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The Fondazione Mediterraneo pays tribute to President Kiro Gligorov
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02 January 2012
| Kiro Gligorov, the first President of independent Macedonia, died on 1st January 2012, aged 94. President Gligorov had been the undisputed protagonist in the process that led to the independence of Macedonia from Yugoslavia without a single shot being fired. As a founding member of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, he had also been a protagonist in shaping the peace and stability process in the Balkans. Michele Capasso, the President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, remembered him as a “great friend and kindred spirit, as well as a founder member of our Institution, whom we will never forget”. |
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The Molinari Totem for Peace installed at the French Headquarters of the Monte dei Paschi di Siena Bank
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24 December 2011
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The Monte dei Paschi di Siena Bank has installed the Totem for Peace by sculptor, Mario Molinari, at its French Headquarters in Paris. This sculpture is being disseminated throughout the world as a symbol of universal peace by the Fondazione.
In the photo, the Bank’s French Commercial Director, Bruno Falanga. |
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Mediterranean Award "Art and Creativity" 2012 to Giuseppe Antonello Leone
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23 December 2011
| The Mediterranean Award for Art and Creativity 2012 was given to Italian artist Giuseppe Antonello Leone. Giuseppe Antonello Leone was informed of his winning the Award by the President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and architect, Michele Capasso. |
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Giuseppe Antonello Leone expresses his appreciation for our book “Nostro Mare Nostro”
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23 December 2011
| The renowned artist, Giuseppe Antonello Leone, publicly acclaimed the book “Nostro Mare Nostro” by Michele Capasso (Ed. D Libri – Fondazione Mediterraneo) highlighting the pragmatism and concrete actions taken by Michele Capasso over the last twenty years to promote dialogue and of peace. “This book demonstrates the importance of dialogue, democracy and human rights in Euro-Mediterranean cooperation. It should be considered as an example for all of us”. |  |
VITTORIO DI PACE MEMBER OF FOUNDATION’S DIRECTORATE
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20 December 2011
| The architect Vittorio di Pace, person in charge of the project “Interethnic City”has been nominated member of Directorate of Fondazione Mediterraneo,. |  |
The Fondazione Mediterraneo celebrates its 20th birthday
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16 December 2011
Year by year summary of the main actions, the most important videos and the most important selected articles from the Press review
Mediterranean Award Architecture 2012 to Vittorio Di Pace
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16 December 2011
| The Mediterranean Award for Architecture 2012 has been given to the Italian architect Vittorio Di Pace. Architect Vittorio Di Pace has been told about the Award by the President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, architect Michele Capasso. |  |
Vittorio Di Pace expresses his appreciation for our book “Nostro Mare Nostro”
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16 December 2011
| Vittorio Di Pace publicly acclaimed the book “Nostro Mare Nostro” by Michele Capasso (Ed. DLibri – Fondazione Mediterraneo) highlighting the pragmatism and concrete actions taken by Michele Capasso over the last twenty years in favour of dialogue and of peace. “This book demonstrates the importance of dialogue, democracy and human rights in Euro-Mediterranean cooperation. It should be considered as an example for all of us”. |  |
Works by sculptor Mario Molinari in major train stations
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15 December 2011
| Works of art by sculptor Mario Molinari are installed in Italy’s major train stations starting with Turin. |
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APPEAL FOR FATHER PAOLO DALL’OGLIO
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13 December 2011
| With this message, we would like to bring to your attention some very disconcerting news regarding Father Paolo dall'Oglio, the Abbot of the Mar Musa Monastery in Syria and winner of the first Anna Lindh EuroMed Award 2006 for Dialogue among Cultures on the theme of Mutual Respect among People of Different Religions or Any Other Belief. As reported by many sources, the Syrian government has ordered his expulsion. (See: AsiaNews, one of the most important international Catholic News Agencies, Famiglia Cristiana, the most important Christian magazine in Italy, as well as the Aljazeera blog and news (video in Arabic with Greek subtitles). Many young Syrians who acknowledge him for his mission in support of fraternity, respect and dignity, have launched a Facebook page in Arabic named "No to the expulsion of Father Paolo", supported by thousands of people. We have spoken to him personally. He is in good health but concerned about the possibility of an expulsion, which would put an end to more than three decades of living in Syria. For those who are not familiar with his work, the Jesuit priest, Father Paolo, is a renowned proponent of dialogue between Christians and Muslims and has relentlessly worked for inter-faith harmony in the country for the last three decades. He has been committed to efforts for internal reconciliation, based on negotiation and freedom of expression, particularly in the current crisis, taking a courageous stance against the repression of protestors (see A Letter from Father Paolo to the Syrians, in Arabic).The Anna Lindh Foundation and the Fondazione Mediterraneo applaud the example of Father Paolo and support his unrelenting work. They would like to call upon all of you to support his humble but unwaverving commitment for reconciliation and his intercultural mission in Syria and the whole region, for which he deservedly earned the 2006 Anna Lindh Euromed Award. We would be grateful for any initiative you might take for the safety and work of Father Paolo, especially by urging the appropriate instances in your respective countries to take action in favor of his mission, in the context of what is being done in defense of human rights and dialogue in Syria. |
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