TOTEM FOR PEACE

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The "Totem of Peace", the work of the Turin sculptor Mario Molinari, is the symbol of the "United States of the World" and represents the Peace: it was chosen in 1997 by 3,000 representatives of 181 countries and since then the "United States of the World" with the "Fondazione Mediterraneo" are spreading this universal symbol by setting up the network of "Cities for Peace".
The sculptor Mario Molinari was an artist of clear fame, sensitive to the themes of peace and dialogue between cultures, as evidenced by his numerous works and his life.
The cultural project of the "Totem of Peace" is carried out in the world by Michele Capasso: dedicated, since 1987, to the construction of dialogue as a tool for the mediation of conflicts, he combines his international experience of social and intercultural planning and planning with the professional one of architect and engineer.
Many countries have created the monumental work symbolising peace and coexistence between different peoples. Among the main ones are:

   

The sail that symbolizes the journey, the sea. This “Mare Nostrum” of ​​Ours which was the cradle of civilization, the scene of clashes and battles between the people who inhabited it but also and above all of the exchange of goods and knowledge. A sea celebrated in myth where Ulysses got lost, continuing to wander in his desperate search for his way back. The sail that turns red, at dawn and dusk, at departure and return in the immutable rhythm of the Universe .

(M. MOLINARI)

In a meeting with the Governor of the Oued Eddahb-Lagouira region, Hamid Chabar, and the Moroccan Prime Minister’s councillor, Driss Guerraoui, it was install the Totem for Peace, symbol of peace, in the very region where there is still tension with the Polisario Front, so as to demonstrate the inevitability of the peace process. Among the sites examined: the new port and the desert where it touches the Atlantic Ocean.

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The president, Michele Capasso presented the project “Totem for Peace” - symbol of the "United States of the World" - in the occasion of the international meeting "Territorial knowledge and regional development for businesses. Compared international experiences". The adhesions of the cities of Brasilia, Honolulu, Hanoi, Buenos Aires and Shangai, which all manifested enthusiasm for this peace initiative, was immediate.
On this occasion, the titles of "Standard Bearers of the United States of the World" were presented to young entrepreneurs from various countries.

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The Secretary General of the Union of Arab Maghreb, Habib Ben Yahia, Benita Ferrero-Waldner and the Director General of the European Institute of the Mediterranean, Senen Florensa, adopt the message of the “Totem for Peace” by the sculptor Molinari at the end of the celebrations for the 15th anniversary of the Euromediterranean Partnership and the Euromesco Conference.

“It is important – declared Habib Ben Yahia – to have a historical prospective for peace. This symbol is a hope for the region which was the birthplace of protagonists of world history”.

 

 

 

 

 

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Mario Molinari’ s red sail becomes an occasion of rapprochement for Israelis and Palestinians.
For the first time, during the inauguration of the Totem for Peace in Rabat, the Delegations of Israeli and Palestinian Parliaments met to deepen the strategies aiming at ensuring peace in that troubled region.
In particular, the President of Knesset Reuven Rivlin discussed with President Michele Capasso the existing difficulties and confirmed the absolute necessity of a path to peace through the existence of two Peoples within two States.

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The President of the Chamber of Representatives of the Kingdom of Morocco Abdelwahad Radi received from Jacopo Molinari and Alessandra Pertusati the book on the work of Mario Molinari: sculptor of colour and author of the Totem for Peace.

"I warmly thank for this precious present - President Radi said - which is evidence of the monumental work of a great sculptor who was able to represent plastically the values of friendship, joy, fraternity and peace".

Jacopo Molinari thanked, stressing the particular importance of the words of President Radi on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the sculptor’s death.

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