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John Paul II Foundation / Magazine (Page 6)

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November 13, 2023

We are pleased to invite you, on Friday, December 1 at 2:30 p.m., at the Baracchi Foundation (Via Bosco di Casina 12), to the event "Life Project: a new approach for the Rights of persons with disabilities" !The event is organized by the John Paul II Foundation in collaboration with the Recognize Foundation and with the contribution of the CR Florence Foundation. During the meeting we will address the issues of social inclusion, autonomy and independence of people with disabilities, through the tools of the "Project of Life" and "After Us". We look forward to seeing you!Programore 14:30 Registration of participants ore 15:00 Opening of the proceedings Filippo Vagnoli - Mayor of Bibbiena, Carlo Toni- President Union of Municipalities of Casentino, Eleonora Ducci - Mayor of Talla ore 15:20 Life Project: the state of the art in the province of Arezzo Mauro Conticini - president of the Reconoscersi Foundation 15:40 Territorial networks: collaboration between the John Paul II Foundation and the Reconoscersi Foundation Andrea Bottinelli - president of the John Paul II Foundation 16:00 Methodological framework: paradigm shift...

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Conversations, Magazine
October 26, 2023

The difficult and complicated times we are experiencing in these weeks after the inhumane attack carried out by Hamas toward Israeli civilians and the Israeli army's disproportionate and unjustifiable response toward the people of Gaza will certainly not be resolved by siding with the Israeli people or the Palestinian people. Yet all those who care about the future and the coexistence of peoples are aware that without paving the way toward the construction of two states, that small territory in our world will become the place of greatest destabilization and a human powder keg capable of breaking the already unstable balance in the Middle East, the antechamber to a war of incalculable proportions and consequences for the entire planet. The history that has passed through a land so cherished and loved by Christians, Jews and Muslims over the past 70 years is, in each of its events and occurrences, the true witness to the inability so far...

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October 24, 2023

My name is Christine, I am Palestinian, born and raised in Bethlehem. A few years ago I came to Italy to continue my studies and participate in a project related to conflict management and peace building. I participated in this project because I believed and still believe that peace can be built in Palestine, but to make peace first justice must be done. I have experienced wars since I was a child, I have seen the suffering, sadness, anger, resistance and strength of my people. I vividly remember the second intifada and the beginning of the construction of the apartheid wall. I lived through the Israeli occupation and the absence of freedom it caused. In Palestine to say there is no freedom is not rhetoric, it is reality. We cannot move independently from one city to another without Israel's permission. We cannot travel all the roads because some are reserved for Israelis and...

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October 23, 2023

Stefano Zecchi: Florentine, politician, writer and journalist has always lived in Florence. His efforts in recent years have been aimed at publicizing writers and books, through presentations that are never trivial and always well attended and in interviews, here we publish an interview of his with Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, who are holding prominent positions in the political, cultural, and ecclesial scene in Italy. Cardinal Matteo Zuppi talks about the search for peace "We look for what unites to solve what divides. Preparing the dialogue is almost more important than the dialogue itself, a bit like creating the system that can then allow the solution to be found." In his Bologna we met with Cardinal Matteo Zuppi, President of the Italian Bishops' Conference, who despite his countless commitments welcomed us with his fraternal, helpful style, a style that conveys credibility and hope. With him we addressed some issues of close relevance. Bishop Matteo, this year has been...

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October 23, 2023

Florence, October 19, 2023 The John Paul II Foundation, which has been working with cooperation and peace projects in many countries in the Middle East for more than twenty-five years, joins Father Bernardo Gianni's appeal. Last night the Franciscan youth, led by Fr. Matteo Brena, invited to prayer in the Church of San Salvatore al Monte alle Croci, and many responded. On Monday it is Father Bernardo who asks us to climb the "mountain of peace" again, together in silence to ask for peace.We make Father Bernardo's words our own. "I invite you therefore, in these dark hours of anguish, bewilderment and motivated concern for the future not only of that or that other region of our planet, but for the future of the entire human family, to face Monday evening the ascent that leads to this mountain: we will have no words to utter, no slogans to shout, no banners to display: our faces, our...

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October 19, 2023

As the catastrophic death toll and destruction caused by the Hamas attack mounts, it becomes clear how right the Israeli authorities were to speak immediately of "war." There will be a way to understand how the preparations for this war could have escaped the spies and intelligence of the Jewish state and Egypt, as well as U.S. satellites. Knowing the Israelis, inquiries will come and they will look no one in the face. Perhaps not even in that of Itamar Ben Gvir, the ultra-nationalist (understatement) Minister of National Security, who is obsessed with protecting Jewish settlements in the West Bank, his electoral base, perhaps even to the point of gutting the border with Gaza. But what matters to us now is to understand who declared it and why. Hamas, certainly. But Mohammed Deif, the military leader of Hamas, is no new Von Clausewitz. The director who provided the means, suggested the tactics, inspired the...

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October 10, 2023

The John Paul II Foundation, deeply alarmed by the news and images of extraordinary violence coming from Palestine and Israel, condemns every act that sees the annihilation of human life as the answer to its own motives. The escalation of violence, revenge and hatred against men and women, the elderly and children is of grave concern to us. Further apprehension is due to the presence of numerous cooperators and colleagues on the ground, the children and staff of the Effetà Institute in Bethlehem and all the beneficiaries of our projects. Along with the hope that the situation will be resolved as soon as possible we promise the effort and commitment to assist our staff still in the area. In our 25 years of presence there, we have experienced how dialogue, mutual understanding and respect for diversity can pave the way for peaceful and prosperous coexistence for all the communities that call this land home. In these hours when hatred and...

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