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The ALF Italian Network joint project gets off the ground
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05 July 2012
| The ALF Italian Network joint project coordinated by Arci and dedicated to Lampedusa has begun. The Fondazione Mediterraneo is also a partner in the project. |
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NOBEL PRIZE WINNER SHIRIN EBADI SUPPORTS THE TOTEM FOR PEACE
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05 July 2012
| Nobel Prize winner Shirin Ebadi, member of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, supports and promotes the "Totem for Peace" by Molinari, defining it as "the Symbol that encloses hopes and ambitions for building Peace”. During a meeting with President Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari (director of the "Totem for Peace" programme), Shirin Ebadi showed her support and admiration for the important actions carried out by the Fondazione Mediterraneo throughout the world. |  |
NOBEL PRIZE WINNER SHIRIN EBADI PROMOTES NOSTRO MARE NOSTRO
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05 July 2012
| Nobel Prize winner Shirin Ebadi promotes Michele Capasso’s book “Nostro Mare Nostro”: an insight into a life the bears testimony to Michele Capasso’s commitment for dialogue and peace in the world. |  |
40TH ANNIVERSARY OF BAKU-NAPLES TWIN TOWN RELATIONS
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01 July 2012
| The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso (architect) visited the city of Baku during the 40th anniversary of the twin town relations between Baku and Naples. After being welcomed by the Italian Ambassador, Mario Baldi, President Capasso took the opportunity to praise the developments made with town planning and the major public works that have reshaped the identity of the capital of Azerbaijan. |
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THE TOTEM FOR PEACE IN MONTENEGRO
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30 June 2012
| The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso was received by the President of the Republic of Montenegro Filip Vujanovic’ during his visit to Azerbaijan. At the meeting, the President was presented with a copy of the “Totem for Peace”, made by the sculptor Mario Molinari. On that occasion, it was decided that the monumental sculpture would be erected in Montenegro, to further strengthen the ties between the Fondazione Mediterraneo and Montenegro. President Capasso dedicated a copy of his book “Nostro Mare Nostro”, to President Vujanovic’, which recounts the initial activities of the Fondazione Mediterraneo in favour of the Montenegrin people and other peoples of the former Yugoslavia. |
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THE TRICOLOUR TOTEM FOR PEACE IS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT OF NIGER
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30 June 2012
| The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso, was recieved by the first Lady of Niger, Assafa Issoufou Mahamadou, during his visit to Azerbaijan.
At the meeting, a copy of the “Tricolour Totem for Peace” by the sculptor Mario Molinari, created for the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy, was presented to the Republic of Niger and President Issoufou Mahamadou. On that occasion, the possibility of erecting the monumental sculpture in Niger was discussed, to further strengthen ties between the two countries. |
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THE TRICOLOUR TOTEM FOR PEACE IN AFGHANISTAN
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30 June 2012
| The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso met with Sham Bathija, Minister of Economy and Advisor to the President of Afghanistan. During the meeting, after studying the problems linked to the process of developing the autonomy and democratization of the country, it was agreed that the monumental Totem for Peace sculpture should be erected in Afghanistan in memory of the victims who dedicated their lives to peace. |  |
THE TOTEM FOR PEACE IN JORDAN AS THE SYMBOL FOR WOMEN
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30 June 2012
| The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso met with Nadia M. Hashem, the Minister of State for Women's Affairs in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. At the meeting, after recalling the long-standing ties between the Fondazione Mediterraneo and Jordan and role of the representative office in Amman – devoted to young people and creativity – it was agreed that the monumental sculpture by Mario Molinari would be erected in Jordan and dedicated to women for their role in peace-making. On that occasion, President Capasso gave a copy of the Tricolour Totem for Peace, created for the 150th anniversary of the Unification of Italy to Minister Hashem. |  |
THE TOTEM FOR PEACE IN MAURITANIA
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30 June 2012
| The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso met with Ambassador Mohamedou Ould Mohamed Mahmoud, President of the Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture of Mauritania. On that occasion, President Capasso presented his project for the “Arab Maghreb House” in Naples, which obtained unanimous consent. Ambasador Mohamedou Ould Mohamed Mahmoud expressed his support for the creation of the Totem for Peace by Molinari in Mauritania. |
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ISESCO SUPPORTS THE TOTEM FOR PEACE
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30 June 2012
| The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso met with Abdelaziz Othman Altwaijri, Director General of ISESCO - Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, which has its seat in Rabat and with which the Fondazione signed a Protocol of Understanding for the promotion of culture in Islamic countries. On that occasion, the Director General, Altwaijri expressed his appreciation for the activities of the Fondazione by giving his support to the Totem for Peace and acknowledging it as ISESCO’s symbol for culture and science. The Moroccan Minister for Solidarity, Women, the Family and Social Development Bassima Hakkaoui, also attended the meeting. |
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