THE MAISON DE LA PAIX

 

 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 Fondazione participates in the 8th session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the UfM

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Rabat | 25 March 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The 8th Session of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Union for the Mediterranean, held in Rabat on 24-25 March 2012, dedicated to the political challenges faced by the countries of the South Shore of the Mediterranean and the economic difficulties in which certain countries of the North Shore find themselves.
The Bureau of the Parliamentary Assembly of the UfM, which met on 17 February in Rabat, adopted a decision on the return of Libya to the UfM as an observer.
Examination of the dossier on Syria and the proposal for a logo for the Assembly – which the Fondazione has attended since 2004 -  will be studied at the forthcoming meeting of the Bureau.
The Fondazione Mediterraneo participated in the works represented by Driss Guerraoui, member of the Executive Committee.
The Assembly of the UfM was established in Naples at the seat of the Fondazione in 2003 under the co-presidency of Pat Cox and Abdelwahed Radi.

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THE FONDAZIONE MEETS MINISTERS FROM THE KURDISTAN GOVERNMENT

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Erbil | 17 March 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari – board member of the Fondazione – met a delegation of ministers from Iraqi Kurdistan.
In particular, during the meetings with the Minister  of Justice Raouf Rashid – who judged Saddam Hussein – it was agreed that a historic report of Saddam Hussein’s trail would be presented in the Maison des Alliances, in Naples. Initiatives were agreed to promote Kurdistan throughout the world tougher with the Minister of foreign Affairs, Falah Mustafa Bakir.

 

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THE MARTYRS OF HALABJA ARE REMEMBERED IN ERBIL

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Erbil | 17 March 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari - board member – took part in a ceremony in Erbil to commemorate the genocide of Halabja.  On 16 March 1988, Saddam Hussein’s forces carried out one of its most ferocious attacks with chemical weapons and gas, annihilating the lives of thousands of innocent civilians and causing irreparable damage to survivors.
In his speech, President Capasso expressed his support for the cause of acknowledging the genocide, by reading the appeal he wrote and disseminated throughout the world in 1988, as a result of which 300,000 people signed a petition “IN MEMORY OF” this
Terrible crime against humanity.
On that occasion, President Capasso met the Minister for Martyrs and Anfal Affairs Aram Ahmed Muhammad, suggesting that the Totem for peace should be dedicated to honour the victims and create a virtual memorial dedicated to them.

 

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THE FONDAZIONE MEETS PRESIDENT BARZANI

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Erbil | 17 March 2012
Parent Category: Iniziative (EN) - Category: Maison de la Paix (EN)

The President of the Fondazione Mediterraneo Michele Capasso and Pia Molinari – Board member of the Fondazione – met with the President of the Region of Iraqi Kurdistan Massoud Barzani, accompanied by a delegation of ministers and Head of Cabinet Fuad Hussein.
On that occasion, President Barzani adhered to the “Totem for Peace” project guaranteeing the support of his country in the hope that the monumental work would be constructed in the capital, Erbil, and dedicated to the martyrs of Kurdistan.
President Capasso invited President Barzani to Naples during the Universal Forum of Cultures and offered to create areas in the “Maison de la Méditerranée” that would narrate both the history and future of Kurdistan, as well as speak of the historical and archeological importance of Erbil, the oldest city in the world.
At the end of the meeting, President Barzani wrote a dedication in the book of honour of the Fondazione Mediterraneo expressing his appreciation for the work carried out to promote peace and the Fondazione’s appeal for the cause of Kurdistan and against genocide.

 

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