Tourism2030 - Peace through Tourism <p style="text-align: center;">Folder Administration: <a href="mailto:gordon.destinet@ecotrans.de">Gordon Sillence</a></p>
<p>Peace is one of the basic preconditions for sustainable development. Sustainable tourism and peace go hand in hand. Peace provides the basis for travel, whereas war and conflict disrupt tourist activity. Very often tourism is used as a means to regenerate war-affected areas, or develop conflict resolution processes (cf Mozambique, Palestine). Peace is also essential for the preservation of the environment and biodiversity, both of which are casualties of war</p>
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<p>A global conflict map is available on the <a href="http://www.visionofhumanity.org/gpi-data/#/2011/conf/" target="_new" title="Map Global Peace Index">Global Peace Index </a>site, and is highly recommended reference point,Currently approximately 40 conflict zones can be identified worldwide, mainly in poorer countries. However, it is the economic, environmental and social costs to the global majority of the ´security-first`, ´markets-first` reality of the last decade of development (<a href="http://www.unep.org/geo/geo4/media/fact_sheets/Fact_Sheet_17_The_Future.pdf" title="GE 4 factsheet">cf UNEPs GEo2-GEO4 studies)</a> that draw us to the conclusion that sustanable development cannot be achieved without peace. Once again, the so-called ´peace dividend` needs to be invoked, so that resources that are channelled into the military budgets can be spent on facing the challenges of poverty, cultural and environmental degradation, climate change and economic collapse - by implementing the just and equitable world of Agenda 21 ( - the total budget of the UN at 27 billion dollars is only 1.8% of global military expenditure - over 1.2 trillion USD).</p>
<p>This folder is designed to facilitate the role tourism can play in creating both local and global peace. Its primary focus is on the <a href="http://www.olympic.org/Documents/Reference_documents_Factsheets/Olympic_Truce.pdf" title="Olympic Truce PDF">Olympic Truce process</a>, in which the United Nations and the <a href="http://www.olympic.org/" title="International Olympic Committee">International Olympic Committee </a>work together to assert the original concept of peace during the Olympic games (<em>ekecheiria</em>). In 2000 the Olympic Truce was included in the UN’s Millennium Declaration, and in the same year, the IOC, in partnership with the Greek government, established the <a href="http://www.olympictruce.org/" title="Olympic Truce Organisation">International Olympic Truce Centre (IOTC</a>) in Athens to work for the advancement of the Truce’s message of peace. The <a href="http://www.iipt.org/" title="IIPT">International Institute for Peace through Tourism </a>has played a leading NGO role to develop awareness of the link between tourism and peace. However, despite all efforts, successive olympic events have failed to see the 16 day truce being implemented.</p>
<p>In October 2015 the Brazil government will a resolution to the UN to ask member states to support the Truce. Previousl Olympics have all lacked a Truce implementation strategy. </p>
<p>The <em><a href="/who-who/civil-society-ngos/olympic-truce-youth-peace-ambassadors-network">Olympic Youth Peace Ambassadors</a> </em>sub-folder documents a supporting process that aims to bring tourism stakeholders together to develop the six weeks of peace through tourism during the Brazil 2016 Olympics. The concept involves using sport, the arts and tourism as a means of stimulating cultural understanding to promote this period of peace during the games. Such a vision includes mapping and marketing responsible and sustainable tourism activity to benefit all nations participating in the Games, particularly those suffering the greatest conflict. Nothing less than an Olympian effort by the many is now required, so please see what you can do to play your part.</p>
<p><span><strong> </strong></span></p>2014-07-19T19:39:00Ztag:destinet.eu,2014-07-19:/topics/sustainable-consumption-production-and-tourism-overarching/copy_of_peace-through-tourismhttps://destinet.eu/misc_/EnviroWindows/Site.gifECOTRANSTourism2030London 2012 Olympic Peace Campaigntag:destinet.eu,2015-10-19:/topics/sustainable-consumption-production-and-tourism-overarching/copy_of_peace-through-tourism/london-2012-olympic-peace-campaign2015-10-19T15:18:20ZHerbert HameleGordon Sillence<p style="text-align: center;">This folder gives you access to the current 2012 activities of</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><a href="http://www.london2012olympicpeacecampaign.org/" title="LOndon 2012 peace site">the London 2012 Olympic Peace Campaign </a></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><img style="width: 0px; height: 0px; margin: 0px; float: right;" src="/images/Olympic%20Rings%20of%20Light.png" />DestiNet