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The Fondazione Mediterraneo - with its networks, remote offices, the autonomous sections, the "House of Peace", the "House of the Arab Maghreb", the "Maison de la Méditerranée" - adheres to and supports the "4th World Meeting of youth for Peace"organized by SERMIG in Naples October 4th, 2014, Feast of San Francesco.
During a meeting in Turin with Ernesto Olivero - on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of SERMIG - the President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso and manager of "Youth and Creativity" Pia Molinari shared the spirit of this important event which will see in Naples a thousands of young people from different countries around the world to spread their thoughts, their complaint to the rulers and powerful often regardless to what is happening today.
"Our goal - says Ernesto Olivero - is to give voice to young people, to their needs, their fears, their hopes. We will read a "Letter to the consciousness" born of the encounter with suffering: it is the cry of the young people who have lost their trust in institutions and they feel humiliated by history. This letter is born from the tears of those who are afraid to live in a society without principles, ideals and shared values​​; from the pain of the homeless welcomed in our arsenals; from the anger of those who were forced to leave their country; from the humiliation of rejected, of downtrodden, of no-face. Of those who have lost any hope in life and in others. "
"Fondazione Mediterraneo - says Michele Capasso - could not but fraternize to Ernesto Olivero and the SERMIG, the sharing values​​, actions, perspectives and hopes. What is happening these days in Iraq, Syria, Palestine and other parts of the world is a sign of ethics and moral decadence and a crisis of values​​, rather than economic: all over the world, from Europe to the United States, to the Middle East, to Asia, corrupt individuals, greedy, amoral spread their power, trampling human dignity. Our common aim must be that of transform this "Love of Power" in the indispensable "Power of Love" as Ernesto says, "Consciousness is witnessing with their lives rather than with words." The appointment in Naples is a key step of this path in order to give back to young people the role of "Manufacturers and protectors of our future."

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Tuesday, September 16th, the Archbishop of Turin, Mgr. Cesare Nosiglia, during the celebration of the Eucharist of thanksgiving for the 50 years of SERMIG, delivered to Ernesto Olivero the decree of approval of the Statute of the Ecclesial with which the Fraternity of SERMIG is recognized as a private association of the faithful.
For the Fondazione Mediterraneo have intervened Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari, who expressed to Ernesto their feelings of brotherhood and sharing of the Foundation.
At the end of the ceremony, during a meeting with Ernesto Olivero, have been discussed the upcoming joint initiatives such as the universal naming of the word "PEACE" and the 4th World Youth Meeting held in Naples October 4th 2014.

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On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the SERMIG – founded by Ernesto Olivero – and of the 25th anniversary of the Fondazione Mediterraneo – founded by Michele Capasso – the founders met, sharing a common path to build Peace .
On this occasion Capasso announced to Olivero the award to the Sermig of the "Premio Mediterraneo di Pace" 2014 and membership and support of the Foundation to the "4th World Meeting of Youth" which will take place in Naples October 4th 2014.

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The award cerimony of the VII edition of the “Mare Nostrum Award 2014”took place in Rome.
Created by “Grimaldi Magazine” Mare Nostrum Awards is devoted to promoting the Highways of the Sea. The aim is to exploit this unique opportunity of tradings, links and sustainable development for all countries of the Mediterranean. The Mare Nostrum Awards prize amounts, as every year, to EUR 50,000 divided among the top five.
The International Jury of the Award consists of prominent members of journalism and culture.
The President Folco Quilici is supported, among the others, by Vassiliki Armogeni,greek journalist of te magazine Efoplistis, Michele Capasso, President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, Diana De Feo, RAI journalist, Mimmo Jodice, photographer, Paul Kyprianou, former President RoRo Carriers Europeans. Secretary of the Prize is Luciano Bosso, journalist and editor of Grimaldi Magazine Mare Nostrum.
During the evening, the President Michele Capasso was interviewed by Massimo Giletti on his recent mission to Erbil and Gaza.

The 6 winners are:

  1. Massimo Minella for the article “Engorgement Mediterranean - It shrinks the Mare Nostrum” published in the daily “Repubblica”;
  2. Giovanni Capozzoli for his television service "Highways of the Sea, highways to love" which aired on the SeiTV Television;
  3. Marco Molino for the photographic exhibition "The Wave of Stone" held in Procida (Na) at the School of Higher Education of the University "L'Orientale”;
  4. Danilo Mainardi for the article "Wriggle among the waves" published in the weekly "Sette-Corriere della sera";
  5. Claudia Bonasi and Antonio Dura for the photographic exhibition “Salerno-Tunisi, journey on the routes of the Mediterranean ceramic”, held at the Arch catalan of Pinto Palace,Salerno;
  6. Kostas Syligardos for the coverage on TV called “Sea Highways” aired on the greek portal flashnews.gr.

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