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 IN THE UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

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Abu Dhabi | 03 February 2019
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

"It was a great emotion to see Pope Francis here in the United Arab Emirates - said President Michele Capasso - and with the Fondazione Mediterraneo we are happy to have been among the historical actors of this process. The 120 thousand Catholics who took part in the first open mass celebrated by a Pope in the Arabian peninsula on Tuesday morning are the clear demonstration of the success of Francis' trip to Abu Dhabi. More than solemn speeches and signatures in front of the flashes of photographers, it is the very presence of Francis in this land that is decisive. If the document on human brotherhood signed at the Founder's memorial really goes down in history, it will be seen over the years. In the document the good intentions are many and ambitious that if put into practice would certainly lead to universal peace. This will not happen and the signatories know it first. But it's something, a step. The developments will be seen in a month and a half, when Francesco will continue the tour in Islam by visiting Morocco ".

Memorable words of Pope Francis:

"Even today, in the name of God, in order to safeguard peace, we need to come together as one family into an ark that can sail the stormy seas of the world: the ark of brotherhood. ... Enemy of the brotherhood is individualism, which translates into the will to affirm oneself and one's group over others. It is a trap that threatens all aspects of life, even the highest and innate prerogative of man, that is, openness to transcendence and religiosity. True religiosity consists in loving God with all our heart and neighbor as ourselves. Religious conduct therefore needs to be continually purified by the recurring temptation to judge other enemies and adversaries. Each creed is called to overcome the gap between friends and enemies, to assume the perspective of Heaven, which embraces men without privileges and discrimination ".

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DAY IN MEMORY OF CORRADO BEGUINOT

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Naples | 08 February 2019
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

A day in memory of prof. Corrado Beguinot, protagonist of urban renewal and theories on the wired city,was held in Naples, in the Aula Magna of the “Secondo Policlinico”. President Capasso recalled the fraternal friend who has collaborated with the Fondazione Mediterraneo since becoming a founding member and, together with the late Vittorio di Pace, author of the interethnic city's project.

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PRESS CONFERENCE OF "ITALIA MEDITERRANEA"

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Naples | 28 February 2019
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The president Capasso spoke at the press conference to present the "Italia Mediterranea" movement promoted by Claudio Signorile and Felice Iossa. Among the reports, that of the journalist Marco Esposito.
On this occasion, the Manifesto was presented for a perspective of revival of the South, seen from a European and, indeed, Mediterranean perspective. The new movement has already gathered the support of numerous intellectuals, politicians, personalities from the academic and cultural world.
In his speech, President Capasso underlined the importance of tackling the problems of the South in the broader framework of the United States of Europe through a real partnership with the main countries of the South Shore of the Mediterranean.

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IN NAPLES THE PARLIAMENTARY MEDITERRANEAN ASSEMBLY

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Naples | 06 March 2019
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The new headquarters of the Parliamentary Mediterranean Assembly (PAM) will open in Naples in the autumn. In the presence of the General Secretary Sergio Piazzi, the opening was announced today at the headquarters of the Campania Region which granted Palazzo Pico, a building of the institution. "We will host parliamentarians from the 30 Mediterranean countries in an association of extraordinary political value, because it is represented by the United Nations and will work on some issues that are decisive for our future, such as immigration, security, economic exchanges and political dialogue. inter-religious "said President De Luca.
The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso expressed his satisfaction at having the Pam headquarters in Naples, which was born at the Fondazione Mediterraneo in Naples and of which the same Foundation is a permanent observer.
"On the occasion of the thirtieth anniversary of the Foundation that is celebrated this year - said Capasso - the presence in Naples of the Pam reinforces the action indispensable for dialogue, peace and cooperation".

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