The Euromed Platform launches the project Consortium

Bruxelles | 27 January 2011
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The Euromed Platform launched the project Consotrium financed by the European Union and directed by IMED (Rome) to promote relations and development of the Euromediterranean civil society.

This is a project financed in the framework of the regional programme IEPV-Sud to contribute to the strengthening of the capacities of the civil society for a more democratic debate at the national level in the frame of the Euromed partnership and of the European Union. A programme addressed to the organisations of the civil societies of nine South Mediterranean Countries: Algeria, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Syria, Occupied Palestinian Territories, Tunisia.

Mediterranea Award "Cinema" 2011 to "Der Kleiner Nazi"

Trieste | 26 January 2011
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Within the context of the Trieste Film Festival, with which the Fondazione Mediterraneo has been cooperating since 1995, the Mediterranean Cinema Award 2011 was granted to the best short film. 

The winner is DER KLEINE NAZI (THE LITTLE NAZI) by Petra Lüschow, Germany, 2010, 35mm, col., 14’, o.v. German.

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The Tricolored Totem for Peace will be raised in Turin to celebrate the 150th Anniversary of the Italian Unity

Torino | 24 January 2011
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A Totem for Peace with the colours of the Italian flag will be raised in Turin, in 2011, on the occasion of the celebrations for the 150^th Anniversary of the Italian Unity. The news was given in Naples by Michele Capasso, president of Fondazione Mediterraneo during the presentation of the initiatives for the Shoah Day.

The International Committee of Fondazione Mediterraneo – entrusted with the implementation of the Totems for Peace worldwide – has permitted to build a Totem aimed at paying tribute to the 150^th Anniversary of the Italian Unity. The Totem, that will be unveiled by the President of the Italian Republic Giorgio Napolitano, will be 16 meters high, built in reinforced concrete and thoroughly tricolour, in honour of the national flag colours.

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Memoriae: press conference

Napoli | 24 January 2011
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The press conference for the second edition of Memoriae was held at the Fondazione Mediterraneo offices. The event, planned by the Associazione Libera Italiana (A.L.I.), the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the Fondazione Valenzi, had the objective of keeping alive, especially among the younger generations, the memory of the Shoah and, through this, also memories which more than others have marked humanity’s recent past.

At the event, which shall take place on the 7^th February from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., in the “Gaetano Filangeri” Hall of the Tribunale Amministrativo Regionale of Campania, contributions shall be made by: Diego Guida, Assessor for Heritage for the Commune of Naples, Michele Capasso, President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, Pietro Valente, President of the Associazione Libera Italiana no-profit organisation, Lucia Valenzi, President of the Fondazione Valenzi and Nico Pirozzi, coordinator of the event.

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