PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK “L’AQUILA E LA PIOVRA”

San Marino | 15 July 2015
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The presentation of the book “L’Acquila e la Piovra” by Gianni Palagonia took place in the  Italian Embassy in San Marino. The book is a cruel portrait of Albania and links between Albanian and Italian mafia.
The initiative is promoted by OMCOM – Mediterranean Observatory about Organized Criminality and Mafia – and the journalist Paolo Borrometi, the president Salvo Calleri, and the president Michele Capasso joined. After the greetings of the Ambassador Barbara Bregato – at the presence of the State Secretary for Culture Giuseppe Maria Morganti –have been analysed the relationship between Albania and Italy.
The president Capasso talked about his experience in Balkans since 1964 and analysed the Albanian role in Europe and Mediterranean.

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TWENTY YEARS: AN UNFORGETTABLE AND STILL BLEEDING PAIN

Srebrenica | 11 July 2015
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“The clouds were covering the sky left space to a dazzling sun. It seeps in the little coffins which contain the remains of people identified in the last year, after a twenty years of unbelievable suffering. This is the bleeding pain which we must not forget…”.
These were the touching words pronounced by Michele Capasso, coming back in the city for which dedicated much part of his life through solidarity initiatives done thanks to the establishment of Fondazione Mediterraneo.
The commemoration of the twenty years since the slaughter of Srebrenica were held at memorial of Potocari, which hosts the rest of 8 thousand of Muslim killed in the July of 1995 by Serbian forces lead by general Ratko Mladic’.
Policemen covered with plastic coated tape the area interdicted to the people and pushed the cars to the garden before the area, which has been used as a parking area for the occasion. Journalists coming from all over the world parked their cars with dishes before the entrance and the road from Bratunac to Srebrenica – where in the middle of the road takes place the memorial – -was particulary crowded. Joined the event at least 50 thousand people. 10 thousand people joined to the “Peace Parade” started on Tuesday in Nezuk city, between the river Tuzla and Drina which marks the Serbian – Bosniac border. In three days the volunteers "Marš Mira" walked from the end to the beginning that “death track” which in the summer of 1995 was done by Muslim refugees which were running away from violence and terror in Srebrenica area.
Joined the event ministries, leader and political exponents, ministries and leader from several Countries. Among others joined the event the USA president Bill Clinton, the former State secretary Madeleine Albright (which was very touched by the meeting with Srebrenica ), and the exponents of foreign affairs and EU security, Federica Mogherini. Joined from Italy the president of Chamber Laura Boldrini who affirmed the importance of peace values. Joined the event all the delagations of the region: Slovenia, Macedonia, Croatia and Montenegro.
The Serbian prime minister Aleksandar Vucic’ in the aftermath of the rejection of ONU decision about Srebrenica slaughter (due to the veto of Russia) joined the ceremony but was kicked with violence by people.
The president Capasso talked about the twenty years of Fondazione and the initiatives done by the Fondazione Mediterraneo in favor of ex Jugoslavia: since the Appeal of 1994 in order to save Srebrenica to the other aid campaigns.

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MAMT: THE MUSEUM OF EMOTIONS

Napoli | 08 July 2015
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THE MAMT museum begins the works of re-qualification and multimedia transformation which are co-financed by POR 2007 -2013 (Plan for Regional Development, task number 1.9.Cultural Heritage). The work will be terminated by 30.11.2015 and since the 01 December 2015 will be possible to enjoy of a unique museum.

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AMSI, CO-MAI, “UNITI PER UNIRE”, ARAB LEAGUE AND RIDE GATHER TOGETHER FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPROACH BETWEEN TWO SHORES

Roma | 04 July 2015
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The mix of different sources and knowledge of Mediterranean Countries and Middle East becomes a strategy for the overcoming of prejudices which increase the clash of civilizations and religions, and a political, economical, and a social crisis.
The Prof. Foad Aodi, President of the Association of Foreign Origin Doctors (Amsi), Arab World Comunity in Italy (Co – mai) and the Movement “Uniti per unire”, S.E. Nassif Youssef Hitti, Ambassador of Arab League in Italy, his Vice Zouheir Zouairi, the Prof. Michele Capasso, President of RIDE – Italian Network for Euro Mediterranean Dialogue and the Plenipotentiary Enrico Granara, Coordinator of Multilateral Activies for Mediterranean and Middle East at Ministry for Foreigner Affairs gathered together on 02 July .
This is the crucial point for the establishment of dialogue between knowledge.

In the aftermath of the recent adhering of Amsi, Co-mai, and “Uniti per Unire” to RIDE, the Ambassador Nassif Youssef Hitti, the Prof. Foad Aodi and Prof. Michele Capasso, identified in public health, culture, art and sport “those universal languages which bond and not divide”, as declared by Prof. Aodi, in the belief of fostering in this way the increase of social and inclusive tendencies.The RIDE, established in 2013 in order to unify the Italian CSO’S that are mostly engaged in intercultural dialogue in the Euro-Mediterranean area through Anna Lindh Foundation (with headquarters in Alexandria) is engaged in the work done by Amsi, Co-mai, and “Uniti per unire” in the research of new spaces and impress new nourishment to the dialogue activities and encounter between all the CSO’s working in the Mediterranean. The RIDE is supported by the twenty years of experience of Fondazione Mediterraneo (FM), established in Naples by Arch. Capasso, as exponent of civil society of the Mediterranean. The most important proof of the twenty years of FM is the new MAMT – Mediterranean Museum of Art, Music and Tradition. The MAMT takes place in the same building of FM, in the heart of Naples, and is a cornerstone of the collaboration between Arab League and the above mentioned association. Inside this multimedia Museum, different cultures met in an harmonious way respect of Mediterranean traditions, in a passionate research of union between the differencies. For this reason, the MAMT has been recognized “national heritage” by UNESCO, defined “emotional museum” by its director Irina Bokova, after her visit. “We transfer in MAMT a collection of emotions, and traditions which has different origin and belonging. In this challenge we have the contribution of AMSI, COMAI, and “Uniti per Unire” , which become new members of RIDE. We hope to sign an agreement between the Ambassador of Arab League in Italy in a short time, in order to strenghten our partnership with ALECSO – Teaching, Cultural and Scientific Organization of Arab League. The MAMT becomes day by day richer thanks to different contributions stated by Prof. Michele Capasso.

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