Olympic Resistance: Indigenous Groups, Anti-Poverty Activists, and Civil Liberties Advocates Protest

Olympic Resistance: Indigenous Groups, Anti-Poverty Activists, and Civil Liberties Advocates Protest 2010 Winter Games in Vancouver

Our Olympic coverage begins today in the streets of Vancouver, where some say a historic convergence is taking place. Indigenous groups, anti-poverty activists and civil liberties advocates are some of the voices being heard in protests against the Olympic presence. Franklin Lopez of the Vancouver’s Media Co-op has been following the Olympic protests. He filed this report.

http://www.democracynow.org/2010/2/15/olympic_resistance_indigenous_groups_anti_poverty

Vancouver Community Activist Am Johal Condemns Use of Public Money to Subsidize International Olympic Committee At Expense of Basic City Services

The Olympic Games last only two weeks, but their legacy will be felt in Vancouver for years to come. The price tag for taxpayers is estimated at around $6 billion dollars, including around $1 billion dollars in “security” costs. Last week, International Olympic Committee president Jacques Rogge praised Vancouver organizers, calling the Vancouver model “a blueprint for future games.” Well to talk about what that blueprint could mean for Vancouver as well as future host cities, we go now to Vancouver where we are joined by Am Johal, chair of the Impact on Communities Coalition, a watchdog group around the Vancouver Olympics founded in 2001.

http://www.democracynow.org/2010/2/15/vancouver_community_activist_am_johal_condemns

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