[www-features] POSTED: What’s Wrong with the 2010 Olympics?

[Amy L. Dalton]

Hi Bradley,

It looks like you or someone already made this change as well as adding 
a sentence at the end of the feature that reads

"This article is from BAAM Boston's March 2008 newsletter and Boston 
Indymedia."

This is a fine solution to me. I think it is good for respect and 
accountability's sake to include a link to the source(s) of the articles 
we post. But how exactly we do that doesn't matter that much to me.

Amy

Bradley Stuart wrote:
> hi, thanks for posting this.
> 
> my thoughts are that:
> 
> i do not know what BAAM Boston stands for and I don't think the feature 
> should start with the source.
> I also don't know really feel the need to have "read more" link to 
> boston imc's feature article since the same information is in the BODY 
> of the article on indymedia.org, where it will likely be translated 
> (since it is short enough!).
> 
> I'd like to have 2 less links in the abstract, that's all.
> 
> sincerely,
> bradley
> 
> * * * * *
> 
> On Mar 9, 2008, at 11:11 AM, Amy L. Dalton wrote:
> 
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I have posted this story.
>>
>> http://www.indymedia.org/en/2008/03/902355.shtml
>>
>> below is the full text i used.
>>
>>
>>> Sofia JarrinT wrote:
>>>> http://boston.indymedia.org/feature/display/203808/index.php
>>>>
>>>> The Secwepemc have never ceded their lands to Canada or to anyone
>>>> else. They have consistently affirmed their right to live as they
>>>> always have, by hunting and fishing to sustain their communities.
>>>> