The Olympic Torch Should Be Put Out:
http://mostlywater.org/node/78820
"Canada is using the Olympic Torch Relay to hide their terrible human rights record in regard to Indigenous peoples here in Canada and internationally.."
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Ex Official: Olympics About Celebration
http://sports.espn.go.com/oly/news/story?id=4809643
"Canada's former national chief says the Olympics are not the best forum to highlight the chronic social problems facing aboriginal communities.
Phil Fontaine is a one time head of the Assembly of First Nations who now works as an adviser to Olympic sponsor Royal Bank.
He carried the Olympic torch through part of Long Plain First Nation on Friday...
but says the Olympics are about a 'celebration of indigenous cultures'..."
Phil Fontaine is a one time head of the Assembly of First Nations who now works as an adviser to Olympic sponsor Royal Bank.
He carried the Olympic torch through part of Long Plain First Nation on Friday...
but says the Olympics are about a 'celebration of indigenous cultures'..."
Phil Fontaine is a traitor. He's grubbing around for $$$ while the people he represented are left starving in the snow.
From Olympic Ideals to Corporate Blitz: A History
http://thetyee.ca/News/2010/01/08/OlympicsBrandWar/
"How business saved the Games by turning them into a tightly controlled, billion dollar advertisement.."
Anti-Olympic Spirit: Chris Shaw the Face of Opposition to Vancouver's Games
http://www.cbc.ca/cp/national/100110/n011013A.html
"Andrew Jennings, a British journalist who's made a career of investigating Olympic corruption, says Shaw has made a valuable contribution to the debate - even if he couldn't stop the Games from coming.
'We're dealing with very powerful financial interests...'"
Olympic Countdown:
http://this.org/magazine/2010/01/11/olympics-christopher-shaw-no2010/
"Native land has been co-opted for the Games. First Nations Hosts did not have anywhere near consensus. In St'at'imc areas definitely most people were against it and the band leadership went ahead anyway, and money changed hands that went to that leadership..."
Phil Fontaine is a traitor. He's grubbing around for $$$ while the people he represented are left starving in the snow.
I am Aboriginal rights activist who probably disagrees with Phil Fontaine on just about every substantive and tactical issue, but I would never call him a "traitor", nor make wild exagerations about people "starving in the snow". Such exagerations and over-the-top ad hominem attacks make rationale debate impossible. Unforunately, I see lots of this on this forum.
Quite right Joey, there's a core group of sour characters here, righteousness does that to people after a time.
Quite right Joey, there's a core group of sour characters here, righteousness does that to people after a time.
My dear friend conrad, E. Tamaran is no righteous character here. But continue your agenda, if not so righteous, why burden yourself here yablonski?
I am not your dear friend nor will I ever be.
Please Note- discussion isn't about me-which you'd understand if you bothered to read the thread.
I am not your dear friend nor will I ever be.
Please Note- discussion isn't about me-which you'd understand if you bothered to read the thread.
Quite right, so don't come disparage this place. Your self-righteousness post was your only comment and I ain't letting it pass. Like I meant, don't use E. Tamaran to paint babble.
Too bad you don't think we could be friends.
Edmonton Olympic Torch Protest (audio file)
http://www.mediacoop.ca/audio/2464
"featuring an interview with Billie Pierre from the Nlaka'Pamux nation on the impact of Olympic 'development' and three Edmontonians detained by police for chanting anti-Olympic slogans.."
RevolutionPlease.. Well, you can't be friends with a troll anyhow.
Cheers.