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.

 

POPE FRANCIS AT THE G7

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Fasano di Puglia | 14 June 2024
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

It has certainly changed the history of the G7, the presence of Pope Francis in Fasano di Puglia, but perhaps also that of the pontificate: the first non-European Pope in the assembly of the so-called Greats of the Western world. And at the moment of greatest crisis, with two wars - among the many - of global scope underway, both at the centre of an incessant preaching of peace accompanied by the most intense diplomatic action implemented by the Holy See in recent times.
"It is my birthday," said the Secretary-General of the United States of the World, Michele Capasso, who was present in Puglia, "just as Chancellor Sholtz and the American flag (born in 1777) are celebrating today: the presence of Pope Francis is the most beautiful gift.
For Pope Francis's G7 no chair was prepared, but only a chair at the common working table, and on an assigned topic, Artificial Intelligence, important and perhaps decisive for the future, but still of a limited nature.
It was therefore not a usual condition, but Francis went further, to the point of transforming the event into a symbolic turning point: the pope not seated on any podium, but seated side by side with the "powerful", ready to pay their due homage, even to the point of standing in line for an audience lasting only a few minutes. A manner not taken for granted by the rulers of a time that, although deeply marked by secularisation, continues to express the need for confrontation, if not guidance, on the essential questions not only of politics but of life as a whole.
By participating in the G7, Francis initiated a process of his own, paving the way for what can be called, an outgoing pontificate.
There too a crucial theme of this time and of the pontificate, the centrality of the Mediterranean and the drama of migrations that are turning it into a "cold cemetery without tombstones". There too a symbolic theme of the existential peripheries from which, Francis said, reality can be observed better and deeper. At the G7 in Apulia, there was the need to rush to the bedside of a real 'field hospital', with wards that may be fully equipped but are incapable of providing the relief that humanity demands above all in terms of peace and social justice. In the end, Francis' G7 was a great act of generosity and cordial openness to the world. The specific theme of Artificial Intelligence, for which the Pope was called to the summit, also fits into this perspective, showing a Church capable of facing with an open face, with courage and humility, the increasingly demanding challenges that the future poses.

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PRESENTATION OF THE BOOK "FONDAMENTI DI ARTE DRAMMATICA"

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Naples | 17 June 2024
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The book "Fondamenti di Arte Drammatica" (Fundamentals of Dramatic Art) by Valentina Minopoli was presented in the historical Sala della Loggia of the Maschio Angioino. An event celebrating the art of drama and its fundamentals, organised by the Acli Beni Culturali, the Fondazione Mediterraneo, the Fondazione Ad Astra, the Associazione Filitalia International, 'O 'Nciucio and Partenope, under the patronage of the Regional Council of Campania and the City of Naples.
The event was attended by leading personalities from the cultural and institutional scene, including Enza Amato, President of the Naples City Council; Franco Picarone, President of the Budget Committee of the Campania Regional Council; Pasquale Gallifuoco, President of Acli Beni Culturali; Laura Varriale, Leonardo da Vinci Institute; Demetrio Salvi, BCT Academy of Benevento; Michele Capasso, Fodazione Mediterraneo and MAMT Museum of Peace ; Michela Mortella, Filitalia International chapter Naples; and Domenico Capasso, Pianist.
The event was moderated by Melania Michelino.
"Fundamentals of Dramatic Art" is a comprehensive and accessible guide for anyone wishing to delve into the world of theatre, from its basic principles to its most advanced techniques. It is a valuable work for students, enthusiasts and professionals, offering a complete overview of this fascinating universe.
The presentation was an opportunity to celebrate the magic of theatre and to pay homage to a great Neapolitan artist: Tommaso Bianco. The organising bodies and organisations will dedicate a plaque to Bianco for his invaluable contribution to Italian theatre and cinema.
On this special occasion, the organising bodies and organisations have dedicated a plaque to the Neapolitan actor Tommaso Bianco, who embodied the essence of the real Naples through his commitment to the promotion of Neapolitan traditions, becoming a source of inspiration for the entire city. This award is a tribute to his invaluable contribution to Italian theatre and cinema.

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6TH WORLD URBAN FORUM – GENDER EQUALITY ACTION ASSEMBLY

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Napoli | 02 September 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The 6th World Urban Forum organised in Naples by the United Nations Human Settlements Programme (UN-Habitat) also aimed at promoting the role of women as actors in the development of cities. To this end, 2 September 2012 was dedicated to the Gender Equality Action Assembly (GEAA).

The GEAA discussed the progress made and challenges that remain for the implementation of the Gender Equality Action Plan (GEAP) outlining the strategic actions and their political implications. This plan sets out the guidelines that guarantee women and men more equitable access to public resources and services. Moreover, the promote equal participation of women in all aspects of town planning. Within the framework of its stated objectives, a debate was held on sustainable way of moving forward towards the attainment of economic empowerment of women in cities and guidelines were laid down on the policies to be adopted.

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AN “ABBRACCIO” TO ANTONIO, MATTEO, GERARDO AND GIOVANNI.

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Torre del Greco | 17 August 2018
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

"My thoughts go today to Antonio Stanzione, Matteo Bertonati, Gerardo Esposito and Giovanni Battiloro: the 4 young people of Torre del Greco - the city where I was born - who died from the collapse of the Morandi bridge in Genoa.
To the excruciating pain and to the closeness with the Prayer to the families must be added a reflection on the disasters that our humanity makes every moment, in every place and in all the disciplines.
Only the profound assumption of a new ethics based not on profit but on the quadrinomial COMPETENCE - RESPONSIBILITY - PASSION - SOLIDARITY can avoid the repetition of these tragedies and nourish in young people a new hope able to make them HAPPINESS OF POSITIVE! ".
These are the words of President Capasso on the occasion of the funeral of the young victims of the Morandi bridge coming from Torre del Greco.

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