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Secretary-General Michele Capasso interviewed on "Porta a Porta”

The Secretary-General of the United States of the World, Prof. Michele Capasso, was interviewed during the "Porta a Porta" programme on 2 November 2023, hosted by Bruno Vespa.
On this occasion, speaking about Gustavo Rol, Secretary General Capasso recalled his meeting and friendship with Rol and his appeal to young people for the United States of the World.

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Open Science Hub Conference

The OPEN SCIENCE HUB Conference, organised by the "Phenomena Hub" and chaired by Dr. Raffaele Sperandeo, took place at the Museum of Peace .
The Open Science Hub conference concluded with a weekend during the International Research Week, during which the conclusions drawn by the working groups, special guest speakers and posters were presented. 
The ultimate goal is to recognise the scientific value of psychotherapy research through the promotion of an Open Science culture and the dissemination of information about its practice, tools and use. 
In addition to speeches by working group spokespersons and the related debate, this event also saw the presentation of research posters and the intervention of international special-guests. 
Of particular interest was the session devoted to "Ecopsychology".
Secretary General Capasso spoke, illustrating the relationship between community psychology, ecopsychology and the United States of the World.

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Anniversaries at the Museum: Celebration of the 45th year of Pope Giovanni Paolo II°'s pontificate

A great turnout at the Museum of Peace for the celebrations of the 45th anniversary of the beginning of the pontificate of Pope Giovanni Paolo II° on 16 October 1978.
In the rooms and the dedicated chapel moments of prayer and meetings were interspersed with the projection of videos and testimonies on St Giovanni Paolo II°: the Pope who changed the history of the 20th century.

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Anniversaries at the Museum: 100 years since the birth of Italo Calvino

Crowds of visitors to the Museum of Peace and the United States of the World for the centenary of Italo Calvino's birth.
On this occasion, the most important works and interviews with the great writer, a protagonist in the history of Italian literature, were shown on large video screens.
Visitors were given a copy of Enrica Maria Ferrara's book "Calvino and the Sea of the Other", published by the Fondazione Mediterraneo.

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25th Anniversary of the Mediterranean Academy

A ceremony was held at the headquarters of the United States of the World and the Museum of Peace to mark the 25th anniversary of the establishment of the "Academy of the Mediterranean" - an autonomous section of the United States of the World - in Naples on 10 October 1998.
Secretary-General Michele Capasso underlined the importance of the institution desired by 35 Euro-Mediterranean countries and the fundamental role it has played in this quarter of a century to promote peace and dialogue in the Euro-Mediterranean region and the world.

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