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INTERNATIONAL WOMEN'S DAY DEDICATED TO UKRAINIAN WOMEN
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08 March 2023
The Fondazione Mediterraneo wanted to celebrate "International Women's Day" by dedicating it to Ukrainian women: innocent victims of a fratricidal war in the heart of Europe.
Throughout the day, the Peace Museum's 107 large videowalls projected images of Ukrainian women whose dignity and lives have been violated.
To NOT FORGET what increasingly appears to be a tragedy of immense proportions.
President Capasso thus addressed the women in attendance and those connected webinar:
"We want to dedicate this March 8, 2023 to the Ukrainian women who resist, who heal, who flee, who fight for life, who cry, who stand against Putin's war, who hope for Europe, who ask us to help them.
The images of Ukrainian women victims of the war flash before our eyes now unaccustomed to this spectacle in the heart of Europe: thousands dead, hundreds of thousands relocated or exiled, towns and villages in ruins, bridges and buildings destroyed by gunfire, monuments of culture or faith desecrated, violence and humiliation of all kinds, countless existences of simple people mutilated or torn apart forever. Human suffering cannot be summarized. Can one go beyond it?
This question is addressed at the same time to Russia that invaded Ukraine but also to those who have done so little to stop this war in the heart of Europe.
What can we say, in the face of such a tragedy, of a UN unsuited to the changes in our world with bureaucratic rules and vetoes that prevent real peacekeeping action; of a NATO that has remained a prisoner of archaic defense models; of a European Union that cares so little about the rest of Europe except for economic needs and following the law of markets and merchants; of a Russia trying to take back the place of the former Soviet Union by using force and violence, of all these games barely disguised by the great powers and their interests? Agreements constantly betrayed, pacts mocked and negotiators made fools of, international resolutions ignored, humanitarian convoys themselves become targets of deadly rage. Russia has provoked a war in the heart of Europe, against a "Brother Country"-Ukraine. A European war that is being waged according to archaic and despotic criteria contrary to any logic. A morally illegitimate war with no legal basis. A war above all fought by causing humiliation, suffering, genocide, violations, planned and pre-announced massacres whose victims are essentially women and children.
On this day we want to pay tribute to the women of Ukraine to whom our thoughts and help go.
Let us again throw a bottle into our sea with a common appeal intended for what remains of consciences on our shores".
LUIGI SANTAGATA AND FAMILY VISIT THE MUSEUM OF PEACE
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05 March 2023
Luigi Santagata with his wife Benedetta Pellegrino, children and friends visited the Museum of Peace - MAMT expressing appreciation for the place.
SOUTHERN PARTY ASSEMBLY IN NAPLES: "FROM HISTORICAL SOUTHERNISM TO DIFFERENTIATED AUTONOMY"
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04 March 2023
An assembly was held in the premises of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the United States of the World entitled "From Historical Meridionalism to Differentiated Autonomy", organised by the Party of the South.
After the greetings of Michele Capasso, President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, and the opening speech by Antonio Luongo, Head of the Naples Metropolitan City of the Party of the South, Enrico Panini, former Deputy Mayor of Naples, Senator Peppe de Cristofaro, of Sinistra Italiana, Valentino Romano, Southern writer, Giovanni Russo Spena, Democratic Jurist, Sergio Marotta, UNISOB University Professor, Giacomo De Angelis, from the PCI National Secretariat, Paola Nugnes, for the Naples Metropolitan Coordination NO Autonomia Differenziata, Franco Bartolomei, National Secretary of Socialist Risorgimento.
The meeting, organised in collaboration with the Fronte Meridionalista la Riscossa del Sud and the Laboratorio del Sud, also saw the participation of representatives of these subjectivities, from Nicola Manfredelli, of the Charter of Venosa, to Loredana Marino of the Laboratorio la Riscossa del Sud and Salvatore Lucchese, of the G. Salvemini Committee. Salvemini. The proceedings were concluded by Natale Cuccurese, president of the Party of the South, who said: "the Assembly was necessary to remind us that southernism is not a political current, but simply an activity of research and historical and economic analysis on the Southern Question in order to solve it".
STUDENTS AND TEACHERS FROM THE VITTORIO VENETO INSTITUTE IN NAPLES, THE RUE DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE INSTITUTE IN GABÈS (TUNISIA) AND CIUDAD REAL (SPAIN) VISIT THE MUSEUM AND THE TOTEM OF PEACE
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01 March 2023
Welcomed by the Secretary General of the "United States of the World" Prof. Michele Capasso, students and teachers from the Vittorio Veneto Institute of Naples, the Rue de La République Institute of Gabès (Tunisia) and Ciudad Real (Spain) visited the Museum of Peace MAMT with the "Totem for Peace" and the main emotional paths: in particular those dedicated to Mario Molinari, to migrants, to inter-religious dialogue - with the Mosque, the Synagogue and the holy places of Christianity.
After retracing the history of the museum, the students and teachers lingered on the panoramic terrace and then in the music room, the Churchill room and the room dedicated to cribs and the history of bread and pizza.
Particularly exciting was the lengthy viewing of the "Campania of emotions" videos: from Vesuvius to the Amalfi Coast, from Naples to the Royal Palace of Caserta. Guests from Spain and Tunisia were impressed by the beauty of the videos and the World Heritage sites.
A 3-language catalogue of the Museum was given to all of them. Many of the young people suggested an edition in 3 other languages (Spanish, German and Portuguese).
