IOC: Give homeless people a platform at future Olympics

The Issue

Anyone could have a hidden talent, and everyone should be given the opportunity to recognise these talents and share them with others.

With One Voice, part of the London 2012 Olympic Festival, will celebrate the skills of 300 performers who have experienced homelessness. This is the first time in history that homeless people will have been represented at an Olympic or Paralympic Games.

We believe that homeless and socially marginalised people should continue to be given a platform to celebrate their creative skills at future Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Please help make sure everyone has the opportunity to get involved in future Olympic celebrations.

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With One VoicePetition StarterStreetwise Opera will be presenting a showcase during the London 2012 Festival to platform the skills of 300 performers who have experienced homelessness from all over the UK and abroad. With One Voice is supported by Homeless Link, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Royal Opera House, who wanted to ensure that homeless people were involved at the heart of London 2012, the first time this will happen in Olympic history.
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The Issue

Anyone could have a hidden talent, and everyone should be given the opportunity to recognise these talents and share them with others.

With One Voice, part of the London 2012 Olympic Festival, will celebrate the skills of 300 performers who have experienced homelessness. This is the first time in history that homeless people will have been represented at an Olympic or Paralympic Games.

We believe that homeless and socially marginalised people should continue to be given a platform to celebrate their creative skills at future Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Please help make sure everyone has the opportunity to get involved in future Olympic celebrations.

avatar of the starter
With One VoicePetition StarterStreetwise Opera will be presenting a showcase during the London 2012 Festival to platform the skills of 300 performers who have experienced homelessness from all over the UK and abroad. With One Voice is supported by Homeless Link, the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation and Royal Opera House, who wanted to ensure that homeless people were involved at the heart of London 2012, the first time this will happen in Olympic history.
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The Decision Makers

Jacques Rogge
Jacques Rogge
President of the International Olympic Committee

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Petition created on 27 June 2012