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.

 

The UNESCO World day for Science of Peace and Development, take places the 10th of  november of every year in order to put light on the role of science as peace’s factor between people and as way for the economical and social development. Within this aim, governmental and non organizations, local authorities, scientific institutions, universities, schools and media are pushed to organize events to celebrate this day. Focusing on the need to put in place a deeper relationship between Science, Politics and Society, the day is the occasion to highlight science and scientist’s role in the creation of an inclusive and sustainable society in which all the citizens would part of the scientific development. The day, is included as part of Futuro Remoto dedicated to the sea, the meeting will be an occasion of confront between the public and migrant communities on the topics of travel and integration. The manifestation has also the aim to contrast indifference, which, in Italy and Europe often faces the tragic news coming from the Mediterranean, which is always has been crossroad of ideas and cultures and today has becomed a grave for whom are trying to escape from hunger and war. During the event it will be held a poster section in which organizations and ONG will expose and illustrate their experiences and projects sending their materials through a form available at this link. At the same link it is also available the temporary programme.

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Michele Capasso and Ernesto Olivero joined to the ceremony for the “Peace Tree” planted in the courtyard of the famous Naples high school Genovesi.
The event, organized by Alfonso Pecoraro Scanio, former minister of Environment and president of foundation Univerde –intends to donate every year, in occasion of San Francesco’s day, the donation of a tree in  a school.
In this occasion it has been presented the World Youth Meeting which it will be hosted in Naples.
Capasso was particulary touched as Genovesi was also its high school between years 1967-1972.

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Kuwait ambassador in Rome Sheikh Ali Khalid Al-Jaber Al-Sabah visited Napoli based Fondazione Mediterraneo in order to organize the next visit of  S.A. Sheikh Nasser Al-Sabah. During the meeting between Kuwait diplomatic and Foundation’s President Michele Capasso, who  hosted him with the prof. Antonio Capuano, the Foundation has been appointed of the Medal of Honour in occasion of the celebration of Kuwait’s 50° anniversary.

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Ernesto Olivero and Michele Capasso, at the eve of Peace Youth World Meeting they did homage to  Jolanda Diana, mother of Don Peppe Diana, and its brother Emilio. The meeting was dedicated in memorial to Don Peppe – cruelty killed on 18 march 2014. In this occasion artist Nair dedicated one of the song to mamma Jolanda.

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