Host Cities and the Olympics by Harry H. Hiller

Author:Harry H. Hiller [Hiller, Harry H.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Social Science, Sociology, Urban, Sports & Recreation, Olympics & Paralympics, Cultural & Social Aspects
ISBN: 9780415535335
Google: -EQPKFY0LVsC
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2014-03-27T03:39:53+00:00

of Poverty.” Adding critical humor, a counter-banner hanging from a gentrified condominium next to the tent village said “Build Resumes Not Tents.” A “Share the Gold” action took place in the late afternoon during the Games in what was billed as a “Half Hour of Solidarity” in which people were to stand three meters apart on Hastings Street for three blocks. Participants wore yellow and claimed that just as the Olympics had shown what the city could do in mobilizing resources, so homelessness should be addressed in the same way by “sharing the gold” and “connecting the worlds in our own city.” In any case, opposition to the Olympics also had public visibility, and those who wanted to use the Olympics to advocate for those with housing needs succeeded in doing so in the public realm as well.

Figure 4.9 The framing of the critique of the Olympics in this sign links the Games to capitalism and opposition to class warfare.

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