PROGRAM SEPTEMBER FEBRUARY 2006 EVENTS MEETINGS CONFERENCES SHOWS SEMINARS EXHIBITIONS

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2 PROGRAM SEPTEMBER FEBRUARY 2006 EVENTS MEETINGS CONFERENCES SHOWS SEMINARS EXHIBITIONS

3 The Olympic Truce As ancient as the Olympics themselves, the concept of Olympic Truce, "Ekecheiria" in Greek, dates to the 9th century B.C., when all hostilities ceased to allow those attending or participating the Games to travel to Olympia in safety. Since then, the Olympic Truce has represented a cornerstone of the Olympic Games, which the International Olympic Committee decided to revive in the 1990s, with the aim of safeguarding athletes and sport in general, indissolubly binding the Olympic ideal to the values of peace, dialogue and understanding, and lastly, contributing to create an opportunity for the peaceful resolution of conflicts. The first Olympic Truce of the modern era was staged in 1992, when the IOC launched an appeal calling upon all States and national and international organizations to observe the Truce; this allowed athletes from former Yugoslavia to participate in the Barcelona Olympics under the Olympic flag, without any indication of nationality. Starting the following year, the General Assembly of the United Nations has regularly expressed its support one year prior to each edition of the Olympics through an ad hoc resolution inviting Member States to observe the Truce and solemnly recognize its importance. Since 2000 this has been enshrined in a special paragraph of the Millennium Declaration. Following a now well established tradition, on the occasion of the Torino 2006 Olympic and Paralympic Games, the Organising Committee for the Games and the City of Torino, together with the Regione Piemonte, the Provincia di Torino and the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), are committed to staging a rich program of events aimed at supporting and promoting the Olympic Truce. Besides the actions undertaken to encourage the adoption of the resolution by the UN General Assembly, these local bodies are staging a multitude of events at national and international level focusing on the themes of peace, cooperation and justice during the run-up to the Games, starting in September 2005.

4 Calendar of events associated with the Torino 2006 Olympic Truce 11 September 2005 Perugia-Assisi March for justice and peace September 2005 Torino Torinodigitalworld. Funding cooperation to bridge the Digital Divide September 2005 Torino Torino Spiritualità. Questions to God, questions to mankind September 2005 Torino Religions and Sport. Vision of the body and the practice of sport. 21 September 2005 Torino Food Safety in Africa September 2005 Torino Young Words Happening September 2005 Torino One World: the cities and cultures of international cooperation. 24 September 2005 Torino One World: Appeal for the Truce in Torino. 29 September - 2 October 2005 Jerusalem Appeal for the Truce in Jerusalem October 2005 Sarajevo Appeal for the Truce in Sarajevo. Presentation of the project for clearing landmines from Olympic sites. November February 2006 Italy Olympic Pigotta dolls to support vaccinations for children during truce periods. November 2005 Strasbourg Europe for the Truce. 8 December 2005 Rome The Truce journeying with the Olympic Flame. 18 January 2006 Torino Building pathways of peace throughout the world. The experiences of Torino's international organizations: ILO, ETF, UNICRI. 2 February 2006 Torino THE WORLD POLITICAL FORUM. The disasters of war: man, society, humanity.

5 Perugia-Assisi 11 September 2005 March for justice and peace. The Olympic area of the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics will take part in the Perugia- Assisi Peace March, whose slogan this year is "Ban Poverty - Ban War", with a large delegation comprised of local government representatives, sportsmen, young people and citizens.they will join together to testify to a shared commitment towards a just and lasting peace, understanding between mankind through sport and the Olympic ideal, as stated by the United Nations Millennium Declaration, which urges Member States to observe the Olympic Truce, individually and collectively. At the march, a special space will be set up for collecting signatures to support the Truce for the Torino 2006 Winter Olympics. Provincia di Torino Coordinamento Comuni per la Pace - provincia di Torino Coordinamento Nazionale Enti Locali per la Pace Tavola della Pace Organising Committee for the XX Olympic Winter Games Torino Relazioni_internazionali@provincia.torino.it Provincia di Torino Tel

6 Torino September 2005 City of Torino Provincia di Torino Regione Piemonte Torinodigitalworld. Funding cooperation to bridge the Digital Divide. Agenzia di Cooperazione degli Enti locali Parigo Onlus World Summit Award Torino's government bodies are promoting an international meeting to discuss cooperation, best practices and financial tools to narrow the "digital divide" as a guarantee for ensuring just and fair development and the elimination of poverty. The Conference is part of a worldwide framework of actions and the results of the Torino event will make an active and official contribution for international appointments dealing with the information society, scheduled to be held during the World Summit on the Information Society. During the international meeting, which aims to identify activities to support the Global Digital Solidarity Fund (DSF-FSN) and to foster contact with civil society partners operating in the field, representatives of government bodies and institutions will sign the Olympic Truce appeal. info@ todigitalworld.org Agenzia di Cooperazione degli Enti Locali Tel

