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THE "TOLEDO PINO DANIELE TRIBUTE BAND" VISITING THE MUSEUM BETWEEN GREAT EMOTION AND NOSTALGIA
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01 October 2016
Gianni, Olimpia, Rubina, Raffaele, Luigi, Nadia, Simone, Ilaria and Amalia are the friends of the "Toledo Pino Daniele Tribute Band": they are mostly Neapolitans transplanted to Rome. All fans, or rather, friends of the musician Pino Daniele to whom they have an indescribable bond.
A day at the Museum was not enough to savour the emotions of emotional itineraries.
Moments of emotion when, in the music room, listening to the most beautiful songs of Pino with the live effect (it seems to be under the stage) the eyes are filled with tears.
And the answer is not delayed: Raffaele, Ilaria and Gianni improvise to the piano Alleria: a way to say even stronger thanks! to the Peace Museum.
CONDOLENCES FOR THE DEATH OF MY FRIEND NEMER HAMMAD
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30 September 2016
He died out after years of battle against an incurable evil - which he had told me several times about - in the American hospital in Beirut.
A supporter of the peace dialogue with Israel, in the long years spent in Italy Nemer helped to change the image of the Palestinians in a positive way, taking a clear stand against terrorism and opening dialogue with all democratic forces. He became the face and voice of the PLO's requests, also managing moments of crisis and tension in years marked by terrorist attacks, such as those at Fiumicino and at the synagogue in Rome.
I was often in his Roman house: always full of photographs with Arafat, boxes filled with cards and letters. There was a lot of Italy inside there, which reported - as witnessed by friends and journalists - "to diplomats of other times, parallel channels, delicate operations".
In the Palaces that were important at that time, Aldo Moro, Enrico Berlinguer, Bettino Craxi, and the Second Republic wiped out everything, yet Nemer Hammad was still able to drive the Palestinian question in the right rooms.
When Hammad arrived in Italy the climate was incandescent, Palestinian terrorism struck Europe, there had just been the massacre of Monaco, Carlos "the jackal" was about to seize the ministers of Opec in Vienna. Then - Hammad recounted - the relationship between Olp and Farnesina did not exist, but finally in 1974 Giancarlo Pajetta del Pci was presented to me at a conference ". And since then, for Hammad, the doors of the Dc, Psi, Psdi and Psdi were opened. Including those that had never been crossed such as the Vatican, the Chamber of Deputies. (The holster of Arafat's pistol, he told me, that much controversy had provoked during that visit to Montecitorio was empty).
One of the most touching moments for me was when they kidnapped Aldo Moro, whom I knew personally ", he recalled with sincere regret," to ask me for help not only were the Christian Democrat leaders, but I was also urged by the opposition, Craxi and Berlinguer. I would have moved even if nobody had asked for anything, Moro was a great statesman for us ". Hammad talked about it to Arafat and his right-hand man Abu Jihad (Khalil al Wazir). We weren't in contact with Br,"he said," but Abu Jihad was convinced that in East Berlin there was someone who could hook them up... but it was a hole in the water ".
It was in the seventies and eighties that Nemer Hammad made every effort to prevent Italy from becoming a battlefield between armed factions. The Abu Nidal terrorist attack on the synagogue in Rome and then at Fiumicino airport was a blow behind us, we collaborated with the Italian services. A year later, we identified three terrorists in Rome who were preparing an attack, we reported it to the services that arrested them ". We - he said warmly - wanted to avoid the Palestinian equation=terrorism, we were the first victims of Abu Nidal "who in those years killed six Palestinian ambassadors in Europe. The Italians, from Craxi to Andreotti to De Mita - understood in which abyss we were pushed and who needed to help ".
In the short interval from the Roman years of Nemer Hammad there was the hijacking of the Achilles Lauro. Twelve hours after the kidnapping his telephone rang in the apartment he occupied in Belgrade, on the other side of the wire Craxi asked for advice.
In recent years I have met him several times in Ramallah as an advisor to Abu Mazen. He was sorry not to have accompanied "His" President from "His Friend Michael" in April 2013 during his visit to the Mediterranean Foundation.
His gaze was always veiled with melancholy when he talked about Italy and, especially, Rome: a city he loved to be mad.
Goodbye, Dear Nemer, thank you for your support for the initiatives of the Fondazione Mediterraneo. Your presence will remain in memory and heart and, among all, that of the establishment of our headquarters in Lecce when sitting at the restaurant table we sang Palestinian and Jewish songs with Nabil and Noha: a sign of your tireless action for peace between two peoples "Siamese" (so you have defined them).
It is no coincidence that his death occurs on the day of Shimon Peres' funeral.
Another signal - if ever there was still any need! For Two Peoples destined by History and Geography to live side by side, in TWO STATES. In PEACE.
THE BIRTHDAY OF SISTER MARIA PIA
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30 September 2016
Great feast in Subiaco for the birthday of Sister Maria Pia Giudici.
The wish is to remain among us to spread Her wisdom and Her message of love.
