The Run for Peace campaign is a global relay run which promotes international friendship and understanding, advances mutual relations between people, supports the foundation of global coexistence, and fosters harmony between and within worlds people.
The Run for Peace campaign started in 2015 in New York where people of all colors, professions, race, gender engage in what we call “Together as One”. It has drawn athletes, activists, political and business leaders from around the USA and the world who sees it an as an opportunity to lend to peace.
The team of international runners and activists carry a torch as a symbol of friendship and currently, we have expanded the Peace Run to also be taken place in more than 80 countries
At GlobalCops, we believe that peaceful coexistence as we have seen in the Run for Peace campaign will promote understanding and the harmonious relationship between the peoples of all nations, faiths and cultures. As a grassroots event, participants get to meet with dignitaries, mayors, community groups, business and multilateral leaders, as well as political leaders. Running is more than a sport – it’s a way of connecting with people worldwide who are committed to positive change, both for themselves and for their communities.
Like every other sports, Run for Peace campaign has the potential to bring people together from different backgrounds. While political peace may remain distant, personal or local peace – the positive relationships and self-confidence that running helps develop – is achievable. This is one of the greatest advocacies which we are championing that has touched many lives.
The Symbolism:
Many people involve in the Run for Peace campaign for different purposes, all aimed at creating a conducive environment for peace.
The significance of the Run for Peace campaign cuts across many facets of our lives. From police brutality, armed conflicts, domestic violence, bullying, work place violence, sexual exploitation and harassment, low self-esteem syndrome, campaign against transnational and organized crimes, elimination of weapons of mass destruction, violent extremism, as well as terrorism. Each of this issues have meted negatively on the lives of the world’s people and have left lasting consequences on the most vulnerable.
How to Participate:
We always announce our yearly runs, participants are encouraged to obtain their running regalia’s from our store, from T-Shirts, to caps, hang bands, and other materials. You can also purchase them at every of our running locations especially if you are in New York. But if you are running outside New York, please purchase your regalia’s on time to allow shipments and delivery to you.
We hope to bring running to a wider audience and at the heart of concerted, effective and relevant political action, to make the campaigns a catalyst for peace.
Our organization is committed to:
- Raising awareness on the potential of running campaign as a peace-building tool;
- Fundraising to finance and carry out field and peace projects within our communities and around the world;
- Acting of the ground by working with local stakeholders and developing resource tools;
- Promoting best practices of stakeholders of the peace through sport movement;
- Putting everyone on the frontlines of global security and peace.
We thank all of our supporters and especially the runners for a promoting a great cause and will be happy to see everyone in the next Marathon!