7 Torino September 2005 Committee for the Organization of Torino Spiritualità Torino Spiritualità. Questions to God. Questions to mankind. City of Torino Regione Piemonte Fondazione CRT Compagnia di San Paolo Torino Spiritualità. Questions to God. Questions to mankind arose out of a project organized in cooperation with the Teatro Stabile di Torino Foundation, with the support of the City of Torino, the Regione Piemonte, the Compagnia di San Paolo and the Fondazione CRT, with the invaluable help of the Fondazione Circuito Teatrale del Piemonte, the National Museum of Cinema and Settembre Musica. The event revolves around inter-religious and inter-cultural dialogue, and includes five days of open meetings featuring scholars of different backgrounds and orientations discussing topics of crucial relevance to our daily lives. In the evening there will be readings, concerts and theatrical performances. Committee for the Organization of Torino Spiritualità Questions to God. Questions to mankind. Headquarters: Via Maria Vittoria 18 - Torino Tel /72 Fax info@torinospiritualita.org 4

8 Torino September 2005 Religions and sport. Vision of the body and the practice of sport. Organising Committee for the XX Olympic Winter Games Torino 2006 Torino 2006 Interfaith Committee The Interfaith Committee of Torino 2006 (an inter-religious committee, made up of representatives of the principal religions of the world - Christian, Jewish, Hindu, Muslim and Buddhist - that provides athletes and members of the Olympic family with spiritual aid during the Games) is staging an inter-cultural and inter-religious meeting to exchange views on relations between their vision of the body and, in general of mankind, and the theory and practice of sport in the modern world. The two-day event will be preceded by a reading of the Interfaith Olympic Message by members of the Interfaith Committee. The conference is part of the "Torino Spiritualità. Questions to God. Questions to mankind" initiative. Committee for the Organization of Torino Spiritualità Tel

9 Torino - Palazzo Cisterna 21 September 2005 Food Safety in Africa. Africa's special needs can be tackled by strengthening democracy and seeking lasting peace in order to combat poverty and guarantee the continent's right to sustainable development. In view of the upcoming World Food Day, African and European partners meet in Torino to strengthen decentralized cooperation channels already operating in this field, and underscore the centrality of peace and security as indispensable conditions for ensuring society - starting with its most vulnerable members - equity and social justice. Provincia di Torino Regione Piemonte Agenzia di Cooperazione degli Enti Locali PDM - Programme de Développement des Municipalités UPI - Union of the Italian Provinces Relazioni_internazionali@provincia.torino.it Provincia di Torino Tel

10 Torino - Piazzetta Reale September 2005 City of Torino - Department of Youth Policy Young Words Happening. Young people take the floor at "Young Words Happening", an international meeting organized by the City of Torino's Department for Youth Policy and International Cooperation as part of "Meeting Peace". On 22, 23 and 24 September, 2,000 young people from all over the world will meet in Torino's Piazzetta Reale to discuss broader issues such as global information, development, poverty, integration and identity. The aim of the initiative is to put a stop to conflicts, cast aside prejudice and eliminate verbal aggression: three days of meetings (including a Town Meeting, the first example in Italy of deliberative democracy on such a large scale) and encounters with international opinion leaders. The thoughts and words of Young Words Happening will be left as a legacy to participants and the City. Project Partner organizations and associations* creators and recipients of the insights acquired through Young Words Happening (*) for the complete list please go to the website Organising Secretariat young.words@comune.torino.it Tel

11 Torino - Piazza Castello September 2005 One World: the cities and cultures of international cooperation. Public street event featuring workshops, film festivals, art and music: A major event focusing on international development cooperation, with representatives from the countries and cities of the world with whom the City of Torino cooperates. An outdoor showcase for Twin Cities and an opportunity to meet with associations and institutions in Torino's city squares. Stalls, performances and animation. In the week from 18 to 25 September, numerous related events are scheduled to take place: Film festival: Sermig University of Doubt, September Musical event: Sermig University of Doubt, September Exhibitions: "Stand by. Fermimmagini di tempi, luoghi e pensieri" (Stand by. Still frames of times, places and thoughts) and "Afro. In cammino con i Burkinabè" (Afro. Walking with the Burkinabè): Palazzo Barolo, from 19 September Workshops on Distance support, Migrants and development, Reconstruction after the Tsunami: Palazzo Barolo, September "City Tables" Workshop: Palazzo Barolo, September First International Forum on "100 Cities for 100 Projects for Brazil": Palazzo Reale, 23 September. City of Torino, Department of International Cooperation and Peace Ministry of Foreign Affairs, D.G. Cooperation for Development Regione Piemonte Provincia di Torino one_world@comune.torino.it cooperazione.internazionale@comune.torino.it 8

