FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO HAS BEEN APPOINTED OF MEDAL OF HONOUR BY KUWAIT AMBASSADOR ALI KHALID AL SABAH

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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PRESIDENT CAPASSO IN VISIT TO SERMIG

The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso, greeted by Ernesto Olivero and Andrea Bisacchi, visited the headquarters of the Arsenal of Peace in Turin created by the SERMIG.
"It 's a thrill being able to touch the GOODNESS WELL DONE - said Capasso - and the work of Ernesto Olivero and SERMIG’s firends - in Italy, Brazil and Jordan - is the proof of the" Power of Love”.

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THE BOOK OF "WOMEN ALGERIA" BY GLORIA MARINA BELLELLI WILL BE PRESENTED AT SUDD FOUNDATION

Antonio Bassolino, Gianfranco Verderame and Enzo Amendola presents at "Fondazione Sudd" the book written by Gloria Marina Bellelli "The Algeria Woman".
The Mediterraneo Foundation support this evento.

" In the preface by Anna Maria Cossiga you understand how the book traces the troubled history of Algeria seen through the eyes of women: "the struggle to put an end to French colonialism; the socialist period and the one dramatic of Islamist terrorism; the policy of national reconciliation initiated in 2005.it also adds a new facet and particularly relevant emphasizing the essential contribution of Algerian women that, challenging the strict Muslim tradition, and often their own families, have taken up arms and have turned to underground for the sake of their country.
These are the women who re-tell the story of Algeria, through fragments of personal memory now joyful and nostalgic, now loads of violence which, unfortunately, often accompanies the struggles for liberation and democracy. The heroines of these pages come from various sectors of society and not just they tell us the story of a country, but also the story of the condition of women in the country. Tortured and raped in the name of freedom and human rights, they have been forgotten by the same policy which so much of their lives have dedicated."

THE MEDITERRANEO FOUNDATION JOINS AND SUPPORTS THE YOUTH MEETING FOR PEACE

The Fondazione Mediterraneo - with its networks, remote offices, the autonomous sections, the "House of Peace", the "House of the Arab Maghreb", the "Maison de la Méditerranée" - adheres to and supports the "4th World Meeting of youth for Peace"organized by SERMIG in Naples October 4th, 2014, Feast of San Francesco.
During a meeting in Turin with Ernesto Olivero - on the occasion of the 50th anniversary of SERMIG - the President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso and manager of "Youth and Creativity" Pia Molinari shared the spirit of this important event which will see in Naples a thousands of young people from different countries around the world to spread their thoughts, their complaint to the rulers and powerful often regardless to what is happening today.
"Our goal - says Ernesto Olivero - is to give voice to young people, to their needs, their fears, their hopes. We will read a "Letter to the consciousness" born of the encounter with suffering: it is the cry of the young people who have lost their trust in institutions and they feel humiliated by history. This letter is born from the tears of those who are afraid to live in a society without principles, ideals and shared values​​; from the pain of the homeless welcomed in our arsenals; from the anger of those who were forced to leave their country; from the humiliation of rejected, of downtrodden, of no-face. Of those who have lost any hope in life and in others. "
"Fondazione Mediterraneo - says Michele Capasso - could not but fraternize to Ernesto Olivero and the SERMIG, the sharing values​​, actions, perspectives and hopes. What is happening these days in Iraq, Syria, Palestine and other parts of the world is a sign of ethics and moral decadence and a crisis of values​​, rather than economic: all over the world, from Europe to the United States, to the Middle East, to Asia, corrupt individuals, greedy, amoral spread their power, trampling human dignity. Our common aim must be that of transform this "Love of Power" in the indispensable "Power of Love" as Ernesto says, "Consciousness is witnessing with their lives rather than with words." The appointment in Naples is a key step of this path in order to give back to young people the role of "Manufacturers and protectors of our future."

