The City Council of Turin decided to put a commemorative plaque remembering the artist Mario Molinari on the facade of the building in Via Saluzzo where he used to live and work.
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25 November 2010
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The presentation of the “Report on Intercultural Trends” made by the Anna Lindh Foundation, for which the network head in Italy is the Fondazione Mediterraneo, was made in the Sala Mappamondo of the Chamber of Deputies.
Moderated by Giacomo Filibeck there were speeches by the President of the Chamber of Deputies Gianfranco Fini, the Minister of Foreign Affairs Franco Frattini, the head of the Democratic Party’s “Forum Esteri” Piero Fassino, by Giuseppe Pisanu and by the Director of the Anna Lindh Foundation Andreu Claret. In his speech Mr. Claret expressed public appreciation of the Fondazione Mediterraneo for its masterful role in coordinating the Italian network and for its President, Michele Capasso.
Politicians, members of the Italian Network and the ambassadors of the main Euromediterranean countries were present in the hall.
In a meeting with the Governor of the Oued Eddahb-Lagouira region, Hamid Chabar, and the Moroccan Prime Minister’s councillor, Driss Guerraoui, it was install the Totem for Peace, symbol of peace, in the very region where there is still tension with the Polisario Front, so as to demonstrate the inevitability of the peace process. Among the sites examined: the new port and the desert where it touches the Atlantic Ocean.
The president, Michele Capasso presented the project “Totem for Peace” - symbol of the "United States of the World" - in the occasion of the international meeting "Territorial knowledge and regional development for businesses. Compared international experiences". The adhesions of the cities of Brasilia, Honolulu, Hanoi, Buenos Aires and Shangai, which all manifested enthusiasm for this peace initiative, was immediate.
The Secretary General of the Union of Arab Maghreb, Habib Ben Yahia, Benita Ferrero-Waldner and the Director General of the European Institute of the Mediterranean, Senen Florensa, adopt the message of the “Totem for Peace” by the sculptor Molinari at the end of the celebrations for the 15th anniversary of the Euromediterranean Partnership and the Euromesco Conference.