12 Torino 24 September 2005 One World: Appeal for the Truce in Torino. International Mayors' Meeting Palazzo Reale, 24 September 2005, morning Mayors from all over the world come together in Torino to discuss the Development Objectives of the Millennium, for reducing poverty, supporting children and environmental sustainability and, in particular, the concrete contribution that cities can make through decentralized cooperation to help Developing Countries. Signing of the Olympic Truce Appeal Regio Theater, 24 September 2005, afternoon Mayors of the International networks, of the Cities of Developing Countries twinned with Torino, of the Piedmontese Towns, and of several Italian cities, come together to sign the Olympic Truce Appeal. City of Torino - Mayor's Office and Department of International Cooperation and Peace Organising Committee for the XX Olympic Winter Games Torino one_world@comune.torino.it cooperazione.internazionale@comune.torino.it 9

13 Appeal for the Truce in Jerusalem. Jerusalem 29 September - 2 October 2005 City of Torino, Department of International Representatives of the religions of the Book meet in Jerusalem, with Italian authorities in attendance, to sign the Appeal for the Olympic Truce. Following the event, jointly promoted by the Custody of the Holy Land, a number of short films depicting peace and violence directed by young Palestinian and Israeli film makers will be screened and prizes awarded. Part of a project organized in association with the World Health Organization (WHO). Sarajevo October 2005 Appeal for the Truce in Sarajevo. Presentation of the project for clearing landmines from Olympic sites. The metropolitan Mayor of Sarajevo and the Mayors of the municipalities that the Bosnian capital is now divided into (Starigrad, Centar, Novi Grad and Srpsko Sarajevo) will join with members of the cultural milieu and, together, will sign the Appeal for the Olympic Truce. On the occasion, a project will be presented for clearing landmines from the areas of the two battle fronts of Mount Trebevic, formerly the site of the 1984 Olympic Games. The event concludes with the showing of a number of short films by young directors from Sarajevo, Mostar and Banja Luka on the subject of the truce and conflicts. 10 Cooperation and Peace WHO (World Health Organization) Custody of the Holy Land Organising Committee for the XX Olympic Winter Games Torino one_world@comune.torino.it cooperazione.internazionale@comune.torino.it City of Torino, Department of International Cooperation and Peace Provincia di Torino Regione Piemonte, Department of International and Community Affairs Italian Embassy in Sarajevo Organising Committee for the XX Olympic Winter Games Torino 2006 Campagna Italiana Contro le Mine ONLUS one_world@comune.torino.it cooperazione.internazionale@comune.torino.it affari.internazionali@regione.piemonte.it

14 Italy November February 2006 Olympic Pigotta dolls to support vaccinations for children during truce periods. Organising Committee for the XX Olympic Winter Games Torino 2006 UNICEF Italia The Pigotta, a rag doll which enables UNICEF to vaccinate thousands of children every year, has now become the Olympic Pigotta. Thanks to cooperation between the Torino 2006 Organising Committee and UNICEF, a special set of 20 Pigotta dolls will be released representing Olympic and Paralympic disciplines, all bearing the Torino 2006 graphics. The new Pigotta dolls will be on display during the run-up to the Games, and auctioned at the end of the Olympics. Proceeds will serve to finance a vaccination program in countries that open special humanitarian corridors, implementing the appeal of the General Assembly of the United Nations to observe the Olympic Truce during the Torino 2006 Games, where UNICEF will conduct immunization campaigns. Tel

15 Strasbourg November 2005 Europe for the Truce. Presentation of a Resolution in favour of the Olympic Truce to the Plenary Session of the European Parliament, with a public event. Regione Piemonte Provincia di Torino City of Torino Organising Committee for the XX Olympic Winter Games Torino 2006 Rome 8 December 2005 The Truce journeying with the Olympic Flame. As part of several initiatives staged to mark the departure of the Olympic Flame from Rome, a message about the Olympic Truce will journey through Italy, during the most important stops made by the Olympic torch bearers. Organising Committee for the XX Olympic Winter Games Torino Tel

16 Torino - ILO 18 January 2006 Building pathways of peace throughout the world. The experiences of Torino's international organizations: ILO, ETF, UNICRI. Torino's international organizations illustrate their experiences in supporting developing and transition countries. Personalities of international stature will describe training activities and programs designed to promote social and economic development, the culture of legality and human rights. The meeting aims to emphasize the impact that cooperation programs have on the world today and explore the prospects of peace in the future. Regione Piemonte - Department of International Affairs RAI SOCIAL SECRETARIAT affari.internazionali@regione.piemonte.it Torino 2 February 2006 THE WORLD POLITICAL FORUM The disasters of war: man, society, humanity. International seminar on peace and war, war-torn regions and the impact of conflicts on the civilian population; what politics could do to spread a culture of peace and mutual understanding among peoples, and to prevent conflicts. Featuring internationally acclaimed personalities and speakers. Regione Piemonte World Political Forum infowpf@theworldpoliticalforum.org affari.internazionali@regione.piemonte.it 13