SOUTHERN PARTY ASSEMBLY IN NAPLES: "FROM HISTORICAL SOUTHERNISM TO DIFFERENTIATED AUTONOMY"

Naples | 04 March 2023
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

An assembly was held in the premises of the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the United States of the World entitled "From Historical Meridionalism to Differentiated Autonomy", organised by the Party of the South.
After the greetings of Michele Capasso, President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo, and the opening speech by Antonio Luongo, Head of the Naples Metropolitan City of the Party of the South, Enrico Panini, former Deputy Mayor of Naples, Senator Peppe de Cristofaro, of Sinistra Italiana, Valentino Romano, Southern writer, Giovanni Russo Spena, Democratic Jurist, Sergio Marotta, UNISOB University Professor, Giacomo De Angelis, from the PCI National Secretariat, Paola Nugnes, for the Naples Metropolitan Coordination NO Autonomia Differenziata, Franco Bartolomei, National Secretary of Socialist Risorgimento.
The meeting, organised in collaboration with the Fronte Meridionalista la Riscossa del Sud and the Laboratorio del Sud, also saw the participation of representatives of these subjectivities, from Nicola Manfredelli, of the Charter of Venosa, to Loredana Marino of the Laboratorio la Riscossa del Sud and Salvatore Lucchese, of the G. Salvemini Committee. Salvemini. The proceedings were concluded by Natale Cuccurese, president of the Party of the South, who said: "the Assembly was necessary to remind us that southernism is not a political current, but simply an activity of research and historical and economic analysis on the Southern Question in order to solve it".

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ITALIAN MODEL UNITED NATION

Naples | 19 January 2023
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

Three hundred students from various schools in Campania gathered for two days at the headquarters of the United States of the World for the "Italian Model United Nation" meeting, organised by the United Network Association under the patronage of the United States of the World and in collaboration with the Fondazione Mediterraneo and the Museum of Peace - MAMT.
On this occasion, all participating students and UNA staff were named "Standard Bearers of the United States of the World".

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UNITED STATES OF THE WORLD PARTICIPATE IN WORLD DAY OF THE POOR

Naples - Rome - Turin - Marrakech - Madrid | 13 November 2022
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Federazione Anna Lindh Italia - Onlus (EN)

The "United States of the World" organized and participated in various cities in the "World Day of the Poor", which Pope Francis dedicated this year to the theme "Jesus Christ made himself poor for you" (see 2 Cor 8:9) , title of the Message released on June 14, 2022.
“Pope Bergoglio - stated the SG Michele Capasso - starting from the tragic actuality of the conflict in Ukraine, from the senselessness of the war (many times defined by him as "madness"), identifies three paths for living responsible solidarity.
The first is to reject any form of "slackness that leads to inconsistent behavior" and says that this "is a theme that often recurs in the Pope's magisterium because it is a cultural condition that is the result of an exasperated secularism that confines people to inside a Chinese wall with no sense of social responsibility, with the illusion of living a happy but in fact ephemeral and groundless existence".
The second path is that of assuming solidarity as a form of social and Christian commitment. Pope Francis says: "Solidarity is precisely this: sharing the little we have with those who have nothing, so that no one suffers. The more the sense of community and communion as a lifestyle grows, the more solidarity develops…". Many countries in recent decades, says the prelate, have made progress thanks to family policies and social projects, so the time has come to share this "patrimony of security and stability", so that no one finds themselves in poverty. Central to this spirit of sharing is the value given to money and the intended use of it.
The third step is the proposal contained in the title of this VI World Day of the Poor. It is taken from Paul's second letter to the Christians of Corinth: "Jesus Christ made himself poor for you". The context of the Apostle's Letter is that of raising funds to support the poor of the Jerusalem community. Yesterday as today it is important to give continuity to generosity. "Solidarity, in fact, is precisely this - continues Pope Francis in the message - sharing the little we have with those who have nothing, so that no one suffers. The more the sense of community and communion as a lifestyle grows, the more solidarity develops […]. As members of civil society, we keep alive the call to the values ​​of freedom, responsibility, brotherhood and solidarity".
The "United States of the World" find in their "Constitution" in charity, faith and hope the foundation of being and acting of all the inhabitants with the motto "LAND AND PEACE".

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THE SG CAPASSO ATTENDS THE 33RD ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION OF THE FALL OF THE WALL

Berlin | 09 November 2022
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The Secretary-General of the "United States of the World" Prof. Michele Capasso participated - at the invitation of the Government of the Federal Republic of Germany - in the celebration of the 33rd anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The official ceremony took place at the Berlin Wall Memorial on Beranuer Straße, in the presence - among others - of the Mayor of Berlin, Franziska Giffey, and Claudia Roth, Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and Media.
The Belarusian choir Volny performed in the memorial and the Chapel of Reconciliation on the former "death strip".
In addition, around 200 students from Germany, France and Norway discussed the significance of the fall of the Berlin Wall.
The Mayor of Berlin, Franziska Giffey, said: "The day reminds us, especially in these days, to recognise the value of freedom and to accept the responsibility that comes with it."
Secretary General Capasso - after laying a wreath - recalled his presence in Berlin on 9 November 1989 stating: "We must keep alive the memory of the suffering caused for decades by the Wall and the regime that spawned it: at the same time, we must be proud of what has been achieved from 1989 to the present day through the joint efforts of East and West. The United States of the World has always supported this indispensable process of peace and reconciliation, which must be set as an example in neighbouring Ukraine, the victim of an unjust and senseless invasion".
Concluding his speech, the SG recalled the words of St. John Paul II in support of the United States of the World: "Freedom means doing what you must".

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