acts as a document/audio/video storage space for the Olympic Peace site, and provides the mapping and stakeholder listing system for the campaign. </span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #999999;"> </span><span style="background-color: #ff6600;"><span style="background-color: #999999;"> <span style="font-size: medium;">LONDON 2012 OLYMPIC PEACE STRATEGY</span> </span> <br /></span></p>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Our campaign has already met the first goal of getting a global governmental resolution passed in the UN to create a period of peace during the 2012 Olympic games. After a historic unanimous resolution in the UN last October, there is a call for a global peace between the 25<sup>th</sup> July – 9<sup>th</sup> September 2012. Would you like to play a part to make this happen?</span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">This campaign is also calling for:</span></p>
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<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>A One Minute Silence during the Opening Ceremony of the Games to mark the Global Peace.</strong></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>Support to bring up to 42 teenagers from conflict zones and areas of violence from around the world to London during the Games as youth peace ambassadors.</strong></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>A worldwde collaborative process to map the global peace and international safe passage at the time of the Olympics</strong></span></li>
<li style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">Individuals and organisatons to become Olympic Peace Makers to help make this campaign work.</span></strong></li>
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<p><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">To achieve this, the <a href="/topics/sustainable-consumption-production-and-tourism-overarching/copy_of_peace-through-tourism/london-2012-olympic-peace-campaign/strategic-approach-olympic-truce-sustainable-development-responsible-tourism-and" target="_new">strategy</a> is linked to the UNs Rio+20 sustainable development conference, which takes place in June, one month before the Olympics. Please see the <a href="/topics/sustainable-consumption-production-and-tourism-overarching/copy_of_peace-through-tourism/london-2012-olympic-peace-campaign/london-2012-olympic-youth-peace-ambassadors-training-and-assistance-programme" target="_new">Youth Peace Ambassadors Training and Assistance Programme</a> to see what the Campaign will deliver. </span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;">HOW TO HELP US ACHIEVE THE PEACE - 4 THINGS YOU COULD DO</p>
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<li><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">We are in the process of identifying teenagers and the difference conflict zones and areas of violence. Currently we have youths potentially coming from the Middle East, South America, Africa and the Indian sub-continent.<span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong> Can you or your organization send in suggestions of candidates?</strong></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"><strong></strong>w</span></span></span><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">e need to raise money to fund these journeys and the stay in the UK. <span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"> <strong>Can you or your organisation provide funding and resources to support this initiative?</strong> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span> </span> <br /></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="color: #333333; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;">We need to develop a programme of activities at Rio and in the UK for these teenagers to train as youth peace ambassadors, <span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;">Can you or your organization contribute to this progamme? <br /></span></span></strong></span></span></span></li>
<li><span style="background-color: #ffffff;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="font-size: small;"></span></span></strong></span></span><span style="color: #333333;"><strong><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: medium;"></span><span style="font-size: medium;"></span></span></strong></span></span><span style="background-color: #ff9900; font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #d2e7ee;"><span style="color: #333333;">We need people and organisations to help us achieve our aim - it is such a big project it needs multi-stakeholder collaboration. </span><span style="font-size: medium;"><span style="color: #333333;"><span style="font-size: small;">Can you offer your help to make this happen by becoming a</span><span style="color: #888888; font-size: small;"> <a href="/topics/sustainable-consumption-production-and-tourism-overarching/copy_of_peace-through-tourism/london-2012-olympic-peace-campaign/london-2012-olympic-peace-maker-registration-form"><span style="background-color: #ffffff; color: #888888;"><span style="color: #003300;">London 2012 Olympic Peace Maker?