Meet Sal
In 1994 Sal’s family opened a small family business (in the car wash industry) , Sal paused his religious studies and took up employment in the family business as its General Manager.
Whilst working in the family business Sal became involved in a number of charitable causes and social movements over those years including becoming:
Chairman of the Ethnic Communities Council of NSW (ECC)
Deputy Chairman of the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils’ of Australia (FECCA)
Director of the Council of Small Business Organisations of Australia (COSBOA)
President of the Italo-Australian Youth Association (IAYA)
Councillor for the Italian Consulate Sydney (COMITES)
Delegate to the First Congress of Italians Abroad (CGIE) 2002
Councillor on the Motor Traders Association (MTA)
President of the National Independent Retailers Association (NIRA)
President of the Catholic Institute of Sydney Student Association
Senator (delegate) on CIS Catholic Institute, Senate
MEET SAL
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Salvatore (Sal) Scevola
Born in Sydney in 1971
Grew up in Western Sydney attending St Aidan’s Catholic Primary School & Rooty Hill High School
After completing school Sal undertook some studies in Eastern philosophy & theology joining the Maronite Order in Lebanon which he remained a part of for over a year and half.
After selling out their interests in the family business after the sudden death of his father & brother, Sal commenced a successful period in TV broadcasting.
He was founding Chairman/CEO of Australian Multicultural Television (AMTV) and founder of Telepace Australia (Vatican TV in Australia) operating out of Liverpool in Sydney's South-West.
Unfortunately as AMTV was not supported by either government or the private sector, after only 3 1/2 years of cutting edge operations it folded.
Sal then resumed his religious studies and joined the Archdiocese of Sydney in 2008 for the Catholic priesthood. After only 1 year Sal was asked to leave by then Sydney Archbishop, Cardinal George Pell. This was no doubt due to Sal's principled stand on a number of contentious subjects in the media.
Sal decided to pursue studies in law and human rights and has completed a law degree at the University of New England.
Sal has also completed a bachelor of theology, majoring in philosophy.
He is passionate about human rights, equality and justice for all in society.
He is currently a Commonwealth Registered Civil Civil celebrant in Sydney having conducted thousands of funerals and weddings for families of all religious persuasions.
He is fluent in English, Italian and Arabic and has undertaken studies in Latin, Greek and Hebrew.
Want to read more about Sal and what he has said and done in his years of social activism?
Click on any one of the following links and you will be taken to online publications and articles where Sal has been quoted.
https://twitter.com/SalScevola
https://www.linkedin.com/pub/salvatore-scevola/a/621/21b
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