Oppose the Vancouver Olympic Bid
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To: International Olympic Committe (IOC)
We, the undersigned residents of British Columbia, Canada are opposed to Vancouver/Whistler hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. We strongly urge the members of the International Olympic Committee NOT to consider Vancouver as a host city due to the extreme economic hardship that the Provincial Government has inflicted upon its citizens. The people of British Columbia do not choose to spend their tax dollars on the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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This is the formal petition to the International Olympic Committe (IOC) to NOT consider Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic Games. We urge you to assist in circulating the petition as widely as possible via social justice coalitions, labour unions, watchdog agencies, etc.
Our goal is to approach the IOC during their visit to Vancouver in February, and provide them with signed petitions as a show that the taxpayers of BC do not want their tax dollars spent on this event at this time. We will not be approaching the Liberals or the Bid Corp, as they have proven that they will not listen to the public.
As you are aware, the BC Liberal government has drastically cut funding to many necessary social, health and education programs and services.
So far, Campbell's government has spent 9.1 million on the bid alone, and has pledged further billions of taxpayers dollars for the Olympic 2 week event. Threats to the Lower Mainland watershed, displacement of already marginalized people in Vancouver and absurd Hwy 99 construction costs will be reality if Vancouver is chosen.
Further resource information is provided below. If you have any questions or new ideas, please write to [email protected]
Thank you for your support!
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Resources on Olympic Issues and Actions
No Games! - The people who brought you this petition's email address:
[email protected]
Official site of the Olympic Committee:
http://www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp
Vancouver Olympic Bid:
http://www.winter2010.com
Costs of bid:
http://www.winter2010.com/faq.html#7
Bid package:
http://www.winter2010.com/newsevents/newsletters.html
The IOC Coalition (Impact of the Olympics on Community):
http://www.olympicsforall.ca
Information Related to the Whistler 2010 Bid:
http://www.whistlerolympicinfo.com
Creative Resistance (resource for everything going on in BC under Campbell):
http://www.creativeresistance.ca/awareness/awareness-olympic-watch.htm
Bread Not Circuses (A coalition of groups concerned about Toronto's 2008 Olympic bid):
http://www.breadnotcircuses.org
International Center for Olympic Studies:
http://www.uwo.ca/olympic
We, the undersigned residents of British Columbia, Canada are opposed to Vancouver/Whistler hosting the 2010 Winter Olympic Games. We strongly urge the members of the International Olympic Committee NOT to consider Vancouver as a host city due to the extreme economic hardship that the Provincial Government has inflicted upon its citizens. The people of British Columbia do not choose to spend their tax dollars on the 2010 Winter Olympics.
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This is the formal petition to the International Olympic Committe (IOC) to NOT consider Vancouver for the 2010 Olympic Games. We urge you to assist in circulating the petition as widely as possible via social justice coalitions, labour unions, watchdog agencies, etc.
Our goal is to approach the IOC during their visit to Vancouver in February, and provide them with signed petitions as a show that the taxpayers of BC do not want their tax dollars spent on this event at this time. We will not be approaching the Liberals or the Bid Corp, as they have proven that they will not listen to the public.
As you are aware, the BC Liberal government has drastically cut funding to many necessary social, health and education programs and services.
So far, Campbell's government has spent 9.1 million on the bid alone, and has pledged further billions of taxpayers dollars for the Olympic 2 week event. Threats to the Lower Mainland watershed, displacement of already marginalized people in Vancouver and absurd Hwy 99 construction costs will be reality if Vancouver is chosen.
Further resource information is provided below. If you have any questions or new ideas, please write to [email protected]
Thank you for your support!
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Resources on Olympic Issues and Actions
No Games! - The people who brought you this petition's email address:
[email protected]
Official site of the Olympic Committee:
http://www.olympic.org/uk/index_uk.asp
Vancouver Olympic Bid:
http://www.winter2010.com
Costs of bid:
http://www.winter2010.com/faq.html#7
Bid package:
http://www.winter2010.com/newsevents/newsletters.html
The IOC Coalition (Impact of the Olympics on Community):
http://www.olympicsforall.ca
Information Related to the Whistler 2010 Bid:
http://www.whistlerolympicinfo.com
Creative Resistance (resource for everything going on in BC under Campbell):
http://www.creativeresistance.ca/awareness/awareness-olympic-watch.htm
Bread Not Circuses (A coalition of groups concerned about Toronto's 2008 Olympic bid):
http://www.breadnotcircuses.org
International Center for Olympic Studies:
http://www.uwo.ca/olympic
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Shay M
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the Olympics are being paid for out of funding that has been taken from Health, Education and Social Services.
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Kathleen M
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why can't we see the bid??? might help us really decide if it is worth all this money
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Christina Z
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this provincial government is riding on an illusion- there is no proof that our quality of life will be enriched by hosting a 2 week sporting event 7 years from now. In fact, our quality of life in BC and Vancouver is only going to deteriorate, and then w
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To cut Social Programs& Health Care due to budget shortfalls and to then ask those same people to cough up $'s to pay for corporate gain is unethical. The people of British Columbia will suffer long term pain for short term corporate gain. Give it to
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