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MEMORIAL DAY AROUND THE TOTEM OF PEACE FOR THE VICTIMS OF CRIME
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21 March 2025
The Foundation joined the event organised by the municipal administration. Departure from Via Falconi: first stop, Paolino's stele. There, the lawyer Alfredo Avella, Paolino's father, introduced the ceremony where the names of the innocent victims of crime were read out. Pages full of names read by students from the Salvemini IC and the Di Giacomo high school; by Mayor Giuseppe Panico and Deputy Mayor Assia Filosa Rossi; by teachers, representatives of public forces and ordinary citizens.
The morning continued at the municipal house for a moment of remembrance and reflection around the "Totem for Peace" by sculptor Molinari, symbol of the United States of the World. Various guests took the floor, including parliamentarian Francesco Emilio Borrelli, prosecutor Gialanella, and parish priest Don Enzo Cozzolino.
At the end of the day, the students read a memory of Paolino taken from the book "Paolino Avella - the spider" by journalist Luciana Esposito. A greeting from Santo Romano's family brought the proceedings to a close.
The Fondazione Mediterraneo ideally united the event in San Sebastiano al Vesuvio with the national one in Trapani, where Don Luigi Ciotti's message lives on: ‘Meeting the families of mafia victims is a social responsibility’.
The XXXth "Day of Remembrance and Commitment in Remembrance of Victims of the Mafia" in Trapani was marked by a message from President Michele Capasso, read out by members of the Foundation present in Sicily.
MOBILISING FOR A UNITED STATES OF EUROPE
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15 March 2025
A delegation of the "United States of the World" participated in the demonstration for the "United States of Europe" in Rome.
Here is the statement by Secretary-General Michele Capasso:
‘For those who, like me, have been fighting to establish the "UNITED STATES OF EUROPE" within the framework of the "UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD" for forty years, with the help of my late brotherly friend Gerardo Marotta.
For those who, like me, have put every effort and every resource into warning of the danger for the new generations without a political Europe with common defence, foreign policy and economy.
For those who, like me, have appealed to all the presidents of the European Commission and Parliament since 1990.
"INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY" DEDICATED TO UKRAINIAN WOMEN
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08 March 2025
The United States of the World celebrated "International Women's Day" 2025 by dedicating it to Ukrainian women: innocent victims of a fratricidal war in the heart of Europe.
Throughout the day, the Peace Museum's 107 large videowalls projected images of Ukrainian women whose dignity and lives have been violated.
To NOT FORGET what increasingly appears to be a tragedy of immense proportions.
President Capasso thus addressed the women in attendance and those connected webinar:
"We want to dedicate this March 8, 2025 to the Ukrainian women who resist, who heal, who flee, who fight for life, who cry, who stand against Putin's war, who hope for Europe, who ask us to help them.
The images of Ukrainian women victims of the war flash before our eyes now unaccustomed to this spectacle in the heart of Europe: thousands dead, hundreds of thousands relocated or exiled, towns and villages in ruins, bridges and buildings destroyed by gunfire, monuments of culture or faith desecrated, violence and humiliation of all kinds, countless existences of simple people mutilated or torn apart forever. Human suffering cannot be summarized. Can one go beyond it?
This question is addressed at the same time to Russia that invaded Ukraine but also to those who have done so little to stop this war in the heart of Europe.
What can we say, in the face of such a tragedy, of a UN unsuited to the changes in our world with bureaucratic rules and vetoes that prevent real peacekeeping action; of a NATO that has remained a prisoner of archaic defense models; of a European Union that cares so little about the rest of Europe except for economic needs and following the law of markets and merchants; of a Russia trying to take back the place of the former Soviet Union by using force and violence, of all these games barely disguised by the great powers and their interests? Agreements constantly betrayed, pacts mocked and negotiators made fools of, international resolutions ignored, humanitarian convoys themselves become targets of deadly rage. Russia has provoked a war in the heart of Europe, against a "Brother Country"-Ukraine. A European war that is being waged according to archaic and despotic criteria contrary to any logic. A morally illegitimate war with no legal basis. A war above all fought by causing humiliation, suffering, genocide, violations, planned and pre-announced massacres whose victims are essentially women and children.
On this day we want to pay tribute to the women of Ukraine to whom our thoughts and help go.
Let us again throw a bottle into our sea with a common appeal intended for what remains of consciences on our shores".
