If the organisers are ready for their big day, so are the protestors of the Olympic Resistance Network. Their objections range from anti-globalisation and anti-capitalism tirades about the role of large corporate sponsors such as Coca-Cola and Samsung to the alleged waste of money on a sporting extravaganza when central Vancouver is blighted by pockets of desperate poverty.
When the Games kicks off, Vancouver will proudly showcase its picture-postcard setting – a stunning city skyline surrounded by water and mountains – and a culture and cuisine that have long earned it the tag of “one of the most liveable cities on earth”.
But just a few streets away from major Olympic venues, in the Downtown Eastside district, the squalid scenes are almost unimaginable for an affluent First World city. Addicts openly shoot up drugs in alleyways, the homeless bed down in bunks in a church converted into a temporary shelter, strung-out street prostitutes mumble incoherently and men in ragged clothing sell detritus recovered from skips and rubbish bins.
Toronto Adult Entertainment: Vancouver Winter Olympics all ready except for one key ingredient: the white stuff
February 6, 2010 · No Comments
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