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.

 

The president Michele Capasso, with a delegation of Fondazione Mediterraneo coming from different countries, joined  to the freedom march against terrorism.

"An emotional moment, it should be hoped that from these words and emotions come real actions by Europe and rulers from different countries– declared president Capasso – highlighting what was already stressed in 2007 by Fondazione and the necessity of a dialogue for peace”.

The president of  Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso –here in Paris, where he joined to anti terrorism march –commemorated his friend Pino Daniele, recently passed away.
«A human river which was screaming  “Je suis Charlie”and old, timeless words Freedom, Brotherhood, Equality - declares- while I was marching, as I was catched by an uncontrollable desire, I asked to a group of friends of Fondazione Mediterraneo - French, Spanish, Moroccans, Tunisian, Jordans and Portogues  whom are supporting us for 25 years- to stop. I’ll take the pencil – symbol of this freedom day and I start to write on a sheet of paper: Parigi è mille culure; Parigi è senza paure; Parigi è ‘a voce de’ criature ca vonno ‘a libertà, e mò ‘o sai ca nun si sulo; Parigi è ‘nu sole doce; Parigi è addore ‘e pace; guagliù scetateve do’ suonno ca’ ce vede tutto ‘o munno, nui vulimme ‘a libertà» which in English means: Paris is one thousand colours; Paris has no fears; Paris is the children’s voice whom want freedom, and now you are aware you are not alone, Paris is a warm sun, Paris is a peace scent; guys wake up, the whole world is staring at us, we are looking for freedom».
The president Capasso acted as a choral director , and Pino Daniele, lived again in Paris.: the best way to commemorate him in behalf of freedom and peace.

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More than one thousand people payed homage at Piazza del Plebiscito to Pino Daniele during the funeral celebrated by Sepe Cardinal and by father Renzo, Pino’s friend.
“A big emotion- declared by president Capasso –also the Sea is crying with us”.
During the morning the funerals took place in Rome.

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The president of Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso, with vicepresident Caterina Arcidiacono, Pia and Jacopo Molinari and all the members of Consultative Board and International Scientific Committee headed by Antonio Capuano are sharing the grief with Alessandro, Amanda and the family all.
All the Fondazione’s member will remember him in his music, his laugh, and his being ARTIST, both in music and life and will accomplish to realize the projects ideated together.

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The last time which Pino Daniele sang the famous “Napul’è”, with a tender and mature voice was in occasion of Premio Mediterraneo with which had been appointed by Fondazione the last 29 october 2014 at Mercadante Theatre in Naples.
A kind of “spiritual will”, declared president Capasso, towards a city at the same time beloved and hated by the great musician which he intended to donate his last projects: the “Music Hall” and “Concert of Peace”.

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