Young people took center stage at the founding congress of Seu, a new federation bringing together over 20 Sardinian associations. A turning point for the world of emigration .
Today, the assembly concluded in Florence, at the Alfieri Cinema, with the election of Sara Nicole Cancedda, a lawyer working in Milan, originally from Gonnosnò, as president . Seu brings together roots and new beginnings, old and new emigration. Alongside the grandparents who left in the late 1960s, there are their grandchildren, born far from Sardinia, who have always cultivated a connection with an island that remains close to their hearts.
This is the case of Gabriella Murru , president of the Sardinian Association of Florence, originally from Sorgono, who works in tourism hospitality and was the host of the Seu congress, which took place in the historic building that houses the Franco Zeffirelli Foundation and the Alfieri cinema. Many stories were the focus of attention. Antonio Maria Masia , 82, leads the Gremio di Roma, founded in 1911, stopped by fascism and reborn in 1948. It is the club that hosted Grazia Deledda during the first Sardinian regional congress in 1914. Giovanni Aru is the secretary of the Fiorano club in the province of Modena. He is originally from Iglesias. 50 years ago, he left Sardinia to work first in a ceramics factory and then in agriculture. Zoe Pittalis , 20, born in Maranello, home of Ferrari, in the Modena area, studies law and attends the Fiorano club. Giuseppe Orrù, a journalist born in Gattinara, in the province of Vercelli, president of Su Cuncordu, has maintained a close connection with Senorbì, where his parents came from. Andrea Petrucci , a 25-year-old videomaker and computer engineering student, has tied his destiny to Nughedu San Nicolò, the land of his ancestors, even though his accent is Florentine and his life is in Tuscany.
Beatrice Spano , born in Gesico, is the president of the Domu Nostra association in Cesano Boscone. With her two children, who don't live with her in Milan, there's only one common ground: Sardinia. Maurizio Sechi , a longtime member of the Regional Council for Emigration, father of Oschiri and mother of Gallura, was born in Gattinara. He discovered Sardinia on a Vespa trip, and it was a dazzling love. Federica Seddaiu , an actress, was born in Rome. In her monologue presented in the prologue to the Seu conference, she told the story of her grandfather Giuseppe, a shepherd originally from Thiesi who knew every canto of the Divine Comedy by heart. She decided to return home and live in Thiesi. She did it for her grandfather and because she felt deeply Sardinian. Sardinia is an irresistible call for everyone.
