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MESSAGE FOR THE NEW YEAR
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01 January 2024
The professor Michele Capasso - Secretary-General of the "United States of the World" and president of the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" - addressed, as usual, a message for the new year 2023.
The hope is that in this year we can reach a truce and then peace in Israel, Palestine, Ukraine and in other parts of the world through the enhancement of diversity.
“Only by tackling, solving and harmonizing diversity, conditions of misery, ignorance and injustice in the world - says prof. Capasso - it is possible to extinguish hotbeds of discord, riot, hatred; it must be understood that diversities, if harmonized, constitute a strength and a source of enrichment for all humanity, complementing each other instead of opposing each other. It is not a question of pursuing a system of universal harmony, as Fourier or Leibnitz wished, because we started from a pre-established universal harmony: the great inequalities existing between our brothers and sisters scattered throughout the world require our commitment to harmonize them. On this theme it is worth proposing an example: if in an orchestra everyone played on their own, a 'cacophony' would arise; if all the instruments were identical, it would be 'monotony'; the inequality of instruments and the harmonization of sounds is much better to arrive at a great ‘universal symphony’”.
CONDOLENCES FOR THE DEATH OF JACQUES DELORS
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27 December 2023
The Secretary-General Michele Capasso, the Council of Ambassadors, the Board of Directors with Pia Molinari and Jacopo Molinari, the International Committee, the delegates of the autonomous sections "Fondazione Mediterraneo", "United States of Europe", "Accademia del Mediterraneo", "Kimiyya" and "Almamed" and the heads of the branch offices express their deep condolences for the death of Jacques Delors, former President of the European Commission.
In his remarks, Secretary-General Michele Capasso recalled the friend and convinced Europesist, sharing the comments of Mario Draghi and other representatives of the European institutions in describing Delors as "the father of modern Europe: from the Maastricht Treaty to the Schengen Agreements, he presided over epoch-making changes that still define the European Union, its potential and its aspirations".
CHRISTMAS OF PEACE DEDICATED TO THE PEOPLES AT WAR
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24 December 2023
Shortly before midnight on 24 December 2023, the Secretary-General of the United States of the World Michele Capasso made an appeal for peace in front of the 18th century nativity scene in the Peace Museum.
Symbolically, Marianita Carfora and Vincenzo Laudiero performed the Christmas carol “Tu scendi dalle stelle”.
SONG FOR THE DAYS OF CHRISTMAS. FOR EARTH AND FOR PEACE.
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21 December 2023
The concert "Song for the Days of Christmas" dedicated to the Land and Peace, especially for the peoples of Ukraine, Palestine and Israel, was held at the United States of the World and the Peace Museum.
In his address, Secretary-General Michele Capasso emphasised the difficult time in human history and the importance of moments of togetherness based on solidarity and the sharing of important values for the respect of human dignity.
"I dedicate this evening to Samira, the poor Iranian woman hanged for no reason in a horror that goes against every human right," Capasso concluded.
The concert curated by "Promenade a Sud" is included in the "Other Christmases" programme of the City of Naples 2023 and is intended as a journey through the rhythms and melodies of ancient and timeless, magical atmospheres of the Christmas season.
The "Promenade a Sud" project aims to enhance and preserve the musical and cultural heritage of southern Italy.
The venue of the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace was chosen for a specific reason: 181 countries from all over the world were represented and an approved "Constitution" founded on saving the Earth and building Peace. Through the song "Stella D' Argento" by C. Faiello, performed by Marianita Carfora, a tribute was paid to the peoples of the Holy Land always in perpetual conflict.
CHRISTMAS IN STRIPES
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21 December 2023
A theatrical reading by a former Naples prison inmate, Mattia Esposito, took place at the Museum of Peace - as part of the "Other Christmases" event - where he gave an evocative speech about how Christmas is experienced by the less fortunate.
The valuable testimony recounted his Christmas experience as a prisoner and the importance of friendship and family, which becomes vital in times of darkness.
CONCERT FOR THE TOTEM FOR PEACE
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21 December 2023
A concert for the "Totem for Peace" was held at the headquarters of the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace.
