ZICS will not be cocooned from the wider community. ZICS will be a focal point for the empowerment of local people.ZICS will provide considerable employment opportunities for local people and as the school develops will serve as a focal point for lifelong learning within it’s vicinity through outreach programmes and an extended school facility.ZICS will work within the community to develop:agricultural projects working alongside local farmers,improve literacy and numeracy levels of the adult population,develop an awareness of environmental and conservation issues,promote the Arts and Culture,develop an academy of sporting excellence.ZICS ultimately will become a beacon school that will reach out beyond it’s perimeters to promote solidarity and sustainable development within the wider...
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The images were made-for-TV dramatic: Olympic torch-bearers ran through capital cities, encircled by two columns of Chinese guards and local police while protesters dove into their midst, struggling to wrest away the historic torch. The televised scenes in London and Paris early this month appeared to be a worst-case public relations scenario for China, host of the upcoming Summer Olympics, but for the three international corporate sponsors of the round-the-world Olympic torch relay, there was a small blessing: Amid the images of hand-to-hand street fighting, logos for Coca-Cola, Lenovo and Samsung Electronics were not readily visible.With the Olympics still months away, however, corporate sponsors may not remain so lucky. Human-rights activists, celebrities, political leaders and average...
"The current wave of repression occurring in China is not in spite of the Olympic Games, but because of the Olympics," claims an April report from Amnesty International.Entitled "People's Republic of China - The Olympics Countdown: Crackdown on activists threatens Olympics legacy," the report argues that the Beijing Olympics (due to start in August 2008) are a growing cause for concern in human rights' circles. Defenders of freedom of expression, journalists and human rights activists continue to be targeted by the Chinese authorities, claims the report. Moreover, censorship and tight control of information are common practices and those who criticise the government may face prosecution and imprisonment, the human rights' watchdog asserts.See full...
Why is he not saddened by what has been going on in Tibet?Onésimo Alvarez-MoroSee article:The head of the International Olympic Committee has said anti-China protests had created a "crisis" but that the Games in Beijing would "rebound".Jacques Rogge told a meeting of national Olympic committees in Beijing that the Games would succeed.But Mr Rogge urged China to respect its "moral engagement" to improve human rights ahead of the Games. See full...
A good decision!Onésimo Alvarez-MoroSee article:Prime Minister Gordon Brown will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, Downing Street says.However, he will be at the closing ceremony when the Olympic baton will be passed to London.A spokeswoman said Mr Brown had never planned to attend the opening ceremony and was not boycotting the Games. See full...
Good idea......well done!Onésimo Alvarez-MoroSee article:UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will not attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, an aide has said.The decision was due to "schedule issues" and had been made months ago, said UN spokeswoman, Marie Mukabe.Meanwhile, Buenos Aires is braced for Friday's Olympic torch relay after anti-China protests in other cities. See full...
It is good that someone is mentioning the unpleasant facts.Onésimo Alvarez-MoroSee article:Haile Gebrselassie says he could go back on his decision to withdraw from the marathon at this year's Olympics.The 34-year-old, who suffers from asthma, had announced that he would not race in the showpiece event because of the high pollution levels in Beijing. See full...
Por supuesto que era racismo lo que se vió y la FIA debe retirar el derecho de ornanización de la carrera al Circuit de Catalunya inmediatamente. La decisión debería ser fácil.Onésimo Alvarez-MoroVer artículo:El director del Circuit de Catalunya asegura que tomarán las acciones necesarias para evitar que se repitan incidentes racistas en el lugar, tras las agresiones recibidas el pasado fin de semana por el piloto británico de Fórmula Uno, Lewis Hamilton.Los ataques contra Hamilton ocurrieron en los entrenamientos del pasado fin de semana."Ya se están estudiando nuevas medidas a las ya instauradas durante los últimos entrenamientos (...) en colaboración con los 'Mossos d'Esquadra' -policía autonómica- y los servicios de seguridad del circuito, los cuales estarán reforzados...
Sounds like the Beijing Olympics are going to be running very smoothly. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) who chose this government to run their games should be very happy and very proud of itself!Onésimo Alvarez-MoroSee article:When state security agents burst into his apartment last month, Hu Jia was chatting on Skype, the Internet-based telephone system. Mr. Hu’s computer was his most potent tool. He disseminated information about human rights cases, peasant protests and other politically touchy topics even though he often lived under de facto house arrest.Police and security officers, one gesturing to the photographer, put up crime tape on Friday to block access to the Beijing apartment of Hu Jia, a jailed human rights advocate.Mr. Hu, 34, and his wife, Zeng Jinyan, are...
