Maison de la Paix || Casa Universale delle Culture (EN)

 

 CASA UNIVERSALE DELLE CULTURE

The Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture is a place strongly representative, in which will convey the knowledge of the different identities and cultures, structuring permanently initiatives aimed at the spreading of peace, necessary for the shared development.

The Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture (MdP) is a project conceived by Michele Capasso, approved by many Countries and international organizations. It is an architecture that keeps the memory of many Peace activities which created history, often more than the wars, but it is – above all – a space "to build” Peace.

The architectonical complex has an important symbolic worth: it represents the Countries of the World engaged in the Peace process and the Countries victim of the conflicts.

Proposed by the Fondazione Mediterraneo with the “Maison des Alliances” – together with the main adherent organizations, such as the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, the League of Arab States, the "Anna Lindh" Euro-Mediterranean Foundation and others, the MdP represents a referent point for all the ones who dedicate their lives to peace.

The symbol of the MdP is the "Totem for Peace", an artwork by the Italian sculptor Mario Molinari which the Fondazione Mediterraneo is promoting all around the world, creating the network of the "Cities for Peace".

The first seat of the MdP was inaugurated on the 14th of June 2010 (Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture) in the historical building of the Grand Hotel de Londres in Naples.

The action of the Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture aims at improving the main activities of the "Universal Forum of Cultures" in: Barcelona (2004), Monterrey (2007), Valparaiso (2010) and Naples (2013).

The Maison de la Paix performs most of the initiatives jointly with the Maison de la Méditerranée.

 

MD.NET - MEDITERRANEAN DIET "WHEN BRAND MEETS PEOPLE” WORKSHOP 1 - THE TALE OF THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET: RITES, SYMBOLS, STORYTELLING, WAYS OF FOOD AND CREATIVITY

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Pollica | 17 September 2018
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

Coordinator: Michele Capasso – Fondazione Mediterraneo
Animator: Fabrizio Mangoni – Federico II University – Architect, urbanist, expert in MD.
The Mediterranean Diet is example of "living" cultural heritage and driver of social cohesion.
To appreciate the Mediterranean Diet tale as life style a lot of creative work and research is still required to make the relationship between words and things, between stories of people and products of the earth, between saying and doing, between taste and emotions. The Mediterranean Diet food has methods of processing, preservation and maturing practiced in certain territories in a homogeneous manner, according to traditional rules and protracted over time. We speak about limited yield, entrusted to the tenacity of some operators, direct farmers and entrepreneurs.
The tradition factor confers, among other things, to the productions different useful characteristics:

  • historicity (origins of local communities and their close relationship with environment and territory)
  • familiarity (memory and vocations of one's historical roots)
  • rediscovery (search for quality, taste, details)
  • excellences (peculiar organoleptic characteristics).

The narration of the MD - using all available tools and technologies –can be an indispensable tool for companies to disseminate information on food safety, production techniques, control and guarantee systems, implementation of tourism linked to the emotional paths of food.
It is also desirable to reach a "universal philosophy" of the Mediterranean Diet able to support km "0" agro-products.
An appropriate narration can enhance the role of soil in the circular economy, especially referring to the main products of the Mediterranean Diet and the diffusion of EFH (Environment, Food and Healt) methodologies that aims to promoteaging in health and the fight against obesity.
Members of the Anna Lindh Italia Federation participated.

Esperti: Rossella Galletti – Università Suor Orsola Benincasa; Roula Papadopoulou – Region of Crete; Donatella Tramontano – Università Federico II e Gens ONG; Ferdinando Gandolfi – Region Campania; Marco Dianti, Ombretta Sciandra – Province of Trento; Elena Tsangaridi (Communication Officer of Troodos Dev.Company – Unesco Global Geopark).

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CILENTO: EMOTIONS IN MEMORY OF ANGELO VASSALLO

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Cilento | 16 September 2018
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The president Michele Capasso has visited the most evocative places of the Cilento: from Rutino - where Molinari's Totem of Peace is placed- to Palinuro, from Vatolla to Acciaroli, from Licosa to Agropoli.
Particularly touching the visit to Acciaroli and the son of Angelo Vassallo Antonio: to the "mayor-fisherman" the Foundation awarded in 2010 the "MEDITERRANEAN AWARD" which, unfortunately, was assigned to the memory after the barbaric assassination of September 5, 2010.

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THE PRESIDENT CAPASSO PARTICIPATES AT THE “CORTEO DI MERGELLINA DELLA MADONNA DI PIEDIGROTTA”. THE CARDINAL SEPE: THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN NAPLES AND THE SEA AND INDISSOLUBLE

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Naples | 01 September 2018
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The Cardinal Sepe participates in the traditional procession of boats of the fishermen of Mergellina carrying the Madonna of Piedigrotta in procession and reiterates the essential relationship between Naples and its sea.
President Capasso, who has been following this event for years, affirms that the traditions and roots are the soul of the city.

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THE FONDAZIONE PARTICIPATES IN THE THIRTEENTH EDITION OF THE "BENEDETTO CROCE AWARD"

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Pescasseroli | 26 August 2018
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The Fondazione Mediterraneo has participated in the thirteenth edition of the Award - with the delivery ceremony and conferences - held on Thursday 26, Friday 27 and Saturday 28 July 2012 in the historical center of Pescasseroli.
They have been rewarded:

  • Annacarla Valeriano - Nonfiction Award
  • Flavia Piccinni - Journalistic Literature Award
  • Massimo Bubola - Narrative Award
  • Rosario Villari - Memory Award

The Award, dedicated to the great philosopher born in 1866 in Pescasseroli (AQ), was established in 2005 by the Municipality of Pescasseroli, which organizes it together with a special committee. The event avails itself of the patronage of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, the contribution of the Abruzzo Region, the Carisp Foundation, the PescarAbruzzo Foundation and the collaboration of the Regional Council of Abruzzo, the Regional Cultural Heritage Center, the Province of L'Aquila, the Alto Sangro Mountain Community Altopiano delle Cinquemiglia, Italian Institute of Historical Studies "Benedetto Croce" of Naples, National Park of Abruzzo, Lazio and Molise, Consorzio DMC Alto Sangro Turismo, Managing Authority of the cross-border cooperation program Ipa Adriatic, Association of Hoteliers and Restaurateurs in the National Park d'Abruzzo, Erminio Foundation and Zel Sipari non-profit organization and other bodies.

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ALESSANDRO BARBANO PRESENTS THE BOOK "TROPPI DIRITTI. L’ITALIA TRADITA DALLA LIBERTÀ".

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Pescasseroli | 26 August 2018
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

As part of the "Pescasseroli legge" review, President Michele Capasso participed at the presentation of Alessandro Barbano's book “Troppi diritti. L’Italia tradita dalla libertà” (Mondadori).
Among the interventions are those of Dacia Maraini, Piera degli Esposti and Deputy mayor. Carmelo Giura.

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