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The National Department of Sesc in Brazil carried out, from June 18 to 22, 2024, the Sesc Leisure Policy Presentation Seminar, including the participation of representatives from 27 Regional Departments. Brazilian members of the Board of Directors of the World Leisure Organization (WLO) participated in the event and presented the network to the audience. TheRead more

On July 16, 2024, the World Leisure Organization (WLO) hosted a significant side event during the United Nations High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development. The webinar, titled “Leisure as a Catalyst: Empowering Communities and Alleviating Poverty,” brought together experts to discuss the vital role of leisure in achieving the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.Read more

World Leisure Journal Call for New Editorial Board Members The World Leisure Journal is looking to fill a number of Editorial Board positions. World Leisure Journal (WLJ) , the official journal of the World Leisure Organization, is aiming to stimulate a broad discussion of critical leisure research and theory in all its guises. The journalRead more

We are pleased to announce an exciting and insightful online panel discussion titled “Leisure as a Catalyst: Empowering Communities and Alleviating Poverty”. This event is an official side event of the United Nations High Level Political Forum (UN HLPF) on Sustainable Development, organized by the World Leisure Organization (WLO) in collaboration with CALS, CILRA, LSA,Read more

WLC 2025: LEISURE FOR A BETTER SOCIETY We are excited to invite you to the 18th World Leisure Congress (WLC 2025), hosted by Breda University of Applied Sciences in Breda, The Netherlands, from August 25-28, 2025. This prestigious international event will bring together leisure professionals from academia, industry, and government to explore the theme “LeisureRead more

World Leisure Centers of Excellence – Open Request for Proposals   The purpose of this Request for Proposal (RFP) is to solicit proposals from interested colleges or universities to establish and implement a World Leisure Center of Excellence (WLCE) and be a recognized member of the WLCE network. The required documentation of expertise and qualificationsRead more

Theme Sustainable Recreation Programs for Active Communities of the City of Cape Town Metropol Limited places! Apply now! The Leisure Experience Research Opportunity (LERO) provides opportunities for World Leisure Centres of Excellence, the World Leisure Young Ambassadors and students from other interested institutions to participate in an international orientated field research project aimed at assessingRead more

Figure 1.1. Daniel Patrick Moynihan speaking at the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, 1976. (Photo Credit: Marion S. Trikosko/The U.S. Library of Congress) By Rasul A. Mowatt, Department Head and Professor, North Carolina State University Policies are the hidden socio-political forces that create the realities within any given geographic specificity of the environment, particularly oneRead more

Following the appointment of World Leisure Organization (WLO) as an Observer NGO to the UNESCO 2005 Convention for the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, WLO COO, Dr. Cristina Ortega, attended from February 27 to March 1 the 17th Session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Protection and Promotion of the DiversityRead more

After an open call for new WL Board of Directors members was launched in September last year, we are glad to welcome on board Prof. Dr. Ricardo R. Uvinha (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil) and Dr. Alixon Reyes (Adventist University of Chile, Chile). We welcome and thank them for their willingness to contribute to theRead more