Olympic opportunities
Peter Green believes that the Olympic Games offer an opportunity for engagement and outreach
How do you respond to the idea of the 2012 Olympics in Britain? With excitement and anticipation, with resentment and doubt, or with indifference?
In the midst of our often mundane and busy lives, the Olympic Games taking place in Britain this summer represents a tremendous opportunity: an opportunity for all Quakers to live adventurously and to offer a witness to the spiritual in the midst of a celebration of physical achievement. It also gives us a chance to connect with the world community of Friends.
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I share Peter’s belief in the potential of the Olympics to be an opportunity to encourage good relations between peoples. My article of 24th November suggested that the Olympic Truce could be used to encourage governments and peoples to work for peace and I hope that the More than Gold campaign is also supporting this initiative. It would be good if Friends House could be used to draw attention to the Olympic Truce campaign.
Trevor Evans