High-Energy Youth Forum on the Olympic Truce
Sharing the Dream: with Governor General Michaëlle Jean this Thursday morning.
On the eve of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, student leaders from B.C. and across Canada will join Governor General Michaëlle Jean at the Vancouver Public Library to discuss peace as it relates to the Olympic Truce and how individuals can make a meaningful contribution in their own community.
The Youth Dialogue will be webcast as part of the British Columbia’s Ministry of Education’s Sharing the Dream webcast series. B.C.’s own Dream Team—a collection of 12 B.C. student leaders—have been helping to deliver the Sharing the Dream webcast series by participating as interviewers during the webcasts.
The students will be playing a key role in this Youth Dialogue by providing introductory remarks, interviewing participants and supporting the technical team. Meet the students here.
This Thursday, February 11 at 8:30 a.m. PST, more than 500 young leaders from across the country will convene to celebrate the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games through a Youth Dialogue about the Olympic Truce.
An Olympic Truce is an agreement on behalf of world countries to the cessation of all hostilities worldwide, so as to promote peace and harmony during the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
The event will bring Olympic athletes, young leaders, Indigenous leaders, foreign dignitaries, government officials and other special guests together to discuss peace building strategies that can be put to practical use in their own communities.
Expect to see a high energy event that brings the sounds of hip hop and traditional Indigenous, African, Asian and European drumming to the Vancouver Public Library.
To watch the webcast live February 11, please follow this link.
Download this event poster [PDF 305KB]. Pass it along your networks.
Watch the Governor General’s welcome to the Youth Dialogue on Olympic Truce.
