Via Flaminia, 18
Rimini
Italy
- International/Cultural relations
The purpose of the Foundation is to promote cultural and social growth of human beings, as a priority resource for building relations of friendship and solidarity among peoples. In its activity the Foundation intends protecting and promoting all authentically human values for the building up of a co-existence more respectful of the real dignity of human beings. , having as its priority reference, on the one hand, the principles contained in Mgr. Luigi Giussani’s book “Il rischio educativo” and, on the other, making reference to the “fundamental principles” laid down by the constitution of the Italian Republic with special reference, as regards international relations, to the provisions of art.11.
An encounter among persons of different faiths and cultures. A place for friendship where peace, socialization, and a friendship among peoples may be established. These are encounters born from people that share a tension towards what is true, good, and beautiful. Since then every year great political personalities, managers, representatives of different religions and cultures, intellectuals and artists, athletes and protagonists of the world scene visit it. It offers stories of men and women through conferences, exhibitions, shows, and sporting events. For each edition thousands of volunteers go to Rimini from Italy and from all over the world; they pay for their own trip and lodging, and organize, stage, manage, and dismantle the Meeting. A living witness of how gratuitousness is a possible and testable value; the beauty of people that freely offer their work in order to live the experience of truth and to give witness to it.
Relying on large numbers (Every edition counted 800,000 visitors from 20 nations, 4,000 volunteers, 130 conferences, 250 speakers, 8 exhibitions, 35 shows, 10 sporting events, 170,000 sq. m of staged spaces, 1,000 accredited journalists, more than 200 partners and sponsors) we believe we can give proper emphasis to the efforts of the Network.
The competent offices of the Meeting are at work throughout the year in order to promote the activities to be defined for the current edition, Personality and through relationships with national and international institutions. The Press Office promotes the Meeting of all the national newspapers and leading international publications.
Sharing the purpose and being the protagonists of the same radius of action (education, arts and culture, religion and spirituality, peace, etc ...), we believe we can contribute to bringing our network characteristics. A certain identity, an infinite openness. This human and cultural position is the starting point for a gaze towards the whole world. The Meeting is a place where it is possible to value each other, where the other’s differences are a positive provocation, a help to discover the truth that corresponds to the human needs. For this reason every year Jews, Buddhists, atheists, Orthodox, and Muslims attend it. Each year, starting from a particular title, we speak about economy, art, literature, science, politics, social affairs, and different kinds of music. For thirty years a association, now a foundation, every year the Meeting dialogues with institutions, diplomatic delegations, public and private corporation.