MEETING WITH THE BISHOP OF ASSISI DOMENICO SORRENTINOON THE OCCASION OF THE PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK "CARLO ACUTIS. IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF FRANCIS AND CLARE OF ASSISI"
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07 March 2025
Secretary-General Michele Capasso participated in the presentation of the book written by the Bishop of Assisi Domenico Sorrentino entitled "CARLO ACUTIS. SULLE ORME DI FRANCESCO E CHIARA D'ASSISI - Originali e non fotocopie" (Editions Francescane Italian), held in Naples and Scampia.
During his speech, Michele Capasso recalled the similar Vesuvian origins with Bishop Domenico (Boscotrecase and San Sebastiano al Vesuvio), the figure of his father Raffaele (Mayor of Reconstruction) and the appointment of Carlo Acutis as Ambassador to the United States of the World.
Concluding his speech, Capasso emphasised the importance of the forthcoming opening of the emotional itinerary dedicated to Carlo Acutis in the MAMT Museum of Peace with a chapel dedicated to him, which will join those with the relics of Don Bosco, Mother Mazzarello, John Paul II, Padre Pio and Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
At the end there was an exchange of books with dedications: "Raffaele, the Mayor" to Don Domenico and "Carlo Acutis" to Michele.
THE CASELLI INSTITUTE REMEMBERS RAFFAELE CAPASSO ON THE OCCASION OF THE CENTENARY
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27 February 2025
Students and teachers from the Caselli Institute in Capodimonte visited the Museum of Peace - MAMT and the section dedicated to Raffaele Capasso.
On this occasion, welcomed by SG Michele Capasso, a few copies of the book "Raffaele, il Sindaco" (Edition San Paolo) were donated and the figure of Raffaele Capasso, mayor of the reconstruction of San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, was remembered on the occasion of the centenary of his birth.
HOLY MASS FOR THE CENTENARY OF THE BIRTH OF RAFFAELE CAPASSO
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23 February 2025
At the Liceo Scientifico ‘S. Di Giacomo’ marquee, Don Enzo Cozzolino celebrated the Holy Mass for the centenary of Raffaele Capasso's birth; his sons Michele and Pino took part with a personal remembrance. Great participation by the citizens of San Sebastiano al Vesuvio.
MEETING WITH MEXICO
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21 February 2025
A meeting was held at the headquarters of the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace dedicated to Mexico and the country's cultural and environmental beauty.
Secretary-General Michele Capasso, presenting the United States of the World, emphasised the importance of Mexico's culture and ancient traditions.
PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK "RAFFAELE, THE MAYOR" BY MICHELE CAPASSO
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19 February 2025
The presentation of the book by Michele Capasso entitled "Raffaele, the Mayor" (Edition San Paolo) was held at the headquarters of the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace - MAMT.
The book is dedicated to the figure of Raffaele Capasso, mayor of San Sebastiano al Vesuvio for 35 years and architect of the reconstruction of the town destroyed by the eruption of Vesuvius in March 1944.
Large audience participation: speakers included the prefect of Naples di Bari, the mayor of Naples Manfredi, Senator Lumia, Professor Pica Ciamarra and many others. Pietro Perone, editor-in-chief of "Il Mattino", coordinated the event.
During the event, the docufilm "Raffaele, the Mayor" was screened.
THE PREFECT OF NAPLES MICHELE DI BARI VISITING THE HEADQUARTERS OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD AND THE MUSEUM OF PEACE - MAMT
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19 February 2025
Received by the Secretary-General, Professor Michele Capasso, the Honourable Giuseppe Lumia, Professor Massimo Pica Ciamarra, Professor Giuseppe D'Antonio and other members of the association, the Prefect visited the main itineraries, lingering over those dedicated to Don Bosco, Don Diana, Raffaele Capasso and others.
At the end of the visit, he expressed his admiration for the efforts made since 1987 for the Earth and for Peace and for the high level of representativeness of the museum site.
INTERNATIONAL SUMMIT ON THE RIGHTS OF THE CHILD
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03 February 2025
A delegation from the "United States of the World" in the Vatican, with the Holy Father, to attend the International Summit on the Rights of the Child.
"Every effort must be made to guarantee schooling and access to necessary care for all, and we must all work together, united, to build a world where children and their rights are at the centre, against all war and exploitation, for the survival of humanity". These were the words of Secretary-General Prof. Michele Capasso, who emphasised the presence of dear friends such as H.M. Rania Al Abdullah of Jordan, Cardinal Angel Fernandez Artime, Father Enzo Fortunato and others.