INAUGURATION OF JUDICIAL YEAR 2020 TAR CAMPANIA

The inauguration ceremony of the CAMPANIA TAR Judicial Year 2020 was held. 
Michele Capasso, Claudio Azzolini and Pia Molinari intervened for the Fondazione Mediterraneo.

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NAPLES, FLORENCE AND BARCELONA IN COMPARISON: THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO AND THE FEDERAZIONE ANNA LINDH PARTICIPATE IN THE MEETING ON THE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES OF THE HISTORICAL CENTER

The Fondazione Mediterraneo and the Federazione Anna Lindh Italia participated in the seminar on the theme "TOURIST DEVELOPMENT STRATEGIES OF THE HISTORICAL CENTER: NAPLES, FLORENCE AND BARCELONA IN COMPARISON", underlining the urgent need to avoid the destruction of the historic centers and with it the memory of ancient crafts and knowledge.

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THE CELEBRATIONS OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE BARCELONA PROCESS ARE STARTING

President Michele Capasso participated in Barcelona at the start of the celebrations for the 25th anniversary of the Barcelona Process promoted by the European Union and the Mediterranean partner countries for a political, cultural, scientific and social partnership.
"The Fondazione Mediterraneo has been and is the protagonist of this process - said President Capasso - having carried out the main events and actions since its birth in 1995: from the Euromed Civil Forums to the Euro-Mediterranean Conferences up to the latest initiatives such as the Peace Museum and the Mediterranean. The Barcelona Process was an important opportunity that helps us reflect on what has been accomplished but, above all, on the challenges that await us in the near future".

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THE REFORM OF CITIZENSHIP BETWEEN IUS SOLI AND IUS CULTURAE

The Fondazione Mediterraneo and the Anna Lindh Italia Federation participated in the seminar promoted by the foreign department of DEMA entitled "THE REFORM OF CITIZENSHIP BETWEEN IUS SOLI AND IUS CULTURAE".
After the speeches of
Alessandra Sardu, Luigi De Magistris, Sandro Ruotolo and other speakers, the president Michele Capasso underlined the importance of planning and acting referring to the global scenario of 2050 in order to propose solutions consistent with the great climatic, demographic and social issues that await us in the very near future.

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THE PRESIDENT CAPASSO TAKES PART IN THE ADVANCING CEREMONY OF THE INTERREGIONAL CARABINIERI COMMANDER "OGADEN"

President Michele Capasso participated in the Ceremony of rotation of the Inter-regional Carabinieri Commander "Ogaden". General Adolfo Fischione will take over from the Army Corps General Vittorio Tomasone from February 3, 2020. General Tomasone leaves, after almost 50 years of military life, of which 21 months spent at the Command of the Interregional "Ogaden", active service in the weapon. At the rotation, in front of a training unit deployed in arms in the historic barracks "Salvo D'Acquisto", together with the flag of the war and the fanfare of the 10th Carabinieri Regiment "Campania", the Commander General of the Weapons attended, Army Corps General Giovanni Nistri, and numerous religious, civil and military authorities in the capital. There was also a large representation of Carabinieri from the territorial and specialized departments operating in the areas under the responsibility of the "Ogaden" Interregional, as well as delegates from the bodies of the Military Representation, orphans and family members of victims of duty, comrades on leave, fighting associations and weapon. In the hours preceding the ceremony, General Tomasone honored Vice Brigadier Salvo D’Acquisto, Gold Medal for Military Valor "in memory", by placing a flower cushion at the Hero's tomb in the Basilica of Santa Chiara. During the farewell greeting, General Tomasone first of all addressed a moving thought to those who sacrificed their lives for the weapon and for our beloved country, to the many wounded fellow soldiers on duty and to all the families affected in their affections. Below he thanked all the Carabinieri of the "Ogaden" for the commitment, professionalism and self-sacrifice daily in favor of the local communities and for the important results obtained in the action of prevention and repression of all forms of illegality. In turn, General Fischione expressed satisfaction with the high position conferred on him, ensuring the utmost commitment in order to further enhance the activity of the Carabinieri in the Regions of Campania, Abruzzo, Basilicata, Molise and Puglia.
During short talks with the Commander General Nistri, General Stefanizzi and General Fischione, President Capasso declared the joy and full availability of the Foundation to host the “L'Arma” exhibition in the near future at the Museum of Peace - MAMT of the Carabinieri, in the Faithful Centuries”
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FEAST OF SAN GIOVANNI BOSCO AT THE MUSEUM OF PEACE

