FEDERATION ANNA LINDH ITALIA - ONLUS

 

The Federazione Anna Lindh Italia, not-for-profit, shares the aims of the Anna Lindh Foundation: created in 2004 by the European Commission together with the 42 Euro-Mediterranean countries.
The Federation's objective is to promote, support and implement the cultural and social interaction between Italy and the Euro-Mediterranean countries in various fields of action including: art, architecture, archaeology, environment, crafts, youth, women, human rights, migrants, crafts, employment, training, education, education, childhood, sports, interreligious dialogue, legality, music, food culture, empowerment, tradition, tourism, social solidarity, exchanges.
In particular, the Federation intends to implement initiatives in favour of young people, especially aimed at restoring their hope and confidence through the promotion of the "true",the "beautiful" and the "good”

The Min. Pl. Enrico Granara - coordinator of the euro Mediterranean policies of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs - presented by MicheleCapasso and Salvatore Calleri - members of the Executive Committee - the "RIDE - Italian Network for Euro-Mediterranean dialogue" to Senate President Pietro Grasso during a meeting held in the Sala Zuccari.
The President Grasso has expressed his satisfaction for this action and for qualified signatures, indicating in concrete actions for the Mediterranean Dialogue euro a "strong point" of Italy on the eve of the Italian Presidency of the EU.

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A journey into the culture of the Mare Nostrum, the Mediterranean, with a sailing boat that will sail for five years along a route of 20 thousand miles. And 'the basic idea of the "Mediterranean Project" means a shipment cultural, scientific and relationships between people, that will be carried writer and sailor Simone Perotti and his group of about 60 people taking turns on a sailing boat 18 meters to sail around the Mediterranean, the Black Sea and the northern Red Sea.
The RIDE - Italian Network for the Mediterranean Dialogue euro - and the Fondazione Mediterraneo between the partners of the initiative; media partnership, the Agency ANSA.
The three main objectives of the trip: the first is "Water: no one before us has ever brought attention as the Mediterranean. The second culture: our project and 'linked to numerous research institutes and universities' Italian, but also to Italian and foreign cultural institutes who believe in our values​​. finally we have scientific objectives, 'cause the boat is a floating laboratory. "
The project "Mediterranean", presented in Rome at the Library of the Sea, while sailing with a stopover in over one hundred coastal cities of 29 countries in the three continents Europe, Asia and Africa. The route will be on May 17 in San Benedetto del Tronto, returning to Genoa. During the five years of sailing, Mediterranean, sailing boat of 18 meters powered solely by renewable energy sources (solar and wind), will operate as apppunto floating laboratory, carrying out research and experiments together with researchers from the British Sahfos (Sir Alister Hardy Foundation for Ocean Science), Professor Ferdinando Boero University of Salento and ISMAR-CNR, University of Siena, and the CMCC (Euro-Mediterranean Centre on Climate Change).
The shipment marks the first worldwide experience of co-sailing, supported by dozens of people who share its aims and contribute economically compartecipando first person to travel in relays on-board and ground-support as a team. "We want to show that any project, even the most ambitious, can be realized through the cooperation of motivated people who share the same passion, with an approach inspired by the principles of 'sharing economy'," said Perotti. The project is sponsored by, among others, the General Command of the Harbour, the Italian Naval League.
Mediterranean will raise the symbol of the "Totem of Peace" by sculptor Mario Molinari - that the Fondazione Mediterraneo is spreading all over the world - and the flags of the City of San Benedetto del Tronto and the City of Lampedusa.

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At its first meeting, the Executive Committee of the RIDE has unanimously appointed the heads of the sections of the Tamatiche RIDE: Franco Rizzi (Networks Mediterranean University), Carlo Gambalonga and Nabila Zayati - ANSA (Communication and Media), Maria Pia Balducci (Art and creativity ), Massimo Pica Ciamarra and Luciana de Rosa (Architecture and livability in cities), Adalberta Bernardini and Francesco Lo Surdo (Religions, Dialogue and Spirituality), Imma Di Napoli (Relationships, social welfare and migration), Serena Romano and Stefania di Campli (human rights and gender issues), Lorenzo Kihlgren Grandi (Young and intercultural dialogue), Eugenia Ferragina and Stefania Garrone (Research on Mediterranean), Lucia Falco (Theatre), Urbano Stenta (Vulnerable Groups), Lorenzo Diana (organized Crime), Simone Pedrelli Carpi (Cultural Tourism), Luigi De Luca (Cultural Events), Marzia Stenti (Intercultural Learning).

At the same meeting, the Executive Committee ratified the choice of the General Assembly on the theme of international to be held in Naples in October 2014: "Squares for peace: livability and intercultural dialogue" and assigned legal representation of RIDE - Onlus to FOndazione Mediterraneo as one of the founding members and in accordance with art. 5 of the Statute in force.

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It was held in Naples, the General Assembly of the Constituent Assembly "RIDE - Italian Network for Euro-Mediterranean Dialogue": the body co-funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (who plays the role of supervision and guarantee) and from governmental organizations and society Italian civil system to enhance and develop the many initiatives and activities that take place in Italy in intercultural dialogue with the Euro-Mediterranean countries.
The RIDE has also represented - with 110 members who have joined so far - the "Anna Lindh Euro-Mediterranean Foundation for the Dialogue between Cultures", represented by Paul Walton Assembly.
The 78 members - about 110 members - people who attended Naples, have ratified the Statute and elected members of the Executive Committee, and adopted the logo and defined the program of activities for the scheduled events in Naples at the end of October 2014 on the occasion of the Tenth Anniversary of the Anna Lindh Foundation: in particular, there will be a high-level international meeting on the theme "Squares for peace: livability and intercultural dialogue". All decisions were taken unanimously.
The Executive Committee is composed as follows: Paola Bovier (Network Euromecity), Marisa Garito (University Uninettuno), Salvatore Calleri (Caponnetto Foundation), Enrico Granara (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Giovanni Serra (Social Cooperative Dignity of Labour), Evelina Farace (Association Leucosia), Roberto Russo (Fispmed), Renato Franco Natale (Association Jerry Masslo), Michele Capasso (Foundation Mediterranean), Carmine Nardone (Futuridea), Elisa Adorno (Institute Parallels).

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After Turin was held in Naples the Second Regional Meeting of Step 6 of the Italian Network ALF.
The Faro Convention was a guest of the Italian Network Anna Lindh in Naples at the regional meeting convened Monday, March 31 at 10:30 am at the Fondazione Mediterraneo. The meeting for the members from the regions of south-central, followed by homologous realized in Turin on March 24.
Dr. Guest. Alberto D'Alessandro, director of the Council of Europe in Italy, based in Venice. "Venice, in fact - said dr. D'Alessandro - from 2011 hosts the only Italian headquarters of the Council of Europe, the oldest European institution, which now has 47 member countries, founded in 1949 with the aim of developing a reflection on the issues of democracy and human rights and strengthen the sense of European citizenship. The choice of the lagoon city was not random: in Venice was in fact already in the "Venice Commission", a reality that brings together experts in the constitutional law of no less than 58 countries, called to make non-binding with respect to the application of different constitutions and recently has offered technical assistance to Morocco and Tunisia for the drafting of a new constitution following the Arab Spring".

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