UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD PARTICIPATE IN WORLD DAY OF THE POOR

Naples - Rome - Turin - Marrakech - Madrid | 13 November 2022
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

The "United States of the World" organized and participated in various cities in the "World Day of the Poor", which Pope Francis dedicated this year to the theme "Jesus Christ made himself poor for you" (see 2 Cor 8:9) , title of the Message released on June 14, 2022.
“Pope Bergoglio - stated the SG Michele Capasso - starting from the tragic actuality of the conflict in Ukraine, from the senselessness of the war (many times defined by him as "madness"), identifies three paths for living responsible solidarity.
The first is to reject any form of "slackness that leads to inconsistent behavior" and says that this "is a theme that often recurs in the Pope's magisterium because it is a cultural condition that is the result of an exasperated secularism that confines people to inside a Chinese wall with no sense of social responsibility, with the illusion of living a happy but in fact ephemeral and groundless existence".
The second path is that of assuming solidarity as a form of social and Christian commitment. Pope Francis says: "Solidarity is precisely this: sharing the little we have with those who have nothing, so that no one suffers. The more the sense of community and communion as a lifestyle grows, the more solidarity develops…". Many countries in recent decades, says the prelate, have made progress thanks to family policies and social projects, so the time has come to share this "patrimony of security and stability", so that no one finds themselves in poverty. Central to this spirit of sharing is the value given to money and the intended use of it.
The third step is the proposal contained in the title of this VI World Day of the Poor. It is taken from Paul's second letter to the Christians of Corinth: "Jesus Christ made himself poor for you". The context of the Apostle's Letter is that of raising funds to support the poor of the Jerusalem community. Yesterday as today it is important to give continuity to generosity. "Solidarity, in fact, is precisely this - continues Pope Francis in the message - sharing the little we have with those who have nothing, so that no one suffers. The more the sense of community and communion as a lifestyle grows, the more solidarity develops […]. As members of civil society, we keep alive the call to the values ​​of freedom, responsibility, brotherhood and solidarity".
The "United States of the World" find in their "Constitution" in charity, faith and hope the foundation of being and acting of all the inhabitants with the motto "LAND AND PEACE".

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THE SG CAPASSO ATTENDS THE 33RD ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE FALL OF THE WALL

Berlin | 09 November 2022
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

The Secretary-General of the "United States of the World" Prof. Michele Capasso participated - at the invitation of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - in the celebration of the 33rd anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The official ceremony took place at the Berlin Wall Memorial on Beranuer Straße, in the presence - among others - of the Mayor of Berlin, Franziska Giffey, and Claudia Roth, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media.
The Belarusian choir Volny performed in the memorial and the Chapel of Reconciliation on the former "death strip".
In addition, around 200 students from Germany, France and Norway discussed the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The Mayor of Berlin, Franziska Giffey, said: "The day reminds us, especially in these days, to recognise the value of freedom and to accept the responsibility that comes with it."
Secretary General Capasso - after laying a wreath - recalled his presence in Berlin on 9 November 1989 stating: "We must keep alive the memory of the suffering caused for decades by the Wall and the regime that spawned it: at the same time, we must be proud of what has been achieved from 1989 to the present day through the joint efforts of East and West. The United States of the World has always supported this indispensable process of peace and reconciliation, which must be set as an example in neighbouring Ukraine, the victim of an unjust and senseless invasion".
Concluding his speech, the SG recalled the words of St. John Paul II in support of the United States of the World: "Freedom means doing what you must".

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THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD PRESENT AT COP 27

Sharm el-Sheikh | 07 November 2022
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

The "United States of the World" participated with a large delegation in COP 27 - the 27th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Climate Change - which took place in Egypt, in Sharm el Sheikh, from 6 to 18 November 2022.
The "United States of the World" - with the autonomous Sections and the network of Universities, research centres, civil society organisations, businesses, international organizations and local bodies - presented the lines of action which since 1987 have essentially promoted on the “ECOLOGICAL CONVERSION”.
The delegates of the "United States of the World" made their contribution by providing a space for discussion and dialogue between a wide range of stakeholders involved in implementing the Paris Agreement.
The GM Prof. Michele Capasso and the President of the International Committee prof. Massimo Pica Ciamarra highlighted the importance of the meeting together with the complexity of the governance which produced minimal results compared to expectations.

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UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD PARTICIPATES IN ROME PEACE EVENT

Rome | 05 November 2022
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

"I felt a sort of powerful call, a motion of the soul. And so I also chose to be in Piazza San Giovanni," said Secretary General Michele Capasso.
The President of the Human Rights Commission Sen. Giuseppe Lumia, who was present at the event, said: "The EUROPE FOR PEACE event involved thousands and thousands of people, from every corner of our country and with representatives of so many humiliated and offended realities, such as Iranian women.
The world of Associations and Volunteers, NGOs and Trade Unions, got involved, broke ranks and promoted an initiative in support of Peace that had been missing for so many years.
It is a truly diverse world: many Catholics, others of Christian inspiration and of various other religions, and still others of more secular and culturally diverse principles, but all capable of expressing a common, solid and projectual feeling to give Peace a demanding and operational profile.
Traversing the square far and wide, talking and exchanging views with many of the participants, I caught three features above all.
The first: the demonstrators did not, for the sake of peace, fall into the trap of neutralism. In essence, it was clear in those who promoted it and in the vast majority of participants that Ukraine is the victim and Putin's Russia the executioner. At the same time, there was a widespread awareness that one's gaze must always be on all wars around the world.
Secondly, the demonstration was promoted by a world that was not only plural, but also in tune in expressing a concrete commitment to seeking Peace. In fact, in the square there were people who act concretely and on a daily basis in the thousand fields of the fight against marginalisation, of welcoming, of supporting those who suffer and live in poor countries without the most basic human rights and often without the basic principles of democracy being respected.
Thirdly, in the various speeches I listened to, I heard many serious proposals to achieve a "ceasefire", to give a greater role to the irreplaceable diplomacy, to reduce the now uncontrolled military expenditure, to avoid the production and use of nuclear weapons, which are more than ever a threat not to be underestimated, and to open up new scenarios for cooperation and change in the way of thinking and planning the path of humanity.
Can Peace be made? Yes, it must always be sought and achieved. These steps are therefore necessary:
1) China must get going and push Putin to radically change pace. At the same time, the US must provide Zelensky with the security that will allow him to sit down at the table for serious negotiations that do not affect the integrity of Ukrainian territory. Europe, for its part, must be a more convinced "bridge" of balanced and agreeable solutions, to give those disputed territories the spaces of autonomy that in the history of our Continent we have learnt to use, without them being subject to the primacy of Russia.
2) We must rethink and redesign the role of global governance, no longer assigning to armed conflict the role of settling disputes between states and peoples. In this sense, the UN must be put in a position to really play the institutional role of global governance of peace, with powers and instruments that can finally achieve the goals for which it was created. In short, the time is ripe to create the United States of the World, as the Fondazione Mediterraneo recently indicated with a series of high-quality proposals.
3) It is necessary to promote socially and environmentally sustainable development on a global scale in order to combat unbearable inequalities, unspeakable poverty and natural disasters with very concrete and measurable projects-objectives in terms of resources, timeframes and results.
The Rome event is therefore to be considered a milestone. Following this virtuous example, it is foreseeable that other world capitals will take action in the coming weeks and months.
The idea that we must all mature is that everyone can do something, because Peace walks with legs, acts with intelligence and moves the heart of the "We", the fraternal We, the just We, the We who participate in the common destiny".

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