On the occasion of the Feast dedicated to San Giovanni Bosco, numerous initiatives were held at the Museum of Peace: meetings of young people, visits to the emotional itineraries dedicated to Don Bosco, common prayers in the Chapel with the relics of Don Bosco and Mother Mazzarello.
On this occasion, a celebration of Holy Mass was officiated with a moment of prayer and reflection on the work of Don Bosco for young people
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THE PRESIDENT CAPASSO AT THE PRESENTATION OF "ALWAYS TOGETHER FOR THE ENVIRONMENT"

The president Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari spoke at the presentation of the Association "Always together for the environment" made up of former employees and officials of the Regional Agency for Environmental Protection (ARPA).
During his speech, President Capasso communicated his appreciation for the establishment of the "International Center for Environmental Studies" (based at the Fondazione Mediterraneo) and alerted about the risks and lack of environmental policies at regional, national and international level.

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ROBERTA SANTANIELLO SIGNS THE KIMIYYA POSTER

Roberta Santaniello, director of the Campania Region and vice-president of the Campania Regional Assembly of the Democratic Party, signed the appeal of the Mediterranean Foundation for "THE ACTRESSED WOMEN OF THE DIALOGUE" titled "KĪMIYYA".
The program is designed and implemented by the Mediterranean Foundation, in collaboration with 12 national networks of the «Anna Lindh Foundation» (Albania, Algeria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Spain France, Italy, Malta, Mauritania, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Slovenia, Tunisia) and with the main international institutions (UN, European Parliament, Council of Europe, etc.).
WOMAN is the main "promoter" of links between civil societies: by supporting her training, education and access to new tools and new digital technologies, it will be possible to facilitate the implementation of intercultural dialogue in the Euro Mediterranean region and reduce migration and the causes of conflicts.
The name KĪMIYYA was chosen because in the ancient Mediterranean languages ​​(Amharic, Arabic, Greek and other languages) it means "to embrace", "to merge", "to reunite together", "to share", "to amalgamate".
809 are the first signatory women in the world to date, including Nobel laureates, women with government responsibilities, women of culture and science and so on for a long list to which today is added the name of Roberta Santaniello
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ANNIVERSARIES AT THE MUSEUM: THE 600 YEARS OF THE DOME OF BRUNELLESCHI

The eleventh anniversary is dedicated to the 600 years since the construction of Brunelleschi's dome in Florence.
In the Museum, videos, images and documents on the dome are available and images, films, interviews and significant pages on the symbolic building of the City of Florence are projected.
“Brunelleschi's dome is still the largest masonry ever built today. With an octagonal base, its external diameter is 54.8 meters while the internal diameter is 45.5 meters. With this masterpiece, conventionally, the great season of Humanism and the Renaissance begins, "says architect president Michele Capasso, a scholar of Brunelleschi and the Dome.
The Dome is above all the symbol of the Universe, of its order and its beauty. For Christians it speaks of God and his reunification with men. Leon Battista Alberti was among the first admirers of the great work of Filippo Brunelleschi. The appreciations and studies on the Brunelleschi's Dome never stopped. Such is its charm that for generations the passion for understanding and explaining the 'machine' of the Dome continues to arouse lively debates among specialists.
The problem of "turning the dome" arose at the Santa Maria del Fiore Opera since 1418: invitations were made, tenders and consultations were requested, aware of the complex nature of the construction. It was a question of solving the octagon of the drum (the dome tax), inherited from Talenti, Benci di Cione, Giovanni d'Ambrogio and others, and of solving the greatest technical problem of the West of those decades. Finally in 1420 the choice fell on Filippo Brunelleschi. On 7 August of that year, construction work on the dome began to end, until the base of the lantern, on August 1, 1436. The lantern with a cone-shaped cover, designed by Brunelleschi, was built only after the death of the artist (1446) and the golden copper ball with the cross, by Andrea del Verrocchio, containing sacred relics, was placed in 1466
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NOT TO FORGET: THE MEMORIAL DAY AT THE MUSEUM

Like every year, the Museum of Peace held various events with school students and various groups of visitors on the occasion of the "Memorial Day".
In the Sala Israel - inaugurated by Shimon Peres - various videos were projected, some unpublished, too, on the Shoah and on the deportation of Jews to the various concentration camps.
Emotion and participation in particular by looking at the testimonies of Andra and Tatiana Bucci on the occasion of their visit to the Peace Museum. Their story is moving: daughters of a Jewish mother, in 1944 - when they were only 6 and 4 years old - they were deported to Auschwitz and survived.
Today Tatiana lives in Brussels, while Andra between the United States and Europe.
On this occasion, the book "Storia di Sergio" by Alessandra Viola, Andra Bucci and Tatiana Bucci was presented: the story of their Neapolitan cousin who died in concentration camps
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