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.

 

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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LA FONDAZIONE MEDITERRANEO RECEIVES THE HIGHEST HONOUR OF “FRIEND OF THE NUNZIATELLA ACADEMY”

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Napoli | 21 September 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

At the conclusion of the solemn ceremony for the change of command at the “Nunziatella” Military Academy based in Naples, where Colonel Maurizio Napoletano took command from Colonel Bernardo Barbarotto. During the ceremony, attended, among others, by the Commander of the Modena Military Academy, Division General, Massimiliano Del Casale, Highest Honour of “Friend of Nunziatella” was awarded to the Fondazione Mediterraneo and its president, Michele Capasso.

The reason for the Honour read as follows: “for its commitment to increasing and valorizing the prestige of “Nunziatella”. The President of the Fondazione, Michele Capasso, together with senior architect Vittorio di Pace and Claudio Azzolini expressed their gratitude at receiving this highest honour.

 

 

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CHANGE OF COMMAND AT THE NUNZIATELLA MILITARY ACADEMY

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Napoli | 21 September 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

 

The ceremony for the change of command at the Nunziatella Military Academy in Naples. The new Commander, who took over from Colonel Bernardo Barbarotto is Colonel Maurizio Napoletano, from the Third division of the Armed Forces- Operational Center of the Italian State Army.

The ceremony took place in the Vittorio Veneto Court in the presence of, among others, the Commander of the Military Academy of Modena, General Division, Massimiliano Del Casale. The President of the Fondazione Michele Capasso and other members – including architect Vittorio di Pace and Claudio Azzolini – took part in the ceremony. At this occasion, the two commanders awarded the highest honour of “Friend of Nunziatella” to the Fondazione Mediterraneo.

In acknowledgement of the honour officially bestowed on the Fondazione Mediterraneo, President Capasso informed those attending of the jury’s decision to award the Mediterranean Award for Bearers of Peace to all the departing commanders of the Nunziatella academy.

 

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