MEETING OF FAL HEADS OF NETWORKS

Napoli | 12 September 2017
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

26 HofN of as many Mediterranean Euro countries participated in the “Meeting of Headsof the National Networks of the Anna Lindh Foundation (FAL)”. On the agenda:

• the situation of the FAL and relations with the Secretariat of Alexandria;
• the discomfort created in the Italian network after the discussion about the duration of the mandate of the Leader “Fondazione Mediterraneo” expiring in September 2018.

On the first point, it was decided to write first to the Secretariat and, in case of non-compliance with the requests, to the European Commission.
On the second point, the Leaders unanimously wrote a letter to the Italian Minister for Foreign Affairs requesting respect for the choices of the Italian Network and confirming that they did not recognize and did not cooperate with a designated and non-democratically elected leader. To this end, together with members of the Advisory Council and representatives of international organizations, they signed an appeal addressed to the Foreign Minister and the President of the Italian Republic.

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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE ITALIAN NETWORK: APPROVAL OF NEW INTERNAL RULES

Napoli | 12 September 2017
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

The General Assembly of the Italian Network - attended by members of the “RIDE-aps” and members of the “Anna Lindh Italia Onlus Federation” - devoted a session to the analysis of the situation engendered by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MAECI) with the letter of 18 August 2017. In it, a new leader of the “RIDE-aps” was appointed to replace the Fondazione Mediterraneo, elected as such by the General Assembly of 11 September 2015 and with anexpiring mandate set for 11 September 2018 (as confirmed by MAECI by letter of 23.11.2015).
Members unanimously expressed their dismay at this decision and sent a letter to the Minister Alfano with a proposal of a mediation with twoleaders.
The representative of “CO.PE.A.M.” - Ms. Paola Parri, - declares "to have confirmed the membership of CO.PE.A.M. to the RIDE association and that this does not conflict with the status that the CO.PE.A.M. he is a member of the FAL Italian Network (see signed minutes, page 12).
This was the unanimous opinion of the 26 members of the National Network, many of them members of the FAL Advisory Council and representatives of international organizations who sent a letter and an appeal to the Minister Alfano.
The lawyer responsible for the Italian Network Dr. Salvatore Calleri - President of the Caponnetto Foundation - sent a letter to the Minister requesting the implementation of the only possible solution.
In order to facilitate this solution - the appointment of two leaders, one "RIDE – aps” and the other “Anna Lindh Italy Onlus Federation”, with the allocation of resources at the “RIDE- aps” alone - the General Assembly, legitimately constituted and legitimately deliberating, has approved new "Internal Rules" that allow the immediate implementation of the proposed solution.
The General Assembly of the “Anna Lindh Italia Onlus Federation” met on August 28, 2017.
Many members of the Italian Network have expressed the intention to write autonomously to Minister Alfano. Details in the attached documentation.

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THE ADVISORY COUNCIL AND INTERCULTURAL TRENDS ROUNDTABLE

Roma | 10 September 2017
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

The Anna Lindh Foundation organized from the 10^th to the 12^th of September 2017 in Rome the Advisory Council Meeting with the support of the Italian Ministry for Foreign Affairs as host institution. The Focus of the meeting was the preparation of the new operational cycle starting in 2018. The key outputs of the meeting were a firm backing of the new programming; initial review of the Anna Lindh Foundation’s current model of work and communication mechanism with its civil society network; further definition of the Foundation’s Intercultural Dialogue mandate directly related to the sustainable development goals.
The Advisory Council members also met with media partners and institutions focusing on how to create media platform on cross-culture reporting connected to the Foundation’s programme and pillars on Intercultural Trends.

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“INTERCULTURAL ARTISTIC EXPRESSION IN FRAGIL AREAS” (EN)

Sousse | 08 September 2017
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

Si è svolta a Sousse l’azione interrete (CNA) della “Fondazione Anna Lindh” coordinata dal capofila “We love Sousse” diretta da Anis Boufrika.
All’evento hanno partecipato i capofila di vari Paesi ed il direttore esecutivo della FAL amb. Hatem Atallah.
A conclusione vi è stato un passaggio di testimone con la CNA “Kimiyya” inaugurata il gorno dopo a Napoli proprio con “La dichiaraizone di Sousse”

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