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The World Leisure Day is celebrated for the first time on April 16th!

By mireia | WLO News | 0 comment | 27 May, 2021 | 0

WLO’s newest international initiative, the World Leisure Day (WL Day), was commemorated for the first time in history last April 16th. WL Day aims to reinforce leisure as a social right and its importance in daily life, as well as to expand its possibilities of manifestation and promote reflection on the accesses and barriers thatRead more

Preparatory readings for the full enjoyment of the congress

By mireia | WLO News | 0 comment | 29 March, 2021 | 0

For the full enjoyment of the congress, preparatory readings can always help to better understand the topics under discussion. For those avid readers seeking for a detailed preparation of this event, we have selected relevant articles of our World Leisure Journal related to the overall theme of the Congress ‘Leisure makes life better’. In doingRead more

The World Leisure Day, to be celebrated for the first time on April 16th, 2021!

By mireia | WLO News | 0 comment | 8 March, 2021 | 0

From World Leisure Organization, we are excited to celebrate in 2021 for the first time our newest international initiative: the World Leisure Day (WL Day). This aims to reinforce leisure as a social right and its importance in daily life, as well as to expand its possibilities of manifestation and promote reflection on the accessesRead more

Free publication: Human Rights and Citizenship Rights for Leisure, Sport, Tourism and Culture by A.J. Veal, University of Technology Sydney, Australia

By mireia | WLO News | 0 comment | 1 March, 2021 | 0

Originally published as part of the fourth edition of Leisure, Sport and Tourism, Politics, Policy and Planning, this chapter has been revised and expanded to include the new edition of the WLO Charter for Leisure, a discussion of intellectual property rights and case studies of: TV sport spectatorship; Disability and access to culture; Gender equity inRead more

WLO welcomes new members of the Board of Directors and its newly adopted Strategic Plan

By mireia | WLO News | 0 comment | 10 February, 2021 | 0

After an open call for new WL Board of Directors members was launched in September last year, we are glad to welcome on board Dr. Cari E. Autry (East Carolina University, USA), Dr. Marcel Bastiaansen (Breda University of Applied Sciences, The Netherlands), and due to their successful reelection, to have again with us serving forRead more

Global Leisure Debates: two new webinars organized in October within the South Africa webinar series

By mireia | WLO News | 0 comment | 6 November, 2020 | 0

By Dr. Marié Young, Department Sport, Recreation and Exercise Science, University of the Western Cape; member of the WLO Board of Directors In collaboration with the WLO and the Western Cape Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (WCDCAS), a South African webinar series was launched on the 8th. September, introducing the WLO programs and activitiesRead more

Webinar – Introduction session of the WLO to the public sector of Western Cape, South Africa

By mireia | WLO News | 0 comment | 29 September, 2020 | 0

By Lyndon Bouah and Marie Young Leisure and recreation is a basic human right. Leisure is done in one’s free time and includes play, recreation, arts culture, sport, festivals and celebrations, health promotion, fitness, travel and tourism. The public sector plays in important role in taking leisure, recreation and tourism forward. In times such asRead more

The results of the Strategic Priorities Grants (SPGs) program are here!

By mireia | WLO News | 0 comment | 2 March, 2020 | 0

Designed to support members’ projects that further the development of leisure as a means to enhance the human condition, this programme awards SPGs of $10,000 (USD) on average per project supporting leadership, advocacy, research, education, and engagement initiatives which promote socio-cultural development, encourage sustainable economic growth, or improve people’s quality of life. From World LeisureRead more

WLO in the Expert Meeting on Tourism and the SDGs: Case Studies by the UNWTO Affiliate Members

By mireia | WLO News | 0 comment | 30 January, 2020 | 0

WLO Chief Operating Officer (COO), Dr. Cristina Ortega, is an active member of the UNWTO Working Group on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Support. WLO COO presented the Field School as a case study of community development through leisure, at the Expert Meeting on Tourism and the SDGs: Case Studies by the UNWTO Affiliate Members, celebratedRead more

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