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On 29th September was held at Pescasseroli the ceremony to awardthe titles of "Peacekeepers" to all municipal employees, to all municipal councilors and to the citizens who have contributed to the realization of the Totem for Peace at Pescasseroli.

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On the 29th of September 2010 at 12.00 at the Rotonda Santa Lucia in Pescasseroli the Totem for Peace, the work by the sculptor Mario Molinari that the Fondazione Mediterraneo is spreading all over the world establishing the “Cities for Peace” network, was unveiled.

The monumental work was inaugurated in the heart of the National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio e Molise, at the presence of delegates from European Countries participating at Europarc 2010.

The Totem in Pescasseroli was the last monumental work realized in the National Parks of Cilento, Vesuvio and Abruzzo Lazio and Molise.

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The Fondazione Mediterraneo, in cooperation with the United Nations, the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, the European Union, the “Anna Lindh” Foundation, the World Organization for Migrations and more international bodies is building in 200 towns of 165 countries of the World the “Totem for Peace” by the sculptor Mario Molinari. The cities implementing this initiative are part of the network “CITIES FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD”.

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On the 18th of September 2010, at the Council Room of the Municipality Hall of San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, the awarding ceremony for the Mediterranean Award "Raffaele Capasso" for Legality to the memory of the mayor of Pollica Angelo Vassallo, brutally murdered on the 5th of September 2010 took place.

Doing that, they wanted to recall the committment of Angelo Vassallo who was able to show the power of understanding, bringing a message of nobility and heart to difficult areas.

The deputy-mayor of Pollica Stefano Pisani received the award and acknowledged publicly the Fondazione Mediterraneo, the first institution that honoured Angelo Vassallo, with practical actions, for example:
1) The awarding of the 1st Mediterranean Award "Raffaele Capasso" for Legality to the memory of Angelo Vassallo.
2) The creation of the Mediterranean Award for Environment and Co-development to Angelo Vassallo and its ceremony to be held each year in Acciaroli.
3) The establishment in Pollica and Acciaroli of a Bureau for the Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture dedicated to Angelo Vassallo in which they can carry on actions about environment, legality and young people.
4) The unveiling of the only Totem of Peace dedicated to Angelo Vassallo to be placed in the Harbour of Acciaroli as a symbol for legality, environmental and peace protection, on the occasion of the 1st month anniversary of death of the mayor of Pollica.

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The Totem of Peace by Mario Molinari symbol for the Cilento and Vallo di Diano, Vesuvio and Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise National Parks.

On the 18th of September the Totem of Peace by the Turin sculptor Mario Molinari was handed “symbolically" from the President of the Cilento Park Amilcare Troiano and the mayor of Rutino Michele Voria to the President of the Vesuvio Park Ugo Leone and the mayor of San Sebastiano al Vesuvio Giuseppe Capasso during a solemn ceremony in the Council Room of San Sebastiano al Vesuvio

On this occasion, the unveiling of the monumental work Totem of Peace took place in San Sebastiano al Vesuvio, placed on a 40 ton molten rock in front of the Municipality Hall.

Symbolically, the Totem of Peace was given to the mayor of Pescasseroli Nunzio Finamore, where the work will be unveiled on the 29th of September in the presence of delegates from many countries participating in Europarc 2010.

On this occasion the ceremony for the Mediterranean Award "Raffaele Capasso" for Legality to the memory of Angelo Vassallo, mayor of Pollica brutally murdered on the 5th of September, took place and the award was given to the deputy-mayor Stefano Pisani.

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