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FONDAZIONE PARTAKES OF THE SORROW OF TUNISIAN PEOPLE
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18 March 2015
The president of Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso, Directorate Board members, International Committee members , branches ones and director of Maison du Maghreb Arabe and all the members and volunteers and partners partake of the sorrow of Tunisian People – in particular of the close friend Naceur Mestiri, Ambassador in Rome – condemning the coward bombing which caused the death of innocent tourists and damaged the running and delicate process towards democratisation.
FOUNDATION IS CLOSE TO OUR TUNISIAN FRIENDS
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18 March 2015
In this terrible and shocking moment we have no words to express our feelings.
We can only express our solidarity and will to build a more peaceful Mediterranean.
Our commitment and our efforts – started 25 years ago –are the better and prompt answer in order to annihilate the terrorists who want to obstacle the fulfillment of a democratic transition in Tunisia.
In this moment we are close and supportive to Tunisian people.
Michele Capasso
CORTEN PROTECTS THE MONUMENT WITH THE URN OF UNKNOWN MIGRANT
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12 March 2015
The “Totem of Peace” with the urn of the “Unknown Migrant” and taking place in Naples harbour is covered with “Corten” who makes it change colour according to the light. The rust idea- or patina – states the “abandon” and, at the same time, the “protection”: to signify migrants don’t have to be left alone and thanks to them we will be able to give birth to a mixed society.
THE TOTEM OF PEACE WITH THE URN OF UNKNOWN MIGRANT HAS BEEN COMPLETED
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11 March 2015
It has been completed in the scheduled time the construction of “Totem of Peace” with the urn of “Unknown Migrant”, gifted to Port Captaincy – Guard Coast in occasion of their 150˚Anniversary. The urn with the remains of “Unknown Migrant” – coming from Lampedusa – will be put in the monument on 21 March 2015, Day dedicated to Mediterranean and Migrants.
THE PAST, THE PRESENT AND THE FUTURE: 60 YEARS OF RULE
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25 February 2015
In the occasion of the 60° anniversary of the rule of the mayor Raffaele Capasso (started in 1955), a meeting moderated by the journalist Gabriella Fancelli was held. Joined the meeting the mayors who replaced Raffaele Capasso along with the prof. Ugo Leone, president of Parco del Vesuvio and others.THE MOLINARI TOTEM OF PEACE WITH THE URN OF UNKNOWN MIGRANT HAS BEEN INSTALLED IN STAZIONE MARITTIMA SQUARE
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18 February 2015
In the aftermath of bureaucratic procedure and the achievement of the necessary authorizations and concessions, the construction of “Totem of Peace”, with the urn of “Unknown Migrant” started today : a gift to Port Captaincy – Coast Guard in occasion of their 150˚Anniversary.
POPE FRANCESCO MEETS THE COASTGUARD ENGAGED IN THE AID OF MIGRANTS
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17 February 2015
Pope Francesco met a delegation of Italian Coastguard in Saint Marta along with the Minister Lupi who testified the service carried out in sea in the difficult operations of aid to refugees and migrants.
Along with the Minister of Infrastructures and Transports Maurizio Lupi, joined the meeting:
- Felicio Angrisano, Admiral Commander of Coastguard
- Giovanni Pettorino, Admiral Chief of the Operating Unit (he led all the most difficult operations)
- Ciro Petrunelli, Lieutenant (join the rescue of the Ezaden motor-ship with hundred of migrants on board)
- Antonello Fava, Lieutenant, (guided the rescue of the motor-ship Blue Sky with hundred of migrants on board)
- Marco Ancora, Marshal (he too joined the rescue of the Ezaden motor-ship with hundred of migrants on board)
- Salvatore Finocchiaro, assistant chief (joined many participations of aid by helicopter)
Minister Lupi wrote to the Pope asking a meeting in behalf of the 11,000 men and women of Coast Guard, who for years are putting in danger their lives in aid operations and sometimes, instead to be thanked, they are accused to help traffickers and terrorists.
The Pope conceded a meeting which was held in a informal way in a room of Saint Marta. Everyone spoke, sharing his experience and the Pope listened carefully, and took the floor as last, thanking them and quoting the words of people who had already spoken. In its starting greetings, Lupi, as an example of the misunderstanding which affects this work of rescue and aid of human lives, mentioned the last week episode, when, after the rescue of 200 people, they were threatened with weapons by traffickers who intended to get the boat back.
“They have been accused of compliance, but instead they have been absolutely responsible, because there were 200 migrants on board and among them there were also many pregnant women. Should they had to engage in a armed conflict putting in risk the lives saved just some minutes before?”. Everyone shared his experience and Admiral Angrisano remembered that since 1991 to today Coast Guard saved more than 460.000 migrants lost in sea. Marshal Ancora added: “think about how many children were born from the people we saved”.
