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THE MAISON DE LA PAIX

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.

TOWARD THE “EUROPEAN DESIGN CODE AIMED AT THE QUALITY OF LIVING ENVIRONMENTS”

Rome | 29 April 2024
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The IN/Arch-National Institute of Architecture-with the patronage of the United States of the World and the Fondazione Mediterraneo-organized on Monday, April 29, 2024 at 3 p.m. at Palazzo Giustiniani, Presidency of the Senate of the Republic-Rome, this meeting to focus on the issue of the quality of design of living environments as a primary interest for the whole community and to demonstrate its concrete influence on sociality, well-being, economy, safety, protection of nature and historical places.
The proposal for a “European Design Code aimed at the quality of living environments” is designed to make concrete some principles of design, building on a human scale and the environment; values, these, widely shared but unfortunately unimplemented, although constantly affirmed in normative and ministerial policy statements. The initiative originated in the event “Seed - Design Action for the Future,” held a year ago in Perugia, one of nine “Architecture Festivals 2023” promoted by the Italian Ministry of Culture. The proposal, which was also discussed in important international public contexts, was presented and brought to the attention of a large gathering of international designers and administrators by the magazine “Le Carré Bleu, feuille internationale d’architecture”.

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PRAYER FOR PEACE

Rome | 29 April 2024
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

Secretary General Michele Capasso, Pia Molinari and other members of the United States of the World participated in a prayer in the Basilica of St. Mary Major against all wars.
On this occasion, the Appeal for Palestine launched by the United States of the World was read out.

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PRESENTATION OF THE EUROMESCO NETWORK

Naples | 01 May 2024
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

President Michele Capasso presented the Euromesco Network, co-founded by the Fondazione Mediterraneo, at an event with young university students on Labour Day.
In a world plagued by misinformation, manipulation, and competing narratives, where major powers are striving to control the narrative and sway public opinion, the Mediterranean becomes a battleground of ideas with a gap of narratives between both shores. With a growing sense of hostility and mistrust in Euro- Mediterranean relations, strategic communication becomes critical. The platform will gather communication experts, media analysts and policymakers to dissect, analyse, expose and understand narratives, perceptions, and disinformation to find innovative approaches to Strategic Communication as a tool to enhance Euro-Mediterranean relations.

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THE G7 AND THE WORLD REBUILDING BRIDGES

Rome | 13 May 2024
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

A delegation from the United States of the World and the Fondazione Mediterraneo attended the event organised by ISPI, IAI and MAECI (G7) at the Luiss University.
On this occasion, President Michele Capasso recalled the meeting with Ambassador Giampaolo Cutillo in Baku on the occasion of the presentation of the "United States of the World" at the 8th United Nations Global Forum.