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The culture exchange programme "Active Citizenship: how things work in your country" continued thanks to the involvement of organizers and participants. Foreign delegations and youths representing different European and Mediterranean countries were able to come closer together to get to know how young Italians live, focusing in particular on the relationship between youths and institutions.

From its Headquarters in Via Depretis, 130 Naples, for twenty years now the Fondazione Mediterraneo has been holding meetings in which young people can discuss the need for change and robust social commitment from young people especially in a period in which the crisis of values and customs continues to evolve at an alarming pace.

The following participants spoke at the event:
Michele Capasso – President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo
Luca Palescandolo – President of Agenzia per la Promozione dei Giovani
Pia Molinari – Director of the “Youth” sector at the Fondazione Mediterraneo
Wassyla Tamzali – writer, lawyer and member of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, and an expert on youth issues and the “Arab Spring”.
Enrico Elefante – Representative from the Campania Regional Forum

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At a meeting with the Mayor of Torre Annunziata Giosuè Starita, the President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari, director of the “Totem for Peace” project, the details were set out for the construction of and completion of the “Totem of Peace” at Torre Annunziata: its completion is foreseen for 2013.

 

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A special edition of MEDNEWS – the FM’s own magazine – was dedicated to the new direction taken by the Anna Lindh Foundation.
It was sent out to Heads of the 43 National Networks, members of the ALF, the secretariat and more than 20,000 actors involved in dialogue among cultures in all parts of the world.

The document was sent by the Italian Network in three official languages and officially presented at the meeting held in Cyprus on 9 November 2012.

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Bianchina’S Oven in San Sebastiano al Vesuvio – which produces products using a wood-fired oven, using select bundles of wood in accordance with ancient traditions - teamed up with the Fondazione for its programme: “Saperi e Sapori - Aiutaci ad aiutarli aiutandoti!” (traditions and flavours - help us to help them…helping each other!)

Bread, cakes and other baked products of the highest quality were offered by the Friends of the Fondazione who support humanitarian initiatives under the programme.

President Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari reminisced upon Bianchina’s long-standing with Michele’s father, Raffaele Capasso, who had been Mayor in the Vesuvian town for more than 35 years.

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