Sardinia rediscovers itself as the mother of a diaspora that brings its heart and culture to the four corners of the planet. Saturday, November 30, at 10:30, in the hall of the Fondazione di Sardegna in Cagliari, an unprecedented dialogue: that between the Island and its emigrated talents, narrated through the “Decalogue of Sardinian Talents Abroad”, a report edited by the Fernando Santi Institute with the support of the Fondazione di Sardegna and the regional Department of Labor.
A unique document, which tells the lives and proposals of those who left the Island to pursue opportunities elsewhere, but never broke the bond with their land. Seventeen stories, seventeen perspectives on the future of Sardinia, with concrete ideas to improve it.
During the meeting, some of the protagonists of this “Sardinia without borders” will bring their live testimony. Among them, Lulay Melis, a teenager originally from Asuni and resident in Switzerland. But also Tiziana Corda, an academic from Berlin; Michela Venturi, a manager in a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company and Simone Onnis, a musician between Quartu Sant'Elena and Ronda, in Andalusia. Also symbolic is the presence of Ilse Atzori, born in Germany to Sardinian parents, now a poet and municipal councilor for culture in Isili.
"The migration of Sardinians abroad is a phenomenon of dimensions that are often underestimated. It is not only a loss of labor force or economic capital, but also a cultural impoverishment. The challenge - the organizers emphasize - is not only to stop the escape, but to enhance the circularity of experiences: It is not so much the land under your feet that matters, but the land in your head".
The Decalogue, with stories ranging from Spain to the United States, from Argentina to Poland, is a mosaic of identities that suggests how Sardinia can evolve. The proposals of the emigrants focus on concrete themes: education, culture, work, and a new vision of belonging, less tied to physical borders and more to global connections.
"We must not fear change, but embrace it," declare Pierpaolo Cicalò and Giuseppe Corongiu, promoters of the project. "Sardinia is not just a place, but a dispersed community that can continue to grow if it agrees to listen to those who leave and want to give something back."
