Peace through tourism

Our own local guru of sustainable tourism and yoga teacher Gordon Sillence is asking us all to support the UN-backed idea of 16 days of Worldwide Truce during the London 2012 Olympics.

Gordon Sillence

To quote Gordon: “As the Mayan Calendar draws to a close, in the grip of multiple global crises, on the brink of socio-economic and environmental limits,  a global population above 7 billion, every individual in the chain of suffering, the aim: to achieve the UN-backed 16 day Worldwide Truce during the London 2012 Olympics.  Inner Peace, Global Peace – moving from a culture of violence to a culture of peace,  locally and globally – we all want it, the world needs it.  It`s for the people, the planet and prosperity for all-  it needs your participation – we can do it together, and when it happens  we will glimpse a truly sustainable international world order, and all benefit personally and collectively, materially and spiritually.”

To this end he has set up a web page with information on a peace through tourism process.

Gordon’s hope is that we can all support this initiative, by letting friends and family and work colleagues know, by getting the word out on social networks and in the media, by writing to key people involved in sport, tourism, government and business, and/or by putting on an event to raise money and to sponsor the process.

Gordon says: “The international nature of our Algarve community gives us a special potential to light up this international wave of action. When you can make time, please contact me personally to see how we can really get this going in each of our respective communities and countries.” Gordon’s email is gordon.sillence@gmail.com.