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.

 

CELEBRATION OF THE 20° ANNIVERSARY OF EURO-MEDITERRANEAN PARTNERSHIP

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Barcellona | 22 July 2015
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

Between the 22 and the 23 July 2015, for initiative of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation  of Spain and the Union for the Mediterranean (UpM), a high profile meeting about intercultural and interreligious dialogue took place in the Headquarters of UpM – in the historical palace of Pedralbes in Barcelona – in collaboration with European Union, Anna Lindh Foundation (ALF), Alliance of Civilizations of United Nations (AoC) and the Center for Intercultural and Interreligious D\ialogue King Abdullah Bin Abdulaziz (KAICIID).

“This meeting- declared president Capasso – aimed to celebrate the 20 ° anniversary of the Barcelona Process along to increase the ongoing debate about neighbourhood European policy (PEV) and reply to the increasing importance given to the intercultural and interreligious dialogue in the Euro- Mediterranean as a strong tool in order to reach stability and peace, the struggle against intolerance and extremism and support the values of a pacific cohabitation. This meeting, - declared Capasso – represents an unique occasion in order to value tools and dialogue institutions; we need to reconsider the intercultural and interreligious dialogue as a central aim in the framework of a renewed multilateral politic in the Mediterranean; show a strategy of shared dialogue.

Fondazione Mediterraneo – said in conclusion Capasso – since the 1989 has been in service of the Euromediterranean Partnership becoming character of events, programs and several actions which has left a significant mark (from Euromed Cultural Forum to Euromediterranean Conferences, from Cultural Programs to those for immigration and solidarity).

Today, as 20 years ago, we need:

  1. Increase the awareness of the importance of intercultural and interreligious dialogue;
  2. Increase visibility and resources for program and tools for dialogue in the region;
  3. Establish a network of partners which aim to increase the effects of initiatives with synergies which complete themselves;
  4. Decide an action plan for future activities of the network, on the basis of a common plan and an agenda established upon concrete initiatives and network activities and useful to men and women of the Mediterranean.

Fondazione Mediterraneo will keep on working, as has done in 25 years, in order to support this essential peace and dialogue action”.

 

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AMBASSADOR BREGATO RECEIVES THE BOOK ABOUT THE 25 YEARS OF FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO

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San Marino | 15 July 2015
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

In the Headquarters of Italian Embassy in San Marino, the president Michele Capasso showed to the ambassador Barbara Bregato the book about the 25 years of activity of Fondazione Mediterraneo.
The journalist Paolo Borrometi, the president Salvo Calleri and other important exponents of political word joined the event. The ambassador Bregato praised Fondazione for its role in Euro Mediterranean dialogue and in the Barcellona Process which in these years celebrates its twenty years .

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TWENTY YEARS: AN UNFORGETTABLE AND STILL BLEEDING PAIN

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Srebrenica | 11 July 2015
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

“The clouds were covering the sky left space to a dazzling sun. It seeps in the little coffins which contain the remains of people identified in the last year, after a twenty years of unbelievable suffering. This is the bleeding pain which we must not forget…”.
These were the touching words pronounced by Michele Capasso, coming back in the city for which dedicated much part of his life through solidarity initiatives done thanks to the establishment of Fondazione Mediterraneo.
The commemoration of the twenty years since the slaughter of Srebrenica were held at memorial of Potocari, which hosts the rest of 8 thousand of Muslim killed in the July of 1995 by Serbian forces lead by general Ratko Mladic’.
Policemen covered with plastic coated tape the area interdicted to the people and pushed the cars to the garden before the area, which has been used as a parking area for the occasion. Journalists coming from all over the world parked their cars with dishes before the entrance and the road  from Bratunac to Srebrenica – where in the middle of the road takes place the memorial – -was particulary crowded. Joined the event at least 50 thousand people. 10 thousand people joined to the “Peace Parade” started on Tuesday in Nezuk city, between the river Tuzla and Drina which marks the Serbian – Bosniac border. In three days the volunteers "Marš Mira" walked from the end to the beginning that “death track” which in the summer of 1995 was done by Muslim refugees which were running away from violence and terror in Srebrenica area.
Joined the event ministries, leader and political exponents, ministries and leader from several Countries. Among others joined the event the USA president Bill Clinton, the former State secretary Madeleine Albright (which was very touched by the meeting with Srebrenica ), and the exponents of foreign affairs and EU security, Federica Mogherini. Joined from Italy the president of Chamber Laura Boldrini who affirmed the importance of peace values. Joined the event all the delagations of the region: Slovenia, Macedonia, Croatia and  Montenegro.
The Serbian prime minister Aleksandar Vucic’ in the aftermath of the rejection of ONU decision about Srebrenica slaughter (due to the veto of Russia) joined the ceremony but was kicked with violence by people.
The president Capasso talked about the twenty years of Fondazione and the initiatives done by the Fondazione Mediterraneo in favor of ex Jugoslavia: since the Appeal of 1994 in order to save Srebrenica to the other aid campaigns.

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THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO IS CLOSE TO THE VICTIMS OF TERRORISTIC ATTACKS

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Napoli | 27 June 2015
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The past Friday was a tragic day for the international community as a whole and especially for the family and friends of the almost 100 victims of the four terrorist attacks committed in Tunisia, Somalia, Kuwait and France. From the FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO we want to express our solidarity with all those affected, as well as condemn these brutal attacks from jihadi terrorists that use the name of Islam to justify acts that have little to do with the Muslim religion and its believers. In these difficult moments we must maintain the Mediterranean community united and solidary, avoid social alarm and islamophobic acts that can only lead us to a greater radicalization and violence. Despite the pain, we must maintain our courage and determination against all terrorist attacks.

THE LIGHT DEFEATS THE SHADOW. THE UFFIZI AT CASAL DI PRINCIPE

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Casal di Principe | 19 June 2015
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The exhibition will open to public between the 1st and the 21st of June and will host 20 important paintings from the Florence gallery of the Uffizi. “The light defeats the shadow” put attention on the painting of Neapolitan artists of 1600 or artist bond to Naples in some way of and however “attracted” by the style of Caravaggio: amazing pictures of Artemisia Gentileschi (Saint Caterina of Alexandria), of Luca Giordano (The Charity), of Mattia Preti (Vanity will be in Casal di Principe,) but there will be also contemporary incursions such as works by Andy Warhol in order to show and to value works which today we can find between Naples and Florence.
Along with the magnificent works by these great authors, it will be possible to visit the confiscated places and the excellent products as  mozzarella and the wine made in lands confiscated to the mafias, accompanied from the “Ambassadors of the Rebirth”, young guys who live in Casal di Principe and who will tell the good and the bad sides of this earth destroyed but happy to rebirth.
In such way, the exhibition aims at contributing to the daily work of construction of a social and economic alternative for the re-launch of territories which for long time have been destroyed over the years.
“The light defeats the shadow – the Uffizi at Casal di Principe” is look after by Antonio Natali (Director of the Gallery of the Uffizi) and Fabrizio Vona (Director of Apulia Regional Museum Directorate) and will be host near the House of Don Diana, in Via Urano 18 in Casal di Principe, Caserta.
The exhibition is under the high patronage of the Presidency of the Republic and has as sponsor the  Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Activities, the National Gallery of the Uffizi, the National Museum of Capodimonte, the Royal Palace of Caserta, the Campania Museum of Capua, the Municipality of Casal di Principe.
Also Fondazione Mediterraneo sponsors this initiative.

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