Article for March 13th Discussion

As I now live in Vancouver and the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Game just finished, though I spent the most of Olympic break in Taiwan, I think we can still talk a little bit about the Olympic Games.

This is the article that we're going to discuss (click it): Anti-Olympic protesters converge on Vancouver.

During the beforehand preparation and even the game events, there were some anti-Olympic protests. Such anti-Olympic events are not exclusive to the Vancouver one; they can be traced back as early as maybe a decade ago. Issues such as globalization and sustainability and poverty are often addressed in anti-Olympic demonstrations.

You can also refer to this video:Resist 2010: Eight Reasons to Oppose the 2010 Winter Olympics.

You can also take a look at the The Olympic Resistance Network (ORN) website.

What's your opinion regarding the Game and the demonstrations? Let's talk more about it on March 13th's discussion :)

Talk to you soon!

Best,
Angela