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The Olympic Truce Brazil 2016 is now in sight, as the last of three large-scale tourism events hosted by Brazil in a four year period. 60 days of peace among participating nations is what makes  the Olympics different from the World Cup and Rio +20 ... for Brazil 2016 an international youth peace ambassadors network is preparing a global sports, culture and peace party that will rock from Rio to 21 conflict zones and cities of violence around the world during the Brazil 2016 Games.  

his project is the legacy of the London 2012 UNESCO Olympic Youth Peace Ambassadors training programme, backed by Lord Micheal Bates and his inspirational 3000 mile walk from Greece to London to highlight the Truce. Since then the peace ambassadors have been active in national and internatonal projects to build an active global network.  

This page lists the current Olympic Truce Peace Ambassadors Network members, and outlines the strategy and work to make this happen in 2016, as published in the international Handbook on Peace and Tourism by the UN-WTO this year.  Get in touch with us to make an Olympic call for real peace on earth where we need it most. 


FOR REAL SUSTAINABILITY, HELP CREATE A WORLD AT PEACE THIS SUMMER

DURING THE BRAZIL OLYMPIC GAMES!

THE UN-BACKED 2016 OLYMPIC TRUCE TAKES PLACE BETWEEN

29TH JULY and 25th SEPTEMBER THIS YEAR ...

 

 

THIS IS A CALL TO YOU TO HELP WITH  FIVE STEPS TO  

MAKE PEACE ON EARTH A REALITY THIS SUMMER ...

  1. Identify and Recruiit Truce Peace Ambassadors in conflict zones around the world
  2. Call for a One Minute Silence at the Opening and Closing Ceremonies to mark the Truce
  3. Run an Online Training programme for Peace Ambassaadors in conflict zones to report on the Truce
  4. Develop a Peace Ambassadors Supporters Programme to ensure individual contact with Truce abassadors.
  5. Hold an Olympic Truce and Travel Reporting Conference during Rio 2016 in Brazil.

 

Welcome to the administration page of the  Brazil 2016 Olympic Truce Peace Campaign, where we will be building the Brazil 2016 Olympic Truce Peace Ambassador network to promote and report on the Truce. Our aim is to implement the UN backed Olypmic Truce resolution  our governments have signed up to for the Brazil 2016 Olympics.

Traditionally the Games should be accompanied by peace between all participating nations and safe travel for all. Its a message  of empathy,  tolerance and non-violence  that should underpin the 2015 development agenda, and a great opportunity for the global community to celebrate our common humanity.

Our strategy is simple - we are calling for a One Minute Silence at the Olympic Opening Ceremony to highlight the official Truce, then hold a global meeting during the Games to report on the Truce in the most vulnerable states and cities of the world.

The IOC, the UN,  the Games' corporate sponsers, the Brazilian national government and other national governments of participating countries are the key stakeholders responsible for making the rhetoric real.  All stakeholders should account for the actions they take to create a period of peace from the first day of the Olympics to the last day of the ParaOlympics. 

Please add your voice and action in whatever capacity you have to make this happen.

What you can do:

  1. Become an Olympic Truce Peace Ambassador
  2. Join the  Olympic Truce Peace Ambassador Supporters Group
  3. Establish a National Olympic Truce Promotion   and Reporting Process in Your Country

 

Support Call for Brazil 2016 - Have a cup of tea or coffee and listen to this explanation of the Truce and the call for your support and involvement from Gordon Sillence, London 2012 Olympic Truce Campaign Coordinator.  Or read the article  ‘Mainstreaming Sustainability at Large-scale Tourism Events – the Case of the London 2012 Olympic Games’ in The International Handbook on Tourism and Peace (2014) or go to Gordon's blog to follow the Truce implementation Reporting Process.

 

                                   

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  Visit our Rio 2016 Olympic Truce Video/Song Competition Page

to win a trip to Rio this summer!

 

 

 

 

Contact Gordon Sillence  to find out more. - Brazil 2016 Olympic Truce Peace Campaign International Director, Janela Aberta 21 Education Centre for Sustainable Development, Ecotrans Network for Sustainable Tourism Development