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16 November 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) -
Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)
On 16 November 2012, during the a week of activities from 19-25 November 2012, numerous initiatives were undertaken within the framework of the project for “The Development of the Mediterranean Diet to stimulate sustainable growth in the region”. The event was conceived and organized by Fispmed Onlus (a charitable association) with the participation of the Ministry for Agricultural, alimentary and Forestry Policies and the Municipality of Solarino (SR).
Two themes were proposed, “Mediterranean Cooking discovering the links between nature, food and culture”, which took place on 16 November, and the “Marathon for Sustainable Development for the Mediterranean Community”, which took place during the week from 19-25 November in the framework of the UNESCO Week for Education and Sustainable Development promoted by the Italian National Committee for UNESCO on the theme of Mother Earth, Diet, Agriculture and Ecosystems. In a broader context, initiatives of the “Network of Restaurants supporting the Mediterranean Diet” are linked to the project and can be identified by quality certification.
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12 November 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) -
Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)
President Michele Capasso had a meeting with his Libyan colleague Sidoun Abdulhafid in which he expressed his concern for the difficulties Libya is experiences in relation to the themes of democracy and governance.
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11 November 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) -
Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)
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From 8-11 November 2012, the XIth Meeting of Heads of the ALF National Networks was held in Cyprus. As Head of the Italian Network, President Capasso participated for the Fondazione Mediterraneo while Elisa Adorno presented the Istituto Paralleli del Nord Ovest At this event, the following themes were discussed.
Among others, the members discussed the Arab Spring and the role that the National Networks can play. President Michele Capasso suggested developing joint actions to valorize immigrants – a new theme for the 2013 Euromed Award – to give greater visibility to young people on the south shore of the Mediterranean. |
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11 November 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) -
Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)
President Michele Capasso and other Heads of the National Networks of the Anna Lindh Foundation made a tour of the two halves of Nicosia: the Greek part and Turkish part.
Capasso Stated that “we are border between borders”. Cyprus is just a few kilometres away from that tormented Middle East Region (Turkey, Jordan, Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Israel and Egypt) and it is adopting and extremist western policy that is far from that of dialogue required to bring peace to the area”.
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10 November 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) -
Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)
| The Rome-based Teatro Valle Occupato Theatre Group won the 2012 Euro-Med Award. The Awards Ceremony was held in Cyprus on 10 November 2012 at the UNESCO Auditorium, University of Nicosia in the presence of the Heads of the National Networks of the Anna Lindh Foundation. Participants at the ceremony included Andreu Claret, Director of the Anna Lindh Foundation, and Michele Capasso, President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, who handed this accolade to Sylvia De Fanti and Simona dell’Acqua, representing the Teatro Valle Occupato Theatre Group. This year, the theme for the Euromed Award was "Youths for change, social justice and co-development". President Michele Capasso expressed his satisfaction for the acknowledgement emphasizing that the nomination of the “Teatro Valle Occupato” was launched by the Fondazione Mediterraneo itself and has been agreed by the members of the 43 Euromed member countries. |
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