AT THE MUSEUM OF PEACE OBJECTS FROM THE CARNIVAL OF URUGUAY
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27 February 2023
Objects, documents and exhibits from Uruguay's Carnival, the longest in the world, were donated from Uruguay to the Museum delegates present in Montevideo.
"Although less well known, Carnival in Uruguay is actually longer than the famous one in Brazil, and probably more fun for the same reasons and more," said Prof. Caterina Arcidiacono present in Montevideo. "Almost all Latin American countries have their own Carnival, but they are rarely considered more culturally important than in Uruguay, where neighbourhoods from all over the country come together to celebrate one of the most significant events in their collective history. Here is everything you need to know about the world's longest carnival'.
There are some similarities between Carnival and other harvest festivals around the world, and some attribute Carnival's origins to the cultural tradition of celebrating and paying homage to the rising of Saturn in ancient Greece. Others link it to a festival celebrating Bacchus, the Roman god of wine and revelry, who rang in the new year in ancient Rome. Here we have a possible origin for its name, as the priests leading the procession often pushed a boat on wheels, like a float, which they called 'carrus navalis ,' or 'car navalis' for short.
Carnival has evolved slowly over the years and has become a celebration of many beliefs and traditions of the various cultures of those who have immigrated to the country. Carnival celebrates the abolition of slavery in Uruguay and at the same time is strongly related to global harvest celebrations and social, individual and collective freedom. It is also somewhat entangled with Christian celebrations such as Christmas and Holy Week.
Almost four months before the main festivities and parades, the Uruguayan carnival is already starting to make itself felt after its silent hibernation. It starts with a week of shows and performances, some of which feature famous musicians. What makes this week-long series of performances even more unique are the satirical classics and comedy shows that parody the way of the world and all of us.
SILVIA LEVENSON VISITS THE PEACE MUSEUM AND SIGNS THE KIMIYYA MANIFESTO
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27 February 2023
Silvia Levenson - an internationally renowned glass artist - visited the Museum with a view to the creation of a section dedicated to glass art, in which she promised to participate with one of her significant works.
On this occasion, she signed the 'Kimiyya Manifesto' for the defence of women.
In President Capasso's interview, she stated:
"I was born in Buenos Aires in 1957. I was part of a generation that fought to change a society that seemed terribly unjust. In 1976, when the military took power, I was nineteen years old and in August of that year my daughter Natalia was born. She was the same age as those young people whose biological identity was stolen by the military. With unprecedented cruelty, pregnant prisoners were murdered only after giving birth, while the babies were illegally given for adoption. What happened between 1976 and 1983 changed my life and influenced my artistic work. An important part of my work is to reveal or make visible what is normally hidden or cannot be seen, and I use glass to represent this metaphor. We have always used glass to preserve food and drink, I use glass to preserve the memory of people and objects for future generations."
THE FOUNDATION AND THE MUSEUM OF PEACE CELEBRATE NATIONAL BRAILLE DAY
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21 February 2023
The Fondazione Mediterraneo and the Museum of Peace - MAMT celebrated "National Braille Day": an anniversary established by Law No. 126 of 3 August 2007. It is celebrated annually on 21 February, as a moment to raise public awareness of blind people, coinciding with the World Day for the Defence of Linguistic Identity promoted by UNESCO (the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation). In fact, this system allows blind people to access the written cultural heritage of humanity.
As part of this day, the Foundation with the Museum of Peace - one of the most important in the world for adaptation to the blind and with innovative tactile maps and works - promotes suitable awareness-raising and solidarity initiatives, as well as studies, conferences, meetings and debates at schools and in the mainstream media, to draw attention and information to the importance of the Braille system in the lives of visually impaired people and of all those directly or indirectly involved in their affairs, in order to develop public policies and private behaviour that broaden the possibilities for real social inclusion and access to culture and information for all those with visual impairments.
WHITE FLAG - STOP THE VIOLENCE
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16 February 2023
The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Prof. Michele Capasso participated - together with the Councillor Edoardo Cosenza, the lawyer Antonio Tosi and other speakers - in the event organised by the association "Arteggiando" at the MAN in Naples.
On this occasion, President Capasso illustrated the activities of the Fondazione and, in particular, the "United States of the World".
ANNIVERSARIES AT THE MUSEUM: THE CENTENARY OF FRANCO ZEFFIRELLI'S BIRTH
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12 February 2023
A great influx of visitors to the Museum of Peace - MAMT for the centenary of Franco Zeffirelli's birth: on the 107 large video walls the documentary on the life of the great director and his main works.
President Michele Capasso, in connection with various schools, recalled the figure of Zeffirelli and his friendship with Gustavo Rol.
"Thanks to Franco," said Capasso, "Gustavo Rol took part in the "Domenica In" programme with Raffaella Carrà on 11 January 1987, where he launched the "Appeal for the United States of the World" that has underpinned the Fondazione Mediterraneo's work for 35 years".
On this occasion, stamps with philatelic cancellation created by the "Poste italiane" were distributed.
THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO AND THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD TOGETHER TO HELP TURKEY AND SYRIA
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07 February 2023
The professor Michele Capasso - Secretary General of the "United States of the World" and President of the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" - communicated the commitment of the "United States of the World" and of the Foundation in concretely helping the populations of Turkey and Syria victims of the strong earthquake that destroyed homes, lives, cities.
"In this difficult moment for the history of humanity - wars, pandemics, social injustices, destruction of creation, climate change - this tremendous earthquake must also be a warning to bring together all forces for actions of solidarity, cooperation and aid. Only together - concluded Capasso - will we be able to overcome the imposing challenges that are before us".