The artists of the group "Promenade a Sud" gathered around the "Totem for Peace", symbol of the United States of the World, and on this occasion the song "Stella D' Argento" by C. Faiello, by Marianita Carfora, was performed, wishing to pay homage to the peoples of the Holy Land always in perpetual conflict.
CONDOLENCES FOR THE DEATH OF ABDULAZIZ SAUD AL-BABTAIN, MEMBER OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD
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15 December 2023
The Secretary-General Michele Capasso, the Council of Ambassadors, the Board of Governors with Pia Molinari and Jacopo Molinari, the International Committee, the delegates of the autonomous sections "Fondazione Mediterraneo", "Accademia del Mediterraneo" and "Almamed" and the heads of the branch offices express their deep condolences for the passing of Abdulaziz-Al-Babtain, a founding member of the United States of the World.
A leading figure in Kuwaiti culture, he was a highly regarded poet who made a fundamental contribution to Arab culture by writing numerous poetry collections and serving as head of the Al-Babtain Group for Poetic Creativity.
Secretary General Michele Capasso remembers his fraternal friend, his visits to the Naples headquarters on the occasion of the "Mediterranean Award" attributed to him, his poetry meetings in Kuwait City with Jacopo Molinari, and the opening of a special section on Arab poetry in the Library of the Museum of Peace in Naples, the result of an agreement between the Al Babtain Foundation and the Fondazione Mediterraneo.
An official communiqué expressed sincere condolences to the bereaved family and friends of the deceased.
THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD SUPPORTS THE THIRD WORLD MARCH FOR PEACE
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11 December 2023
The United States of the World with the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the women's peace network "Kimiyya" support the third "World March for Peace and Nonviolence" that will take place in 2024 to denounce the dangerous world situation with growing conflicts, increased arms expenditures while, at the same time, in vast areas of the planet many populations suffer due to lack of food and water.
The main objectives are:
- Continue to create awareness that only through 'peace' and 'non-violence' will the human species open up its future.
- To make visible the various positive actions that people, communities and peoples are developing in numerous places in the direction of the application of human rights, non-discrimination, cooperation, peaceful coexistence and non-aggression.
- Giving voice to the new generations who want to take over and make their mark by installing the culture of non-violence in the collective imagination, in education, in politics, in society...
In the same way that ecological awareness has been installed in just a few years.
The central issues to be addressed are:
- The prohibition of nuclear weapons. Proportional disarmament and the renunciation of states to use war to resolve conflicts or to appropriate resources. "We are determined to avoid wars for future generations".
- The re-founding of the United Nations, including the addition to the Security Council of an Environmental Security Council and a Socio-Economic Security Council. "United Nations watching over all citizens of the planet".
- The creation of conditions for a fully sustainable planet, taking into account the fact that this is a limited space that we absolutely must take care of. "Earth is everyone's home".
- The integration of regions and areas with socio-economic systems in order to ensure well-being and resources for all, with the goal of eliminating world hunger in the next 10 years. "We want to eliminate hunger in human history".
The United States of the World says "No" to discrimination of any kind: gender, age, race, religion, economy, etc. "No human being above another". Nonviolence as a new culture and active nonviolence as a methodology of action. "Nonviolence is the force that transforms the world".
CARLO FORESTA AND CORRADO PERRICONE VISITING THE UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD AND THE MUSEUM OF PEACE
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09 December 2023
Professors Carlo Foresta and Corrado Perricone visited the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace accompanied by their respective families.
Welcomed by Secretary-General Prof. Michele Capasso, they expressed their appreciation for a unique place that is a heritage of humanity.
THE MUSEUM OPENS TO COLDIRETTI
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07 December 2023
The Museum of Peace with "The Campania of Emotions" welcomed many visitors to the "Coldiretti" village hosted from 7 to 9 December in Piazza Municipio right in front of the Museum's shop windows and entrance.
Among thousands of visitors, more than 1,000 visited the Museum, appreciating the emotional videos of "The Campania of Emotions".