Sicily is an island of contradictions: flooded by tourists, emptied by emigration. Young people leave in search of futures their city cannot offer, while their neighbourhoods are reshaped beyond their control. Scuola di Restanza e Futuro was born inside this tension, and refuses to accept it as inevitable. Based in Palermo's Kalsa, the School project, created by Eglise APS, is a free laboratory where young people aged 18-28 explore restanza (the political choice to stay and build) through art, activism, and collective imagination. The first edition (2025) ran 12 weekly sessions producing fanzines, photographic works, and performances, culminating in two community assemblies. It generated a shared political grammar and a lasting affective network. The 2026 edition, Corpi Futuri Territori (March-December), deepens this through dance, singing, bread-making, and celebration as civic alliance. Participants are co-authors and both mentors and mentees. Long-term vision: a permanent transnational hub on restanza in the Mediterranean, connecting communities across southern Europe who share the same pressures, and the same will to build futures where they are.