STEPS WALKED: WALK FOR TRUCE NEWSLETTER_Dec2011
Recent Press Coverage
Geneva International School backs the Truce
Lord Bates’ meeting with UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon
Pope Benedict commends the walk
Article by Gary Streeter MP published by Insight on Conflict
Slovenian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Article
Delo Daily (Slovenia)
Dnevnik Daily (Slovenia)
Interview on Croatian TV (coverage starts 4.50 minutes in)
BBC News and website coverage 15th August 2011
Gazette Live Article, 27th July 2011
Albanian Parliamentary Article, 29th June 2011
BBC Website coverage 20th June 2011
Nouse (York Student paper) Article 21st June 2011
Northern Echo Article 16th April 2011
Journal Live Article 16th April 2011
Darlington & Stockton Time Article 16th April 2011
Other Resources
2011 Draft Olympic Truce UN Resolution
The United Nations Association is also promoting the Olympic Truce
The Foreign Office mission to the UN frequently updates the progress being made on the Olympic Truce Resolution
Truce 2020 is a great example from London of young people using truce as a tool for peace in their local communities.
The Olympic Truce organisation in Athens have been very helpful and encouraging about the Walk for Truce.
The Olos Foundation has been promoting the Olympic Truce since 2009
Olympic Wristbands are producing wristbands to create awareness of the 7 Olympic and Paralympic values.
Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs outline the origins of the Olympic Truce
Peace Legacy are doing a wonderful job promoting ‘A Hundred Days of Paece’ based around the London 2012 Games…
Sochi set London an example in highlighting the importance of the Olympic Truce in 2014.
Article on Beyond Sport regarding the push for a true observance of the Olympic Truce
A publication by Demos on the potential for the Olympic Truce in 2004
My submission to the Foreign Affairs Select Committee RE Olympic Truce as part of their enquiry into the Public Diplomacy aspects of the London 2012 Games.
My first post on ‘Lords of the Blog’ web site–about the Olympic Truce
Amazing organisation ‘Peace One Day’ and Jeremy Gilley show that Truce is possible
BBC Coverage of the Olympic Truce debate
Conciliation Resource is another great organisation working for peace and reconciliation around the world.
