An initiative of the Institute for International Sport
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY "Dan Doyle and his team are on a historic mission to world peace. This is one of the most compelling peace initiatives I have seen in years." - General Colin Powell The World Youth Peace Summit, which included the World Scholar-Athlete Games, was held in Connecticut on July 1-4, 2011. The World Youth Peace Summit's mission is to develop current and former scholar-athletes and scholar-artists from around the world into successful peace advocates. By providing the opportunity to study peace policies through a week-long intensive series of lectures and workshops, the Summit will furnish participants with practical knowledge of how to develop and implement their own peace initiatives successfully in their home communities. Participants returned home armed not just with idealism but also the practical knowledge of how to implement their community initiatives successfully. Some Pathways to Peace initiatives may focus on such large scale issues as poverty, nuclear proliferation and the environment. Other initiatives will be community-based, social entrepreneurship programs that foster peace, such as conflict resolution, youth sports programs, mentoring and civil rights. These community leaders of all ages will create a grassroots global network of peace advocates and foster a more peaceful world.
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