The Marshal Emiliano Venuti on 20 Decembers 2014 join with a rescue team on a boat out of control, dropped in the cargo Merkur 1 that, left by traffickers with automatic pilot on and which was sailing without control, risking to crash on Sicilian shores.The Marshal Venuti intervened and put the automatic pilot off, taking full control of the ship, which has been rescued. The 800 migrants were all saved. Port Captaincy of Reggio Calabria, on 24 September 2014 joined the rescue of a ship with 774 migrants Sicily Channel. Besides, the Port Captaincy helps migrants also after they have been rescued. Marianna Mari was really touched by the event: “The eyes of these people are unforgettable. During the travel their expressions change from fear to hope and to joy when they finally see the Italian shores”.
An other sailor confessed his “ fear” when on New Year's Eve, while he was at home with his family he was called in order to take part in aid on an old cargo vessel “with the blocked rudder and 900 people in sea with waves 9 meters high”, the most touching thing , the sailor said, was the applause of the migrants when I succeeded to take control of the ship.” After have listened to the concrete, touching and impressive experiences of the sailors, at the end of the meeting the Pope expressed his appreciation for the work carried out with courage and dedication. Among other things, He said that the migrants issue cannot be solved all of a sudden, but it stands more than the aid issue, but as first, when a life is in danger, we must help it: “when there is a injured, the first thing to do is to cure his injuries”. All the rest comes later.
The Pope remembered his travel to Lampedusa and praised the solidarity of Lampedusa citizens with the refugees, even if this can damage the touristic appeal of the island. He said to have sent His accountant, Mons. Krajewski, to participate to the operations of recovery of the deads after the terrible shipwreck of last year (“he came back changed, he was another man” said the Pope accompanying His sentence scrolling His hand first up and after down) and has concluded with these words: “… I admire you and I have to admit that I fell like useless comparing myself to the job which you are doing everyday, putting in danger your lives. I support you as best as I can, with my prayers and good words”.
FONDAZIONE MAKES AN APPEAL FOR MIGRANTS DEAD IN THE MEDITERRANEAN
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13 February 2015
Fondazione Mediterraneo, in Lampedusa in this tragic moment, launched an appeal for the migrants dead in sea, praising the courage of people of Port Captaincy – Guard Coast whom put in risk their lives in order to save other human beings.
BEST PHOTO OF PEACE FOR ALFRED FRIED AWARD FOR PHOTOGRAPHY
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10 February 2015
Call.
To what does the peace look like?
Is open the call to send contributions to the Photographic Award Alfred Fried, which rewards the best peace themed photography. Are accepted applications from all over the world, unless that the photo represents human efforts for a more peaceful world.
The deadline is for 14 May of 2015, at midnight, Central Europe Time.
The best five proposal will be rewarded with Alfred Fried medal. One of this five photographies will be chosen as peace’s picture of the year, will be rewarded with a 5 000€ amount and beside, will be exposed for one year at Austrian Parliament and included in its permanent art collection.
Introduced every year, on the 21 of September in concomitance with the UN international peace day the award is promoted by UNESCO, Photographic Society, Lammerhuber Publishing, Austrian Parliament, Austrian Parliamentarian Journalist Associations and International Press Institute (IIP). The award is dedicated to Alfred Hermann Fried (1864-1921), Austrian pacifist artist, winner of Nobel Prize on 1911.
Inaugural edition 2014 of the Alfred Fried Prize has been warmly welcomed by International Photographic Community.
The winner photo and selected in preview have been exposed in UNESCO headquarter in Paris. These photographies, as well as other 320 unique contributions, will been exposed, until March 2015, on the digital wall of new train station Hauptbahnhof Wien in Wien.
For UNESCO art is an important tool of peace. Reorganize the world and reshape it, opening new spaces for dialogue and comprehension.
Photography can strengthen a world peace culture, supporting, transmitting, unifying the world around a peace idea shared by many people.
To send your applications, and for further information, is available the official website of Photography Award Alfred Fried
© Emil Gataullin – The winner of the award Alfred Fried for Photography for 2014 has been Emil Gataullin (Russia), with a picture taken by its artwork “Towards the horizon”.
Lampedusa, 11 February 2015
THE STRUCTURE FOR THE MEMORIAL MONUMENT DEDICATED TO UNKNOWN MIGRANT HAS BEEN FINISHED
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10 February 2015
The zinc-coated steel structure of “Totem of Peace” has been realized in GIMA factory and will host the grave of “Unknown Migrant”, in occasion of the “Mediterranean and Migrants Day” (21 March 2015) and the 150° Anniversary of Port Captaincy - Coast Guard. The monumental art work will be installed in front of Naples Stazione Marittima.