THE "MEDITERRANEAN AWARDS 2020" AWARDED ON THE OCCASION OF THE THIRTY YEARS OF THE MEDITERRANEAN FOUNDATION

Naples | 08 October 2020
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

In full compliance with the rules of distancing and protection for Covid 19, the award ceremony of the "Mediterranean award 2020" was held at the headquarters of the Museum of Peace - MAMT in Naples, which inaugurated the celebratory activities for the thirtieth anniversary of the Fondazione Mediterraneo . Recognized among the most important awards thanks also to the quality of the juries representing 43 Euro-Mediterranean countries, this edition of the Award saw the assignment of a new section called "City of dialogue".
Numerous webinar links (*) with various Euro-Mediterranean countries.
Among those present the president of the Order of Engineers prof. Edoardo Cosenza, the members of the jury, the winners, prof. Massimo Pica Ciamarra and representatives of the academic, artistic and cultural world of the Mediterranean.
The artist Ciccio Merolla performed in a concert of "Music for Peace".
On this occasion, the MEDITERRANEAN CITTÀ DEL DIALOGO AWARDS, the MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTIONS AWARD, the PLATE OF HONOR and the ARCHITECTURE AND CITY AWARDS were awarded.
Among the winners:

• MEDITERRANEAN AWARD FOR INSTITUTIONS ON THE ISLAND OF LAMPEDUSA
  (Represented by the Mayor Dr. Salvatore Martello)
  Presentation by Michele Capasso, president of the Fondazione Mediterraneo
  
  
• MEDITERRANEAN AWARD CITY OF DIALOGUE TO THE ARCHITECT VINCENZO LATINA
  (Environmental rehabilitation and restoration of the former Lampedusa quarry)

• MEDITERRANEAN AWARD CITY OF DIALOGUE
  (special mention) TO ARCHITECTS FRANCESCO SCARDACCIONE AND ISHIMOTO
   (Faculty of Engineering in San Giovanni a Teduccio)
  
  
• MEDITERRANEAN AWARD CITY OF DIALOGUE
  (mention) TO THE ARCHITECT PASQUALE TIERNO
  (Urban Theater in Calvanico - Salerno)
  
  
• PLATE OF HONOR AT THE GIROLAMINI LIBRARY
  (Represented by Dr. Antonella Cucciniello, Director of the Library and Monumental Complex of the Girolamini)

(*) The word "webinar" is a neologism born from the union of two English terms: "web" and "seminar" and refers to live participation in remote seminars or conferences through the use of new web technologies.

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THE "MEDITERRANEAN INSTITUTIONS AWARD" TO THE ISLAND OF LAMPEDUSA

Naples | 08 October 2020
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

In full compliance with the distancing and protection rules for Covid 19, the award ceremony of the "Mediterranean Award 2020" was held at the headquarters of the Museum of Peace - MAMT in Naples, which inaugurated the celebratory activities for the thirtieth anniversary of the Fondazione Mediterraneo .
For the "Institutions" section, the prize was awarded to the Island of Lampedusa, represented by the Mayor Dr. Salvatore Martello, present webinar.
Representatives of the political, cultural and institutional world of various Mediterranean countries and the members of the juries were present in the room.
The prize, consisting of the work "Totem of Peace" by the sculptor Mario Molinari, was symbolically awarded by the president prof. Michele Capasso and Dr. Pia Molinari waiting to carry out the official ceremony in Lampedusa in the coming weeks.
On the occasion of the Foundation's thirtieth anniversary, President Capasso recalled the many activities and "Laboratories for Peace" carried out in Lampedusa and culminating in the historic visit of Pope Francis on 8 July 2013 and the contemporary appeal launched in Lampedusa by the Foundation same day.
Mayor Martello thanked for the prestigious award that honors the island and its inhabitants.
On this occasion it was proposed to create the monumental work "Totem of Peace" on the Island of Lampedusa to strengthen the bond also in consideration that the relics of migrants present in the "Totem of Peace" in the Port of Naples (inaugurated by Pope Francis March 21, 2015) were brought by the Commander of the Coast Guard of Lampedusa.
On this occasion, the emotional journey of the Peace Museum - MAMT titled "Voices of Migrants" and dedicated to Lampedusa was presented in various languages.

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LIVE AT THE MUSEUM OF PEACE WITH POPE FRANCIS SIGNING THE ENCYCLIC "FRATELLI TUTTI"

Assisi | 03 October 2020
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

On the afternoon of Saturday 3 October 2020 at the Museum of Peace - MAMT direct with Assisi and with Pope Francis for the signing of the new Encyclical "Brothers all" on fraternity and social friendship. The Holy Father at the Sacred Convent celebrated Holy Mass at the Tomb of St. Francis and, at the end, signed the encyclical.
Because of the health situation, the Holy Father wanted the visit to take place privately, without any participation of the faithful.
President Michele Capasso stressed the importance of the Encyclical precisely at a difficult time in the history of humanity.

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THE 106th DAY OF THE MIGRANT AND REFUGEE CELEBRATED AT THE MUSEUM OF PEACE

Naples | 27 September 2020
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

In compliance with Covid-19 rules, young people and migrants - in small groups and in turn - gathered on the 5 floors of the Peace Museum to celebrate the 106th World Day of Migrants and Refugees, wanted by the Church since 1914. an opportunity to demonstrate concern for the different categories of vulnerable people on the move, to pray for the challenges and raise awareness of the opportunities offered by migration.
Pope Francis this year chose the theme "Like Jesus Christ, forced to flee", and focused on the pastoral care of internally displaced persons (IDP).
President Michele Capasso recalled the thirty-year commitment of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and its staff in favor of migrants, summarized in the emotional journey of the Museum entitled "Voices of Migrants".
“The number of internally displaced persons - it was underlined - has increased to the point not only that it can be that of an entire population, but also so much that it reaches the highest level ever. There are 50 million internally displaced persons, but their fate, in the eyes of the world, is even more hidden than that of any other refugee, and this is because they remain within national borders, albeit victims of conflicts, violence, environmental disasters and, today, also of the Covid-19 pandemic. The countries in which there are the highest numbers of displaced people are the same that in recent years are the best known for their endless wars: Yemen, Syria, Libya and Iraq ”.
In response to his experience in Lampedusa and Lesbos, Pope Francis has set up the Migrants and Refugees Section: a small and dynamic Vatican department headed personally by him, believing that special efforts and attention are needed to ensure that those forced to flee are not locked out or left behind.
“We can only emerge from this situation together, as the whole of humanity”, the Pope always emphasizes on every occasion.
The COVID-19 pandemic has undoubtedly made the situation of migrants, refugees, displaced persons and victims of human trafficking even more difficult. Already vulnerable before the spread of the virus, they are now facing new suffering and further injustices, which affect their rights, their safety and their health.

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