Mariateresa Di Lascia

Overview

Mariateresa Di Lascia born Rocchetta Sant'Antonio, Foggia, Italy June 3, 1954 (d. 1994) Radical Italian reformer; author. Coordinated Survival 82 international campaign against world hunger; co-founded Hunger Day in sympathy with victims of Balkan War, 1992. Opposed nuclear weapons, 1984. Her story “Vigil” condemned all forms of violence, 1992; co-founded Hands off Cain campaign against the death penalty, 1993. (photo tusquetseditores)