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A great influx of visitors - in compliance with Covid 19 rules - and of links and contacts on the multimedia platform of the Museo della Pace - MAMT for the centenary of Pier Paolo Pasolini's birth.
"An anniversary that coincides with the madness of the war in Ukraine," said President Michele Capasso, "which is why Pier Paolo's message and values are more relevant than ever. Today we were in Scampia, in front of the mural depicting him: a way of paying homage to one of the most important intellectuals of the 20th century".
President Capasso recalled that Pasolini was born in Bologna on 5 March 1922.
He was a controversial author, scandalous for a long time in the Italy of his time for a homosexuality that he did not hide, 'cursed' for the circumstances of his tragic death (he was murdered at the Idroscalo di Ostia on the night between 1 and 2 November 1975), the dynamics of which have not been fully clarified, but also marked by a constant fascination with the sacred dimension (his Vangelo secondo Matteo is perhaps the most beautiful film ever made on the life of Jesus).
One hundred years from his birth is one of those round anniversaries," continues Capasso, "that bring attention and reflection to an author, and even more so to an author like Pasolini, on whose work a critical production has flourished over the years that is unparalleled by that of any other 20th-century writer.
An anniversary like this is an opportunity to ask ourselves some questions.
What is Pasolini's originality?
What are the reasons for his importance?
How is he still relevant today?
These are questions that we must try to answer without rhetoric, avoiding the temptation of hagiography: Pasolini should be addressed and discussed, not necessarily approved of in everything he did or said. His originality is linked to the extreme versatility of his creative path: Pasolini began as a poet (Poesie a Casarsa, 1942), continued as a novelist (Ragazzi di vita, 1955), continued as a film director (starting with Accattone, 1961), wrote for the theatre and newspapers, was a literary critic and columnist. He also painted: and perhaps this is the only concession to amateurism in an artistic career in which he reached the highest peaks in every field in which he ventured. But his work should be read as a whole, without separating the different genres: then it truly appears as a great 'total' work, in which the different phases intertwine in an open and mobile creative discourse.

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The Fondazione Mediterraneo hosted the presentation of Gianfranco Rotondi's book: "La variante D.C. storia di un partito che non c'è più' e di uno che non c'è ancora". (Solferino Editore).
Speakers included the lawyer Domenico Salerno, the Honourable Antonio Iodice and Geremia Gaudino.
In his address, President Capasso emphasised the seriousness of the historical moment with the war in Ukraine by reading extracts from the Appeal and showing a video on the activities of the Foundation for Peace and the United States of Europe and the World.
At the previous presentation of the book, the President of the Senate, Maria Elisabetta Alberti Casellati, spoke in Avellino.

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General Ignazio Gibilaro, Inter-regional Commander of Southern Italy of the Guardia di Finanza, visited the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the Museum of Peace - MAMT.
Accompanied by Senator Giuseppe Lumia and Colonel Giuseppe Garofalo, the General spent many hours in a detailed visit of the emotional paths of the Museum: in particular those dedicated to the themes of peace, legality and social justice.
After discussing the topical issue of the war in Ukraine and viewing some of the many activities carried out in over thirty years by the Fondazione Mediterraneo per la pace, General Gibilaro expressed his satisfaction with a place that he described as "unique" and of extraordinary importance for dialogue and cooperation.
In the book of honour he wrote:
"Fascinated and moved by a place that is an incredible source of emotions and reflections, I thank the incomparable architect Michele Capasso for the experience he has given me".

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The Fondazione Mediterraneo and the Anna Lindh Italia Federation fully shared the analysis carried out by the ISPI (Institute for International Political Studies) and expressed great concern over this serious violation of international law.
President Capasso shared the concerns expressed by all Heads of State and Government - "there is an attack on freedom and democracy". Let us not allow, he added, "the borders of Europe to be drawn by force".

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