Truce 20/20 is a groundbreaking partnership project between Peace Direct – a charity that funds, promotes and learns from the work of local peacebuilders internationally and Conflict and Change.
Truce 20/20 is rooted in an ancient Greek Olympic tradition. From the seventh day prior to the opening of the games to the seventh day following their closing, conflicts ceased so that athletes, artists and spectators could travel safely to Olympia for the Games and return home. This Truce was only temporary, our Truce 20/20 project in Newham brings alive that ideal but with the intention of a more permanent truce. by developing conflict resolution skills in local young people aged 16-21. This will create a community of young people who can, with support, develop local peace building projects to help make Newham a safer and more welcoming place for the 2012 Games and thereafter.
