New CEO National Youth section: Gianluca Marsiglia



Luca Marsiglia - Orchestra Miromagnum "La tradizione per la vita"

Congratulations to Gianluca Marsiglia, friends Luke, for the appointment conferred by the IOV Italy. Miromagnum I wish him great luck!

Mormanno, January 25, 2012

Dear friends,

It is with great pleasure that I inform you that the January 22, 2012 meeting of the Italian Section IOV (International Organization Art and Popular Culture), chaired by Mr. Fabrizio Cattaneo, has decided to set the next target change the status of IOV Italy, considering starting a youth section (IOV Youth), with related regulations and fees. By unanimous vote, has also appointed me as representative of the Italian section IOV for the next World Youth Assembly to be held in Stockholm, Sweden, 25 to 29 June 2012.

With this I appeal to all young people, in whatever way they see fit, want to collaborate on the project of construction of the section and to its development and that, once operational, will stand for his work both nationally and internationally. First of all I want to emphasize the goals of the international organization and the Italian section, which must not be put in contrast with other federations and / or agencies in the area. As per the statutes, which I quote in full, IOV objectives are: To encourage the preservation, protection and promotion of art and popular culture, material and immaterial, to promote the objectives of the United Nations (UN) to contribute to the education and preservation of cultural identity of all peoples and nations and in so doing, promote international understanding and world peace, considering the growing role of science and scientific results achieved by encouraging IOV their goals and apply valid and proven methods of scientific analysis to study and preservation of cultural programs and activities, both national and international promotion of the 2003 Convention on the protection of intangible cultural heritage, together with the Organization of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) on projects and programs of mutual benefit and interest to assist in the implementation of the UNESCO 2003 Convention on Intangible Cultural Heritage, experts in the field by providing both the national, regional and local levels, support the efforts of the ethnic communities to preserve and protect their popular culture, to support programs that encourage young people in ethnic communities to identify young people prepared to develop and strengthen the cultural identity of and for the youth and to promote cultural identity, the continuity of traditions and strengthen cultural identity.

I would like to mention the phrase on our calendar of Folklore Festival 2012: "We are the youth of today, looking back and moving forward" (we are the youth of today, looking back and going forward); perfect phrase to describe what will become the national section IOV youth, will be our motto!

The entries for the current year IOV Italy are open (mode and registration forms available on the website http://www.iov-italia.it); need of young people with ideas, proposals, with so much energy and desire to work in our area, so I invite you to contact us for any clarification. 

we thing that Bitburg.... 2011

Next stop: Bitburg (Germany) 07-13 July 2011

How many of you know all over the world are organized every year thousands of Festival of Folklore, each of these brings with it sacrifice, commitment, dedication to those who organized and who has the honor of being able to take part.

There are many international organizations that coordinate these events among the most important, we want to remember: CIOFF, IOV, WIPO. many others. Each of these organizations have a common goal, to say the motto of the noted anthropologist Lévi-Strauss's "Diversity is wealth" or to ensure that cultural differences are an element of social cohesion, enrichment and not division. The Festival of folklore as well as being excellent culture are flying along with dance, music, science and unique tools to make that the sole purpose of coexistence of the peoples of this earth.

Looking at the world around us, this vision seems so far away, almost falling into utopian so "romantic." But I wonder if there are all these Festivals, if for every nation there are thousands and thousands of organizations that advance these principles of identity and at the same time comparison, perhaps, these values ​​are not nearly as "discounted"

Only in Italy between bands and folk groups are almost at an altitude of one thousand, a 1.2 average on all 10 municipalities. A fact not to be underestimated! Demonstration of the awards have been had by these municipal associations on the occasion of the 150th anniversary of Italy.

This summer Miromagnum participate in one of the most important folklore festival organized by CIOFF in Europe, "Europäisches Folk Festival-2011". Bitburg is a town of 12,942 inhabitants in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. It is located 30 km north of the city of Trier, and in the south of the Massif of the Eifel, near the border with Luxembourg. A community with more than 2000 years of history. Bitburg has always been known for its beer production, it is true that the city's motto is "Bitte ein Bit!" (2).

Is also remembered by many for its history during the Second World War. In fact, from Bitburg began the western shoulder of the line by Nazi forces allied to the 82 ° and 101 ° Airborne (3). At the end of World War II, the city was razed to the ground. In 1965 the city under the control of Allied forces in France, was of strategic interest to NATO, was implanted in a short time one of the more important NATO bases airport in Europe. Its sale was in 1995 after the Gulf War.

At 40 years after the end of World War II, during the Cold War, Bitburg, returns to the headlines for the visit of the then Chancellor of Germany Helmut Kohl and U.S. President Ronald Reagan. This period is the forge of change, the events that short story are the first signs that the world is changing. In fact, in November 1984 at the White House, Reagan and Kohl launched a strong appeal to the sharing and collaboration. On the occasion of the G7, which was held in Bonn in 1985, the then West German Chancellor Helmut Kohl saw an opportunity to demonstrate the strong friendship that existed between Germany and its former enemy. Kohl, Reagan invited, to celebrate the 40 th anniversary of VE Day, paying tribute to the fallen at the cemetery near Bitburg Kolmeshöhe.

For more than a visit might seem like many, if not for the fact that within the cemetery, there were mostly Germans who fell among them 22 members of the feared Waffen-SS. In addition, Reagan's team previously had decided not to include a visit to the concentration camp of Bergen-Belsen, as previously suggested by Kohl, not to offend the hospitality of his friend.

Reagan and Kohl, adopted a position not popular, attracting the fury of the press, the ex-combatants on both sides, the international Jewish community, the likes of Frank Zappa, etc., but their vision went far beyond ... With their Decision foresaw what would be a little later success as the fall of the Berlin Wall [09/11/1990] and subsequent unification of Germany [03/10/1990]. On May 5, 1985, Reagan, Kohl and General Matthew Ridgway nonagenarian, who had commanded the 82nd Airborne, the commander of the Luftwaffe General Johannes Steinhoff furan witnesses and artisans of reconciliation between the two nations.

Reagan laid a wreath on the monument of the fallen, they were all standing at attention, the guard of honor with the trumpet sang the silence at the end, Steinhoff who was at the side of the President of the United States, and turned with a gesture protocol, shook my hand firmly in Ridgway happy in a true act of reconciliation. Reagan smiled and shook hands firmly to the General Steinhoff.

 

Since then many things have happened, the world has changed and Bitburg is remembered for that one drop of water that gave life to the peace process, never the place was more suited to hosting a Festival of Folklore.

As an association, "The Miromagnum", are preparing to live 7 to 13 July this new adventure with great attention to the history, culture of this people. Maybe between visits freshen up with a good beer!