The "Totem of Peace" in the Valley of the Temples

Agrigento | 28 October 2011
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After reading the "Declaration of Agrigento" for peace and friendship among the peoples of the Mediterranean, Senator Benedetto Adragna - Commissioner of the Senate of the Republic - announced the next realization in the Valley of the Temples of the monumental work "Totem of Peace" "Of the Molinari sculptor. "I thank the Fondazione Mediterraneo, the president Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari for having given the possibility to Agrigento to act as a City for Peace". President Capasso expressed his emotion "because alongside the wonders of humanity, constituted by the Temples, the Totem for Peace will rise as a symbol of brotherhood and cooperation among the peoples of the Mediterranean". Present at the ceremony were Mr Antonio Martino, president of the parliamentary delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union and the delegations of parliamentarians from the Mediterranean countries meeting in Palermo in the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean, which from the beginning unanimously supported the project of the "Totem of the Peace". _________ From the left: Senator Adragna, President Martino and President Capasso.

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Mediterranean Parliamentars in Naples

Palermo | 27 October 2011
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The President of Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso joined to the Plenary Session of Mediterranean Parliamentar Assembly. After his speech proposed the possibility of gather the assembly in Naples in 2013 in occasion of Universal Cultural Forum.

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Meeting with IOM on the project about migrants

Palermo | 27 October 2011
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The leader of Italian Network ALF Michele Capasso and coordinator of Sicily Vito La Fata had a meeting with head office of IOM (International Organization for Migration) Peter Shatzer in order to illustrate the project “Nostro Mare Nostro” proposed in 10° meeting of Leaders in Cracow held between 20-23 october 2011, of agreement of Algeria, Tunis, Morocco, France and Lybia. Doctor Shatzer expressed his consensus to the initiative which involves Lampedusa Municipality and other.

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Mare Nostrum Award Jury’s Meeting 2011

Napoli | 26 October 2011
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On Tuesday 26 october 2011 in Naples – in the headquarter of FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO – MAISON DES ALLIANCES – took place the Jury’s Meeting for the assignment of Mare Nostrum Award 2011.
The contest, published by Grimaldi Lines, is reserved to professionals journalists, experts and media’s workers which in the period between 1° march to 15 september had published «at least one article about sea routes».

The contest, at the third edition, has a prize money of 50mila euro, 10mila for everyone of five winners.
The award prize «aims to value maritime routes on Mediterranean area, compared to other transportation, in particular the terrestrial ones. Supported by a clear strategy by European Commission, the so called Sea Highways for cargo traffic and passengers, are an extraordinary tool for social and economical cohesions for Shore countries».

Mare Nostrum Awards’ jury is head by Folco Quilici.Along with him, other important exponents from culture and journalism: Brahi Aouam, Tunisian Republic consolus in Naples, Vassiliki Armogeni, greek journalist from Efoplistis magazine, Michele Capasso, president of Fondazione Mediterraneo, Diana De Feo, Rai journalist , Enric Juliana, vicedirector of Spanish newspaper La Vanguard, Ship owners Ro/Ro, Virman Cusenza, director of the Naples newspaper “Il Mattino” .

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