Monthly Archives: February 2009

Photographs from the 2009 Poverty Olympics

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Poverty Olympics Athlete’s Village

Poverty Olympics Athlete’s VillageThanks to Hendrik, Phoenix, James, Diane, Blackbird, Jean, Rolf and Wendy for this PSA about accomodations for the athlete’s in Sunday’s Poverty Olympics.

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Deep poverty in a rich country: Vancouver Poverty Olympic sports to highlight Canada’s dismal record on poverty

Instead of speed skating, an imitation Canadian Prime Minister and Premier will demonstrate how they “skate around poverty.”  Poverty Olympic athletes who are homeless or live in tiny hotel rooms with cockroaches and bedbugs in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, will climb … Continue reading

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Press Release for Poverty Olympics 2009

Hello reporters.  Want to have some fun?  With a little message snuck in?   You’re invited to come to the Second Annual Poverty Olympics on Feb. 8th in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. At the Poverty Olympics Downtown Eastside residents and friends will … Continue reading

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Cost of Olympic services and facilities compared to ending poverty

Costs of Olympic related services and facilities (January 2009) Venues:                                 $600M Program spending:                   $125M Security:                                $400M-$1B 2 Olympic Villages:                    $1.261B Sea to Sky Highway:                 $775M Trade and Convention Centre:    $883M RAV line:                                        $2B TOTAL:                                           $6.044 Billion to $6.644 Billion How billions … Continue reading

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Olympic commitments versus what happened

The Inner-city Inclusive Housing Table (ICI) was appointed by the provincial government to make recommendations to all levels of government and VANOC about how to meet the Olympic sustainability commitments. It was made up of business, government and community representatives. … Continue reading

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Poverty Olympics Social Index

• Number of people Greater Vancouver Food Banks helps feed a week = 9000 (i) Estimated cost of Vancouver and Whistler Olympic Villages = $ 1.261 billion (ii): Number of families that could be fed nutritiously for five years on … Continue reading

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Olympic Rhetoric Exposed

In a letter dated 21 January, 2008, the Organising Committee for the Poverty Olympics in Vancouver wrote to Jacques Rogge and Members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). In the letter, the committee highlighted the ‘world-class’ levels of poverty and … Continue reading

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