If we really believe that sport should be kept free of drugs, Ms. Jones should most certainly be required to return all medals gained during her drug-taking period. These medals rightly belong to the other athletes who came behind her as rightfully earned by them.Nice tearful press conference Ms. Jones, however, you were an adult when you took drugs and made your choices. You should expect little sympathy. Nice fame, press and wealth, while you got away with it.I have more sympathy for those who struggle daily to be the best that they can be and who find their results tarnished by someone who cheated finishing before them.Onésimo Alvarez-MoroSee article:Disgraced sprinter Marion Jones has handed over the medals she won at the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, the US Anti-Doping Agency has...
A1GP World Cup of Motorsport has unveiled a series of initiatives to help reduce its environmental footprint.Measures include switching to biofuel (30 per cent ethanol mix), waste reduction measures, carbon-offsetting unavoidable emissions and promoting environmental awareness to a global audience spanning 150 countries.‘In addition to offering a great global sporting event we have a responsibility to conduct our business in a manner which minimises the impact of our operations on the environment," said Pete da Silva, CEO, A1GP. See full...
As you read these words, the Games of the XXIX Olympiad, announced six years ago, are now less than a year away. And nobody, including the athletes, is more nervous than the sponsors and their marketing teams.A lot of companies engage in marketing programs that associate their brands with sports. From the international relocation firm that sponsors my five-year-old son's soccer program to the companies who plaster their names on uniforms, stadiums, and fast cars around the world, a growing number of businesses see the value in investing in "sports marketing."Olympic Sponsorship is Not CSRSeveral things set the Olympics apart. The Olympics is global. It covers a wide range of sports. It is a pinnacle event, meaning that in most of the sports involved you can reach no higher than Olympic...
Unfortunately, the world has short memories and so appears to be OK to promise anything to get what you want.China promised to improve human rights as a condition of receiving the Olympics and what we see is that they are going in exactly the opposite direction, as we get closer to the date.If they do not perform, the Olympics should be withdrawn and given to Athens (who organised the last Olympics) with the financial assistance necessary to upgrade their existing facilities.Not only China is under the microscope but the Olympic movement as well.Will each of these perform? Remember Tiananmen Square will be used for events. Remember Tiananmen Square!See an Amnesty International speech on this matter.Onésimo Alvarez-MoroSee Press release:As the one year countdown to the Beijing Olympics...
This sort of headline disincentivises the actions taken, actions that deserve congratulations!The Tour de France is not in tatters. The Tour is now cleaner and fairer (although totally clean and fair would be too much to expect) and so more welcome.Congratulations on the decisions taken by the organizers and by some of the teams.Drugs and suspicion of drugs are wrong and tough decisions are needed to change this. These decisions are going in the right direction.Good governance!Onésimo Alvarez-MoroSee article:Chaos and disgrace enveloped the Tour de France early Thursday after the event’s overall leader, Michael Rasmussen, was removed from the race by his Rabobank team for lying about where he was training.The announcement came hours after Rasmussen, who had already been riding under...
The Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2010 in Vancouver will be the first Games to integrate social, economic and environmental sustainability.The Vancouver Organising Committee for the 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (VANOC) released its first Sustainability Report online at vancouver2010.com.The report sets out VANOC’s specific sustainability commitments and progress reporting system for the next three years as it moves from planning to operations and ultimately to Games delivery. It includes accomplishments, success stories and challenges for the 2005-06 reporting period. It also details progress on initiatives for the 2006-07 reporting period, 80 per cent of which are complete or already in progress.See full...
FIFA launched a new slogan - ‘For the Game. For the World.’ - to highlight football’s social responsibility.The slogan summarises FIFA’s mission to ‘develop the game, touch the world and build a better future’, FIFA said.On the second day of the 57th FIFA Congress in Zurich FIFA president Sepp Blatter said that the resources available to football will enable FIFA to make a major contribution to social development through football.“FIFA is now in a comfortable financial position and we have to use those resources, said Blatter. “But that is not enough. Social responsibility begins with each and every one of us.”In this month’s Sport Business International magazine, editorial director Kevin Roberts discusses the need for governing bodies to engage in social programmes....