6 Billion Reasons to Play!. Page Under Construction. Will feature sport in general, and soccer in particular, as a way to unite people. Although soccer is technically the most common sport in the United States, it has failed to win over adults. As a result, the United States is unable to take advantage of this 'World Sport' as a means to build bridges to other cultures.
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Imagine Mosaic in Central Park |
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Soccer in Djibouti |
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| One of the perks of learning almost any language other than English is that a tradition of soccer comes with the language. Flemish is no exception. The Flemish, and Dutch, are soccer fanatics.
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Interestingly, there is a centuries old tradition in North
America of using sport to promote peace. The sport was game of
LaCrosse, which has many similarities to soccer. (Although a peaceable
sport, LaCross was anything but gentlemanly. It was one of the most
physical sports in history.)
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Cherokee Athlete |
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Stickball |
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Flanders WWI Gas Attack |
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| Proceeds
generated by the festival are slated to be given to "peace" projects
such as the "Music for Peace Radio-marathon" of Radio StuBru (Studio
Brussels), or the (ex-) Radio Voice of Peace ship in Israel.
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Saint Damian's Grave in Hawaii |
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Radio Voice of Peace Ship in Israel |
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