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As ancient as the Games themselves, the concept of Olympic Truce, "Ekecheiria" in Greek, dates to the 11th 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...

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Calendar of events associated with the Torino 2006 Olympic Truce

Day Place Event
11 September 2005 Perugia-Assisi March for justice and peace.
19-20 September 2005 Torino Torinodigitalworld. Funding cooperation to bridge the Digital Divide.
20-25 September 2005 Torino Torino Spirituality, Questions to God, questions to mankind.
21-22 September 2005 Torino Religions and Sport. Vision of the body and the practice of sport.
21 September 2005 Torino Food Safety in Africa.
22-24 September 2005 Torino Young Words Happening.
23-25 September 2005 Torino One World: the cities and cultures of international cooperation.
24 September 2005 Torino One World: Appeal for the Truce in Torino.
31 October 2005 Jerusalem Appeal for the Truce in Jerusalem.
25-27 October 2005 Sarajevo Appeal for the Truce in Sarajevo.
Presentation of the project for clearing landmines from Olympic sites.
November 2005 - February 2006 Italy Olympic Pigotta Dolls to support vaccinations for children during the Olympic Truce.
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.