</span> </span></a></span></span> </span> </span><br /></strong></span></li>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong><span style="color: #800000;">If your answer is yes to any of the above then please contact <a href="mailto:gordon.destinet@ecotrans.de"><span style="color: #800000;">Gordon Sillence, </span></a>the Campaign organizer. </span></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><strong>See the list of files and folders below for the background, history and further details of this process.<br /></strong></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>The London 2012 Olympic Peace Strategy is supported by:</b></span></p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: arial,helvetica,sans-serif;"><a href="http://www.ecotrans.org">Ecotrans Network for Sustainable Tourism Developmen</a>t <a href="http://www.tourism-vision.com">Vision on Sustainable Tourism</a> <a href="http://www.iipt.org">International Institute of Peace through Tourism </a>Lord Micheal Bates UK MP <a href="http://www.WalkforTruce.org">Walk for Truce</a> <a href="http://www.bksiyengar.com">Yogachayra BKS Iyengar</a> <a href="http://www.peace-support.de">Peace Support Germany</a> <a href="http://www.globalsportspartners.org/" target="_new">Global Sports Partners</a></span></p>
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<p><img style="width: 0px; height: 0px; margin: 0px; float: right;" src="/images/Olympic%20Rings%20of%20Light.png" width="0" height="0" /></p>To mark the Vancouver Olympic Games, a Peace through Tourism Folder is launched on DestiNettag:destinet.eu,2012-03-22:/topics/sustainable-consumption-production-and-tourism-overarching/copy_of_peace-through-tourism/mark-vancouver-olympic-games-peace-through2012-03-22T13:59:54ZHerbert HameleGordon Sillence<p>As the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics draws to a close, we need to reassess how to implement the Olympic Truce so that we can really create 16 days of global peace at the London Olympics. A peace dividend in 2012 has to be seen as good for the industry, for the planet, and for the people. Peace is one of the basic preconditions for sustainable development. Sustainable tourism and peace go hand in hand. Peace provides the basis for travel, whereas war and conflict disrupt tourist activity. Very often tourism is used a means to regenerate war-affected areas, or develop conflict resolution processes (cf Mozambique, Palestine). Peace is also essential for the preservation of the environment and biodiversity, both of which are casualties of war.</p>
<p>Tourism stakeholders have a unique role to play in setting up the Truce, as we cut across all walks of life, economic sectors and geographical divides. Stakeholders are also in a unique position to benefit from using the opportunity of a period of global peace during the Olympic Games to boost tourism activity worldwide. ´Olympic Peace through Tourism London 2012 - Defining Tourism Stakeholders` Contributions`</p>
<p><a href="/topics/sustainable-consumption-production-and-tourism-overarching/copy_of_peace-through-tourism/london-2012-olympic-peace-campaign/campaign-archive/olympic-peace-through-tourism-london-2012/Olympic_Truce_London_2012_Tourism_Stakeholders_Contributions_Concept_March_2010.pdf">http://destinet.eu/topics/sustainable-consumption-production-and-tourism-overarching/copy_of_peace-through-tourism/london-2012-olympic-peace-campaign/campaign-archive/olympic-peace-through-tourism-london-2012/Olympic_Truce_London_2012_Tourism_Stakeholders_Contributions_Concept_March_2010.pdf</a></p>
<p>provides a coordinated multi-stakeholder blueprint for immediate action if we are to make the 2012 date. Despite the best efforts of established groups such as the IIPT and the Vancouver City contribution</p>
<p> <a href="http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/winter-games-history/olympic-truce/">http://www.vancouver2010.com/more-2010-information/winter-games-history/olympic-truce/</a></p>
<p> current efforts are clearly not achieving the Truce, so it is time to up our efforts to match the challenge of this monumental task. There is now a folder on the DestiNet Portal on Sustainable Tourism to build a map of stakeholder contributions to this process. See</p>
<p> <a href="/topics/sustainable-consumption-production-and-tourism-overarching/copy_of_peace-through-tourism">http://destinet.eu/topics/sustainable-consumption-production-and-tourism-overarching/peace-through-tourism</a></p>
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<p>Gordon Sillence - Olympic Rings of Light London 2012 Coordinator</p>
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