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MASS OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE 50 YEARS OF THE SERMIG

Tuesday, September 16th, the Archbishop of Turin, Mgr. Cesare Nosiglia, during the celebration of the Eucharist of thanksgiving for the 50 years of SERMIG, delivered to Ernesto Olivero the decree of approval of the Statute of the Ecclesial with which the Fraternity of SERMIG is recognized as a private association of the faithful.
For the Fondazione Mediterraneo have intervened Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari, who expressed to Ernesto their  feelings of brotherhood and sharing of the Foundation.
At the end of the ceremony, during a meeting with Ernesto Olivero, have been discussed the upcoming joint initiatives such as the universal naming of the word "PEACE" and the 4th World Youth Meeting held in Naples October 4th 2014.

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MEETING BETWEEN ERNESTO OLIVERO AND MICHELE CAPASSO

On the eve of the 50th anniversary of the SERMIG – founded by Ernesto Olivero – and of the 25th  anniversary of the Fondazione Mediterraneo – founded by Michele Capasso – the founders met, sharing a common path to build Peace .
On this occasion Capasso  announced to Olivero the award to the Sermig of the "Premio Mediterraneo di Pace" 2014 and membership and support of the Foundation to the "4th World Meeting of Youth" which will take place in Naples October 4th 2014.

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AWARD CERIMONY OF THE MARE NOSTRUM AWARD 2014

The award cerimony of the VII edition of the “Mare Nostrum Award 2014”took place in Rome.
Created by “Grimaldi Magazine” Mare Nostrum Awards is devoted to promoting the Highways of the Sea. The aim is to exploit this unique opportunity of tradings, links and sustainable development for all countries of the Mediterranean. The Mare Nostrum Awards prize amounts, as every year, to EUR 50,000 divided among the top five.
The International Jury of the Award consists of prominent members of journalism and culture.
The President Folco Quilici is supported, among the others, by Vassiliki Armogeni,greek journalist of te magazine Efoplistis, Michele Capasso, President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, Diana De Feo, RAI journalist, Mimmo Jodice, photographer, Paul Kyprianou, former President RoRo Carriers Europeans. Secretary of the Prize is Luciano Bosso, journalist and editor of Grimaldi Magazine Mare Nostrum.
During the evening, the President Michele Capasso was interviewed by Massimo Giletti on his recent mission to Erbil and Gaza.

The 6 winners are:

  1. Massimo Minella for the article “Engorgement Mediterranean - It shrinks the Mare Nostrum” published in the daily “Repubblica”;
  2. Giovanni Capozzoli for his television service "Highways of the Sea, highways to love" which aired on the SeiTV Television;
  3. Marco Molino for the photographic exhibition "The Wave of Stone" held in Procida (Na) at the School of Higher Education of the University "L'Orientale”;
  4. Danilo Mainardi for the article "Wriggle among the waves" published in the weekly "Sette-Corriere della sera";
  5. Claudia Bonasi and Antonio Dura for the photographic exhibition “Salerno-Tunisi, journey on the routes of the Mediterranean ceramic”, held at the Arch catalan of Pinto Palace,Salerno;
  6. Kostas Syligardos for the coverage on TV called “Sea Highways” aired  on the greek portal flashnews.gr.

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THE MEDITERRANEO FOUNDATION SUPPORTS THE MOVIE BY PINO TORDIGLIONE "IL BACIO AZZURRO"

The Mediterraneo Foundation, since its born, has been committed to the defense of water as a value and irreplaceable asset of humanity. As part of its program the FM supports and promotes the movie by Pino Tordiglione.

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FORGIVING AND HOPING

The President Michele Capasso has carried out a mission in Gaza to bring its contribution to the victims of the conflict, in line with what the Foundation has done for Palestine since its establishment.

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FESTAMBIENTE TERRA FELIX

It will be held in Caserta, at Casale of teverolaccio - Succivo, the Conference "The purchasing groups, including reconciliation of time, environment, economy and sustainability," to which the Mediterraneo Foundation has granted its patronage..
The conference is part of the event Festambiente Terra Felix, which is held from 5th to 7th September 2014.

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