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.

 

On the occasion of the appointment by Pope Francis, as Secretary of State Archbishop Monsignor Pietro Parolin - already Apostolic Nuncio to Venezuela - President Capasso High Prelate sent a warm message of congratulations, remembering the past and collaborations that occurred such as the session on Interfaith Dialogue held in Rome in March 2009.

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The President Michele Capassothe members of the Board of Directors and of International Scientific Committee, the representatives of the autonomous Sections and the detached offices, express deep condolences for the death of Prof. Giuseppe Galasso: with Gerardo Marotta, Raffaele La Capria, PredragMatvejevic’ and many other prestigious members of the International Scientific Committee of the Fondazione Mediterraneo. Since the beginning of the Foundation's activities, a deep collaboration was born based on ideals and respect for timeless values ​​like those that were at the bases of the glorious Italian Risorgimento. A unique common heritage done of initiatives and conferences: the great testimony of the vision of a man, Giuseppe Galasso, who was able to reinstatethe role toNaples of great capital in History and in Life.

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On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the beginning of the courses of the legendary "HIGH SCHOOL ANTONIO GENOVESI", in the still more legendary SECTION "E", the president Michele Capasso hosted - for an exclusive visit - his high school companions at the "Museum of Peace" - MAMT ": an immersion in emotions and unique and unforgettable emotions.

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The Fondazione Mediterraneo participated in the celebrations of Rome and Capua with various members involved in solidarity actions and assistance to migrants.
It's exciting to participate in this Eucharist among the flags of 49 countries; in the world there are about one billion people on the move - said President Michele Capasso - almost one human being out of seven; in Italy the migrants arrived through the Mediterranean route in 2017 were 119 thousand, 34% less than last year. It is estimated that there have been 3,116 deaths or missing persons on the Central Mediterranean route from North Africa to Italy. Since the beginning of the year, more than 400 children have died at sea, they tried to cross the crossing alone or with relatives, while in thousands they were victims of abuse, exploitation and slavery on their journey through Libya.
Only in 2017 - Capasso concludes - about 15,000 unaccompanied children reached Italy by sea and their trips were generally managed by traffic and trafficking managers ".Before attending Mass, President Capasso underlined the emotions and involvement of more than 5,000 visitors to the emotional path of the Museum of Peace in Naples dedicated to "VOICES OF MIGRANTS".
Celebrating the Mass in St. Peter's on Sunday, January 14,2018 Pope Francis said words of understanding for people's fears in the face of the migratory phenomenon:"To have doubts and fears is not a sin. The sin is to let these condition our choices and feed hatred "

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