TOTEM FOR PEACE

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The "Totem of Peace", the work of the Turin sculptor Mario Molinari, is the symbol of the "United States of the World" and represents the Peace: it was chosen in 1997 by 3,000 representatives of 181 countries and since then the "United States of the World" with the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" are spreading this universal symbol by setting up the network of "Cities for Peace".
The sculptor Mario Molinari was an artist of clear fame, sensitive to the themes of peace and dialogue between cultures, as evidenced by his numerous works and his life.
The cultural project of the "Totem of Peace" is carried out in the world by Michele Capasso: dedicated, since 1987, to the construction of dialogue as a tool for the mediation of conflicts, he combines his international experience of social and intercultural planning and planning with the professional one of architect and engineer.
Many countries have created the monumental work symbolising peace and coexistence between different peoples. Among the main ones are:

   

The sail that symbolizes the journey, the sea. This “Mare Nostrum” of ​​Ours which was the cradle of civilization, the scene of clashes and battles between the people who inhabited it but also and above all of the exchange of goods and knowledge. A sea celebrated in myth where Ulysses got lost, continuing to wander in his desperate search for his way back. The sail that turns red, at dawn and dusk, at departure and return in the immutable rhythm of the Universe .

(M. MOLINARI)

The Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, with representatives from other Countries and from the world of politics, culture and diplomacy (among them the journalist Paolo Mieli, the Councillor of the Prime Minister of Morocco Driss Guerraoui, the Ambassador of the Palestinian Authority to the European Union Leila Shahid and the President of the Province of Turin Antonio Saitta) inaugurated the Totem for Peace by sculptor Mario Molinari at the Maison de la Paix.

For the occasion the Cantori di Posillipo performed the Hymn of the Mediterranean creating a touching moment for peace and dialogue.

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The Fondazione Mediterraneo - with the Archdiocese of Naples - realized the monumental work by sculptor Mario Molinari on the occasion of the 150th Anniversary of the Italian Unity.

After Turin, the monumental work has been inaugurated in Naples, on friday the 20th of May 2011 in front of the Diocesan Museum, in Largo Donnaregina: on this occasion there was the "passing of the baton" from the Kingdom of Morocco - where the last "totem for Peace" was realized - and the city of Turin, to the Archdiocese of Naples and from the latter to the other cities which will realize the work.

Took part: Cardinal Crescenzio Sepe, the President of the Province of Turin Antonio Saitta, the Presidente of Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso, Jacopo Molinari, members of Fondazione Mediterraneo and other seats, the Mayor of Rutino Michele Voria, the Mayor of San Sebastiano al Vesuvio Giuseppe Capasso, the Councillor of the Prime Minister of Morocco Driss Guerraoui, the Ambassador of Palestinian Authority to the European Union Leila Shahid, the President of the Administrative Court of Regione Campania Antonio Guida, the Attorney General of the Republic Vincenzo Galgano and representatives of international Institutions partners of the “Totem for Peace” .

For the occasion the Cantori di Posillipo, accompanied by soloists, performed the Hymns of Mameli and that of the Mediterranean.

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