Vancouver 2010
The Five Ring Circus - Myths and realities of the Olympic Games
"The Olympic Games, once considered the pinnacle of athleticism and fair play, have become a cesspool of greed, backroom deals and the wholesale trampling of civil liberties. In Vancouver, preparations for the 2010 Games have had a substantial negative impact on the environment and have resulted in the 'economic cleansing' of the poor and homeless.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Tue, 23/12/2008 - 20:37.
Book Review | Human Rights | Olympics Studies | Planning & Development | Politics | Protest | Vancouver 2010
Delivering Mass Sports Programmes
Promises, promises
"There's a direct link between elite success and participation in sport”
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Sun, 19/08/2012 - 18:12.
Article | 2012 Legacy | 2012 Sustainability | Funding for Training | Government | Sydney 2000 | Vancouver 2010
How I was spied on by the RCMP
by Jeff Davis, a librarian living in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
In the lead-up to the 2010 Winter Olympics, the RCMP stepped up its surveillance of the radical left in Vancouver. After all, they knew a bunch of activists and anti-capitalists were organizing to oppose the Games, and when you’re throwing a multi-billion-dollar party, it looks bad when people start drawing attention to inconvenient truths like the criminalization of poverty, the erosion of civil liberties, corporate profiteering, and massive public debt.
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Wed, 25/01/2012 - 20:42.
Article | Protest | Security | Vancouver 2010
After Vancouver: That Olympic sinking feeling
Following reports of Vancouver's downgrade to being the world's former 'most liveable city' news comes from @bobmackin that British Columbia is no longer the self-proclaimed 'Best Place on Earth'!
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Thu, 06/10/2011 - 01:38.
world class downgrade
There'd've been more than a little hype about the 2010 Winter Olympics contributing to maintaining Vancouver's hallowed status not just as a 'world class city' but as the world's most 'liveable'? Whilst there's no specific mention of any Olympics effect, it's been downgraded according to The Economist.
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Fri, 02/09/2011 - 14:42.
Blog | Legacy | Regeneration | Vancouver 2010
Not the Olympics: Vancouver tourism depends on convention centre
The second summer followng the Winter Olympics of 2010 has shown a fall in overnight stays in Vancouver. Instead of a legacy from the Olympics tourism has depended on the Vancouver Convention Centre.
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Thu, 25/08/2011 - 07:50.
Blog | Attractions | Mega Events | Tourism | Vancouver 2010
The Internal Tourism Experience
Cover image of Philosophy of Olympism, Ljubodrag Simonovic
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Thu, 31/03/2011 - 09:57.
Blog | Human Rights | Politics | Protest | Security | Vancouver 2010
Not enough French at Vancouver. Period
Bizarrely, after the fuss about the use of French at London 2012 it transpires that bilingual Canada refused, or at least failed, to include sufficient French in Vancouver's opening ceremony. So says the language commissioner, Graham Fraser.
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Wed, 15/12/2010 - 23:26.
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