Why resist the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver? By: Chris Shaw (4 replies) January 18, 2010 - 1:52am
- Shaw has listed some great By: EricD (Feb 9 2010 - 1:35am)
- The history of the Olympic By: DONNA_MENESS (Jan 19 2010 - 12:41am)
- Furthermore Cowichan By: DONNA_MENESS (Jan 19 2010 - 12:04am)
- According to the 2003 By: DONNA_MENESS (Jan 19 2010 - 12:01am)
Shaw has listed some great reasons to protest. And there are more:
Scrub the greenwash off the Freeway Olympics By Cathy Wilander and Eric DohertyMany people are asking: Why protest the Olympics when the money is already spent and most of the damage is done?
The reason we will be out on the streets on Friday (February 12) to welcome the Olympic torch and opening ceremony is to highlight the real story and the real costs of the Games and related projects. An informed public is our best hope of stopping such multi-billion-dollar boondoggles in the future.
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