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THE MEDITERRANEAN “PEACE KEEPERS” AWARD GOES TO THE COMMANDERS OF THE NUNZIATELLA MILITARY ACADEMY
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21 September 2012
The change Command Ceremony at the Nunziatella Military Academy in Naples, during which Colonel Bernardo Barbarotto handed over command to Colonel Maurizio Napoletano, was attended among others by the Commander of the Military Academy of Modena, General Division, Massimiliano Del Casale, and dignitaries representing civil and military institutions. At the close of the ceremony, the President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, Michele Capasso, together with other members including Vittorio di Pace and Claudio Azzolini, informed those attending of the jury’s decision to give the Mediterranean Peace Keepers Award to the departing commanders of the Nunziatella Academy as a token of the Academy’s secular activities.
The highest honour was awarded to Colonel Bernardo Barbarotto and consists of a replica of the TOTEM FOR PEACE by Molinari set on a stone base taken from old block of lava from Vesuvius.
LA FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO RECEIVES THE HIGHEST HONOUR OF “FRIEND OF THE NUNZIATELLA ACADEMY”
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21 September 2012
At the conclusion of the solemn ceremony for the change of command at the “Nunziatella” Military Academy based in Naples, where Colonel Maurizio Napoletano took command from Colonel Bernardo Barbarotto. During the ceremony, attended, among others, by the Commander of the Modena Military Academy, Division General, Massimiliano Del Casale, Highest Honour of “Friend of Nunziatella” was awarded to the Fondazione Mediterraneo and its president, Michele Capasso.
The reason for the Honour read as follows: “for its commitment to increasing and valorizing the prestige of “Nunziatella”. The President of the Fondazione, Michele Capasso, together with senior architect Vittorio di Pace and Claudio Azzolini expressed their gratitude at receiving this highest honour.
CHANGE OF COMMAND AT THE NUNZIATELLA MILITARY ACADEMY
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21 September 2012
The ceremony for the change of command at the Nunziatella Military Academy in Naples. The new Commander, who took over from Colonel Bernardo Barbarotto is Colonel Maurizio Napoletano, from the Third division of the Armed Forces- Operational Center of the Italian State Army.
The ceremony took place in the Vittorio Veneto Court in the presence of, among others, the Commander of the Military Academy of Modena, General Division, Massimiliano Del Casale. The President of the Fondazione Michele Capasso and other members – including architect Vittorio di Pace and Claudio Azzolini – took part in the ceremony. At this occasion, the two commanders awarded the highest honour of “Friend of Nunziatella” to the Fondazione Mediterraneo.
In acknowledgement of the honour officially bestowed on the Fondazione Mediterraneo, President Capasso informed those attending of the jury’s decision to award the Mediterranean Award for Bearers of Peace to all the departing commanders of the Nunziatella academy.
Sign language as an element of social inclusion of women and deaf youths
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21 September 2012
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The Fondazione Mediterraneo sustains and promotes this project within the framework of the Italian Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation. President Michele Capasso spoke at a press release for the presentation of the project. |
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CITY AND UTOPIA 2
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21 September 2012
The President Michele Capasso took part in the second edition of the "City and Utopia" exhibition, which became necessary to expand the themes just touched upon in the first. The setting was the same: putting together a mix of painting, photography, architecture, comics, cinema, contaminating the various arts, trying to create a short circuit between reality and utopia.
Pope Benedict XVI signs the post-Synodal Exhortation: Christians in the Middle East must find the essence of their faith again; pardon must prevail over revenge, love over hatred. The Fondazione Mediterraneo attended the event.
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16 September 2012
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Several members of the Fondazione Mediterraneo took part in this historic event together with the Latin Patriarch, Fouad Twal, at which the text of the “Post-Synodal Exhortation” was cited in the name of peace, dialogue and collaboration between Christians and Muslims. President Capasso referred to the more than 70 appeals launched by Pope John Paul II for the Lebanon and his visit of 1997, at which the Holy Father made a historic speech in Freedom Square, comparing Beirut to Sarajevo. “It is essential to forgive and start trusting in one another again.” More than 350,000 people attending sustained Pope Benedict XVI as he reiterated that “Peace could not be achieved in the Middle East until each person recognized his neighbor as a brother and not as his enemy”. The test of the Exhortation is important for many reasons, especially those relating to the links between religion and politics (paras. 29 and 30) and laity, etc. |
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Declaration of the Anna Lindh Foundation on the release of “Innocence of the Muslims’’ and violence in the Region
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15 September 2012
| The Anna Lindh Foundation expresses its deep concern for the release of the provocative film called “Innocence of Muslims”, which constitutes an offense to Muslims around the world, and for the violent reactions of extremist groups whose attacks on diplomatic delegations have led to outbreaks of violence and caused deaths. | |
DECLARATION OF ANNA LINDH FOUNDATION ON THE DIFFUSION OF THE FILM "THE INNOCENCE OF MUSLIMS" AND VIOLENCE IN THE REGION
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15 September 2012
| The Fondazione Mediterraneo, Head of the Italian Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation, shares the declaration and disseminates it through its networks. |  |
DELEGATES AT THE CONFERENCE ON COMBATING TRAUMA IN TURIN AROUND THE TOTEM FOR PEACE
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12 September 2012
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Ambassador Risi, General Sebastiano, President Capasso and other speakers at the conference standing in front of the Totem for Peace by Molinari , which has been permanently located at the Scuola Militare Nunziatella as a symbol of peace among peoples. |
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THE “CIVIL MILITARY COOPERATION COMBAT TRAUMA SYSTEM” CONFERENCE
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12 September 2012
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The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso took part in the inaugural session of the conference. Mention should be made of the intervention by Cosimo Risi – the Italian High representative at the UN Conference on Disarmament in Geneva, which analysed the sensitive question of Syria. |
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