Maison de la Paix || Casa Universale delle Culture (EN)

 

 CASA UNIVERSALE DELLE CULTURE

The Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture is a place strongly representative, in which will convey the knowledge of the different identities and cultures, structuring permanently initiatives aimed at the spreading of peace, necessary for the shared development.

The Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture (MdP) is a project conceived by Michele Capasso, approved by many Countries and international organizations. It is an architecture that keeps the memory of many Peace activities which created history, often more than the wars, but it is – above all – a space "to build” Peace.

The architectonical complex has an important symbolic worth: it represents the Countries of the World engaged in the Peace process and the Countries victim of the conflicts.

Proposed by the Fondazione Mediterraneo with the “Maison des Alliances” – together with the main adherent organizations, such as the Mediterranean Parliamentary Assembly, the League of Arab States, the "Anna Lindh" Euro-Mediterranean Foundation and others, the MdP represents a referent point for all the ones who dedicate their lives to peace.

The symbol of the MdP is the "Totem for Peace", an artwork by the Italian sculptor Mario Molinari which the Fondazione Mediterraneo is promoting all around the world, creating the network of the "Cities for Peace".

The first seat of the MdP was inaugurated on the 14th of June 2010 (Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture) in the historical building of the Grand Hotel de Londres in Naples.

The action of the Maison de la Paix - Casa Universale delle Culture aims at improving the main activities of the "Universal Forum of Cultures" in: Barcelona (2004), Monterrey (2007), Valparaiso (2010) and Naples (2013).

The Maison de la Paix performs most of the initiatives jointly with the Maison de la Méditerranée.

 

MEMBERS OF EUROMESCO SIGN THE APPEAL FOR SYRIA LAUNCHED BY THE FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO

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Barcellona | 05 October 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

Members of the “Euromesco” network – comprising research centres and political groups from 43 Euro-Mediterranean countries -  met in Barcelona to sign the Appeal for Syria launched by the Fondazione Mediterraneo.

“It is at precisely such a difficult time, in which Turkey runs the risk of being dragged into the Syrian conflict, that it is essential to launch an appeal to the world’s conscience to stop this conflict in the heart of the Mediterranean and remember that it continues to cause innocent victims.

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ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE EUROMESCO NETWORK

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Barcellona | 04 October 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The Annual General and Extraordinary Meeting of the “Euromesco” network of international politics institutes took place at the IEMED headquarters in Barcelona.

On that occasion, the Activities Report was discussed and approved as was the Report on the Action Plan for 2012-2014. Prof. Bichara Khader was confirmed as President of the Steering Committee, Director of the Centre of Studies and Research on the Contemporary Arab World (Belgium) and member of the Fondazione Mediterraneo.

The Fondazione Mediterraneo has been a member of Euromesco since 2006 and attended the Assembly thanks to the participation of its President Michele Capasso, who suggested drafting a summary weekly Newsletter – with one page in English, one in French, Arabic, Russian and Chinese, respectively to be disseminated worldwide.

 

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Commodore Howell dies prematurely

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Roma | 04 October 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

It is with great sadness that the Fondazione Mediterraneo acknowledges that our friend Robert Howell died peacefully at 5:15 am  this morning at the Rowans Hospice in his home town in England. Robert succumbed to cancer after fighting the disease for many years, despite having received the best available medical treatment.

Robert dedicated his life to public service, firstly through his brilliant career in the Royal Navy and later with AFCEA, where he served as its Director General for ten years. Robert was innovative, dedicated to his work and patriotic, and he was always ready and willing to carry out his tasks with great enthusiasm and a sense of humour. We will miss him dearly.

Our thoughts and prayers go to his wife Joanna Howell and his family.

WORLD HABITAT DAY 2012 - Changing Cities, Building Opportunities (EN)

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Nairobi | 01 October 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October every year as World Habitat Day. This year, the day will be celebrated on 1 October 2012.
UN-Habitat has chosen the theme Changing Cities, Building Opportunities because cities are the engines of growth. It is in the cities that many realize their dreams of a better life. Even if this is not achieved, still many more leave the rural areas and flock to the cities for no other reason than the promise of a better future and prosperity.

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NATIONAL AWARD FOR CULTURE OF LEGALITY AND PUBLIC SAFETY

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San Sebastiano al Vesuvio | 28 September 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

As in recent years, the Fondazione Mediterraneo took part in this year’s event to promote legality with important personalities including representatives from the public administration and other associations, as well as private individuals. These men and women dedicate their working  lives to “normality”, which can be asserted through the culture of legality and public safety. The Award for Literature went to Giuseppe Ayala, the Award for Voluntary Service to Raffaellina Ottaviano (President of the Associazione Ercolano per la legalità), the Award for Voluntary Service to Federico Cafiero de Raho (Procuratore Aggiunto - Coordinatore DDA) and the Special Award for Young Reporters to Radio Siani (Web radio for legality).

 

 

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