What was the name of the man in Sicily?

Question

who was the head of the Teacher's Union there who used kids to go around and poke fun at the mafia there in an attempt to 'clean up' Sicily?

who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in 'cleaning up Sicily' by using kids to go around a poke fun of the mafia to shame them out of power?

Answer 1

It was Danilo Dolci (June 28, 1924 - December 30, 1997) He was called the Gandhi of Sicily. He first just wanted to help the poor of Sicily until he realized the stranglehold the Mafia had on the island. He was also awarded the Lenin Peace Prize despite the fact he was Anti-Communist.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danilo_Dolci