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4th Edition of Lampedusa in Festival
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19 July 2012
The 4th edition of LAMPEDUSA in FESTIVAL, the event that for the second year in a row has had the privilege of receiving the medal of honor from the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano as a representation prize and that has been selected by the UNAR (National Anti-Discrimination Office for Racial Discrimination) as a good practice against racism, has recorded an important participation in terms of spectators, witnessing a strong focus on the proposed events, which has brought on the island, as well as journalists and experts in the field, a different type of tourist: international and attentive to social and cultural issues.
The event was supported by the Italian Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation for dialogue between cultures, as part of the "Joint Action"..
4th Edition of Lampedusa in Festival
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19 July 2012
The 4th edition of LAMPEDUSA in FESTIVAL, the event that for the second year in a row has had the privilege of receiving the medal of honor from the President of the Republic Giorgio Napolitano as a representation prize and that has been selected by the UNAR (National Anti-Discrimination Office for Racial Discrimination) as a good practice against racism, has recorded an important participation in terms of spectators, witnessing a strong focus on the proposed events, which has brought on the island, as well as journalists and experts in the field, a different type of tourist: international and attentive to social and cultural issues.
The event was supported by the Italian Network of the Anna Lindh Foundation for dialogue between cultures, as part of the "Joint Action"..
MOLINARI’S TRICOLOUR TOTEM TO THE ALGERIAN AMBASSADOR
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12 July 2012
| During a meeting at the Headquarters of the Algerian Embassy in Italy, President Michele Capasso gave Ambassador Rachid Marif a copy of the “Tricolour Totem for Peace” , which was created to commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy. On that occasion, a project was prepared for the erection of the statue of the Totem for Peace with the colours of the Algerian flag to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the liberation of Algeria. |
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VISIT TO THE ALIYEV CENTRE
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10 July 2012
| The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso visited the Aliyev Centre – dedicated to the “Father” of Azerbaijan – and designed by Iranian architect Zaha Hadid. |  |
PSYCHOLOGIST RITA EL KHAYAT MEETS MICHELE CAPASSO
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08 July 2012
| Anthropologist and psychologist Rita El Khayat met the President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, Michele Capasso ex pressing her appreciation for the book “La Grande Méditerranée”. |  |
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE “MEZZOGIORNO AREAS OF EUROPE AND THE MEDITERRANEAN IN THE FIRING LINE”
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07 July 2012
| The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari – board member – participated in the International Conference to which they were invited by the OBI (Osservatorio Banche impresa) directed by Antonio Corvino. The introductory speech was given by Shirin Ebadi, Nobel Prize winner and member of the Fondazione Mediterraneo. The speakers at the event included among other, the Mayor of Naples, de Magistris and the Vice President of the European Parliament Gianni Pittella, who spoke of the imperativeness of creating a United States of Europe, which that Fondazione Mediterraneo has been advocating since 1995. |  |
THE NEW DIRECTION TAKEN BY TUNISIA
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06 July 2012
| The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari, board member, met with a delegation from Tunisia, led by Abdelfattah Mourou, lawyer and co-founder of the Islamic Movement Ennhadha. During the meeting, reference was made to the action of the Fondazione in favour of Tunisia, as well as that of the movement for the Totem of Peace that has been active since 2005. Moreover, this statue is about to be erected in Tunisia and will be dedicated to infancy. President Capasso and Mr. Morou (lawyer) emphasized the importance of the “Casa del Maghreb Arabo”, to be inaugurated by the Fondazione this coming 26th July. |  |
THE GOVERNOR KHALIFA: THE TOTEM FOR PEACE TO CAIRO
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06 July 2012
| During a meeting with the Governor of Cairo Abdel Kawi Khalifa, the President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari agreed on examining the possibilities of erecting a statute of the Totem for Peace in Cairo, as a symbol of the revolution. During the meeting, problems linked to the development of the Cairo were discussed as were its areas of poverty and criticality. |  |
The ALF Italian Network joint project gets off the ground
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05 July 2012
| The ALF Italian Network joint project coordinated by Arci and dedicated to Lampedusa has begun. The Fondazione Mediterraneo is also a partner in the project. |
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NOBEL PRIZE WINNER SHIRIN EBADI SUPPORTS THE TOTEM FOR PEACE
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05 July 2012
| Nobel Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, member of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, supports and promotes the "Totem for Peace" by Molinari, defining it as "the Symbol that encloses hopes and ambitions for building Peace”. During a meeting with President Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari (director of the "Totem for Peace" programme), Shirin Ebadi showed her support and admiration for the important actions carried out by the Fondazione Mediterraneo throughout the world. |  |