Dialogue
From him, to us
Antony's values as the foundation's basis for action
For Antonio, dialogue as a message of love and nonviolence was the only acceptable response to any form of malice, prevarication or bullying. A propensity to build paths of peace in daily life and experience a goodness that came through words even before actions to transform conflicts and mistakes into opportunities for growth. He carried the Christian message in the embrace he gave to the fellow offender of a “stunt” to guide him in a purposeful direction of forgiveness and improvement.
Looking in the same direction we write our Manifesto.
Antonio believed in dialogue as an indispensable tool for building networks of trust and meaning among people, as the strength of a community that knows and appreciates each other amplifies the positive impact that arises in encounter, exchange, and 'mutual enrichment and multiplies the effects of the good created. Antonio loved to know and deepen to share what he learned with his companions, always ready to welcome what he would learn from others. A dialogue with a strongly educational value.
Today in Augurusa Foundation we work in concert with business, institutional and Third Sector entities to generate shared value.
Through prayer and artistic expression, Anthony nurtured an inner dialogue capable of contemplation, wonder and discernment. From listening to the Word with the priest and catechists and sharing the experience of faith in his family, Antonio cultivated the art of doubt and questioning by seeking moments of recollection through recitation of the rosary, autonomous writing of prayers and drawing Sacred Images.
A propensity to listen that guides us in the bottom-up construction of each intervention.
Our values
Community
Community means to us care, dedication and attention to others, the prospect of shared growth that leaves no one behind
Dialogue
Dialogue means for us connection and desire to build networks of trust and meaning to multiply the effects of good
Charity
Charity means for us a daily commitment of love toward each other, the suspension of individualism in order to reach out to the collective
Transformation
Transformation means for us to look creatively at the generative potential that always lies in things and people