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.

 

The actor-singer Massimo Ranieri, called on Neapolitans to launch the re birth of their city at a performance at the Teatro Augusteo, and to break free from the pessimism that invades our everyday life, despite the tragic events of the 4 March in which the City of Science was destroyed as the historic building on the Riviera di Chiaia burnt down.

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The Fondazione Mediterraneo, through its president Michele Capasso, board member Pia Molinari  and other members , participated in a meeting organized by the Municipality of Naples (the Work Committee) on the question of “Naples in the Mediterranean for the Mediterranean”. The aim of the convention was to bring together the various players active in Naples on euro-Mediterranean issues to promote the city as a concrete actor for the region.
The objectives area those of “building” relations especially among cities and to avoid duplication.
In his speech, President Capasso summarized the 20 year history of the Fondazione’s  work referring to the important role it has had for the city of Naples and hoping that this initiative would lead to acknowledgment of the work carried out based on the criteria of “competence” and “inclusion”.
In this regard, President Capasso spoke of the existence of the “Euromedcity” network that has been bringing together people from Naples and the surrounding area for more than 15 years. He also referred to the Protocol signed by the Municipality of Naples on 13 February 2012 by which the Fondazione was delegated the responsibility for relation with Mediterranean countries on a non-exclusive basis.
The Moroccan Ambassador, Hassan Abouyoub , a long-standing supporter of the Fondazione and the “Casa del Maghreb Arabo” – inaugurated on 26 July 2012 in the presence of Mayor Magistris – called for a new language to be developed and the question of “Euro-Mediterranean” to be dealt with not only as a “Mediterranean” question. He used the expression coined by Pia Molinari that “we are all in the same boat together, and difficult issues can only be solved by common actions”.

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The  Fondazione Mediterraneo played host to the forum of associations of the Regions of Campania, Basilicata and Sardinia committed to the programme known as “The distance support network as a contributory factor of social development” promoted Forumsad.
President Michele Capasso in his welcoming greeting emphasized the Fondazione’s twenty year history of commitment to social issues through wide-ranging activities especially those connected with legality, young people and the rights of children and women.

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The Palestinian Ambassador to Rome, Sabri Ateyeh, visited the Headquarters of the Fondazione Mediterraneo-Maison de la Méditerranée approving of the 20 years of activities carried out  to promote dialogue and peace.
During his visit, President Michele Capasso  gave Ambassador Ateyeh the letter with which the international jury of the Mediterranean Award conferred the “Special Edition of the Mediterranean Award” to President Abu Mazen.

 

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