lover of art, music, beauty.
With his friends founded a free radio, a phenomenon very much in vogue in the seventies. "Radio Aut" also became an instrument of political struggle and mafia.
At some point he decided also to stand for municipal elections in his country, to enter those institutions considered too colluded with the Mafia and groped as possible to change them.
Unfortunately there will never will be killed first because it was considered a character too inconvenient and dangerous.
Young Democrats of Policoro We have decided to recall entitled our section, and calling our web-radio as his legendary Radio Aut
We believe that its life and his commitment to be 's an example for those who believe in the South and in Italy' free at last, once and for all, the arrogance of the criminal mafia.
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