FROM QUEBEC TO THE MUSEUM
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29 September 2016
Five sisters, of the surname Magnal, directly from Quebec to the Museum: many sensations among videos, books, objects and stories.
THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO EXPRESSES ITS SORROW AT THE DEATH OF SHIMON PERES, ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE INSTITUTION FOUNDED IN NAPLES IN 1991
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28 September 2016
Deep condolences were expressed by President Michele Capasso on behalf of all the members of the Fondazione Mediterraneo per la morte di Shimon Peres, one of the founders - with Ambassador Shmuel Hadas - of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the Accademia del Mediterraneo based in Naples.
On the occasion of the tenth anniversary, Peres defined the Fondazione Mediterraneo with the Academy as an important cultural instrument for diplomacy.
In recent meetings with President Capasso Peres stressed the importance of promoting, by any means, the POSITIVE that is always present in history, even in dark times. This is in order to prevent young people from falling into desolation without ideals and without hope for the future.
Also following his address, the Foundation has dedicated to Shimon Peres the "Israel Hall" of the Museum of Peace with high definition videowalls that tell the "positive" of Israel and other Mediterranean countries.
The death of Shimon - said President Capasso - leaves a void in the hopes of those who believed in a possible peace, despite the difficulties. The task is now even more difficult because of the lack of benchmarks and comparisons. We remember Shimon in one of the many meetings with the members of our Foundation: from Shmuel Hadas to Claudio Azzolini, from Caterina Arcidiacono to Luciana Stegagno Picchio to Nullo Minissi ".
A delegation from the Fondazione Mediterraneo will be present at funerals on 30 September 2016.
THE "ANNA LINDH FEDERATION ITALY" IS BORN
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26 September 2016
The FEDERATION ANNA LINDH ITALIA Onlus was set up.
Six hundred institutions together to promote dialogue and peace especially involving young people:"hunters" of the positive and "builders" of the future.
The Federation, not-for-profit, shares the aims of the Anna Lindh Foundation: created in 2004 by the European Commission together with the 42 Euro-Mediterranean countries, it has its headquarters in Alexandria, Egypt and is structured into national networks set up in the respective countries.
The Federation's objective is to promote, support and implement the cultural and social interaction between Italy and the Euro-Mediterranean countries in various fields of action including: art, architecture, archaeology, environment, crafts, youth, women, human rights, migrants, crafts, employment, training, education, education, childhood, sports, interreligious dialogue, legality, music, food culture, empowerment, tradition, tourism, social solidarity, exchanges.
In particular, the Federation intends to implement initiatives in favour of young people, especially aimed at restoring their hope and confidence through the promotion of "true","beautiful" and "good": one of the objectives is to support exchanges between young people from the various Euro-Mediterranean countries through a pilot programme such as "Erasmus", identifying strategies to facilitate mobility while respecting safety.
Another priority objective of the Federation is to carry out initiatives in concert with the main cities to activate places for and dialogue, supporting any action aimed at identifying, every three years, a "Mediterranean Capital of Dialogue", in the same way as the "European Capitals of Culture".
Most of the Federation's members were founders, in 2004, of the Italian Network of the "Anna Lindh Foundation" and represent, as a group of networks, more than 600 organizations that, in fact, share the aims of the Federation. Their activities, characterized by concreteness and usefulness for the common good and for the real needs of individuals, have been recognized with Official Resolutions by States, Regions and Institutions of the main Euro-Mediterranean Countries officially representing over 400,000,000 citizens.
EMOTIONS AND MEMORIES AT THE MUSEUM OF PEACE
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26 September 2016
Great emotions, memories, travels through the countries of the Mediterranean: these are the sensations of visitors to the Museum of Peace - MAMT that in this month of September are led through the 12 emotional paths. A visitor made a gift of a shirt donated by Pino Daniele at the beginning of his career.
LECTIO ON JUSTICE AND MERCY
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25 September 2016
Sister Maria Pia Giudici and President Michele Capasso held a "Lectio divina" on the theme "Justice and Mercy". Representatives of associations and organizations dedicated to social solidarity.HOLY MASS IN THE SAN BIAGIO PRAYER HOUSE
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25 September 2016
Don Mario Maritano - professor at the Salesian Pontifical University - celebrated Holy Mass at the House of Prayer "San Biagio".
Sister Maria Pia Giudici commented on the pages of the Gospel.
30TH INTERRELIGIOUS MEETING OF ASSISI
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20 September 2016
The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso spoke at the 30th interreligious meeting in Assisi organized by the Community of St. Egidio.
On this occasion he retraced the activities that in 27 years have characterized the Fondazione Mediterraneo on the theme of interreligious dialogue, recalling the Forums held in Naples in 1997, 2003, 2006 and 2009 organized by the Foundation.
President Capasso, in his capacity as Lead Partner of the Italian Network of the "Anna Lindh Foundation", explained the role and importance of the institution based in Alexandria, Egypt, and the activities of some members of the Italian Network on the theme of inter-religious dialogue, such as the ISA Academy and the Salesian University.