OLY PLY* PEACE CITIES 28 ('OPC 28')

Re-light symbolic Olympic & Paralympic  flames (real or proxy) before each new set of Games, celebrating their core PEACE Mission. 

Promote OLY PLY PEACE Values in public events organized by Host City Teams using OPC 28 Materials (such as the OPC Proclamation and decorative Street Medallion - see below). Hint: Start with Mayors and Venues!)

Create optional Add-On Events & Activities for youth, sport clubs, schools, tourists, companies, and others based on local needs, interests, and resources. 

• Host Cities keep Olympic & Paralympic Spirit and Flames alive and vibrant, long after competitions end and Games move on. 

• Cities renew the magic of hosting the world's most inspiring sporting event, gathering people again from near and afar to celebrate cherished venues, ideals, and memories. 

• Local OLY/PLY stakeholders - athletes, officials, volunteers, citizens, venues, clubs, businesses, tourism groups, media, PEACE partners, sponsors, and others - create a new, exciting, localized tradition around the Games.

• A global OLY PLY community reunites with purpose around a greater cause: building 'a more peaceful and better world' through sport (Olympic Charter).

• All key assets of the international  OLY/PLY movement - people, places, and principles - are utilized to their best and fullest. 

• A new global tradition is ignited in the movement with Host Cities serving as Platforms of PEACE, celebrating in unison to remind the world and future generations of the Games' rich history, values, and traditions.  

• Host Cities of the Games  globally join to re-light symbolic PEACE flames (STEP 1), organize public events/venues that promote OLY PLY PEACE Values (STEP 2), and design additional local programs and activites based on needs and preferences (STEP 3). 

• OPC 28 launches at LA28, with activities culminating on Olympic Truce Day --  one week before Olympic Opening Ceremonies.

* 63 and counting as of 2026.

• Work with all Host City Teams to design fun, exciting, and non-political ways that highlight their unique sites, traditions, and experiences.

• Build database and infrastructure to identify, reach, and (re)engage local and global enthusiasts, sponsors, and PEACE partners.

3. Support Host City Teams with downloadable, templated OPC 28 materials.

• Independent, athlete-led, locally-driven, and volunteer-based organization supported by a Global Advisory Board and 4 Regional Organizing Committees.

• Partner with PEACE groups, sponsors, and other Olympic & Paralympic entities (such as the IOC, IPC, NOCs, OCOGs, WOA, WUOC, etc.) and events (such as the June 23 Olympic Day).

• Exchange ideas, questions, and suggestions with enthusiasts like you to make OPC 28 better! (see contact info here).

• OPC's new "Street Medallion" program works with Host Cities to create customized decorative manhole covers celebrating their  OLY PLY PEACE Cities participation.

• Based on the OPC Values Shield, Street Madallions placed in a central meeting place of a Host City tell a story about the locality and promote civic pride through colorful words, images, and designs. 

•  Manhole covers are a familiar sight around the world. In Japan they have become an art form, growing into region-specific attractions used to revitalize local areas and as assets for tourism. 

• What started in the 1980s as a local trend has grown into a countrywide tourist phenomenon.

• Today nearly 95 percent of Japan's 1,780 municipalities sport specially designed covers -- an estimated 6,000 artistic manhole covers nationwide. 

• Interested Host City Teams and corporate sponsors can contact the OPC 28 Team (see below) for more information.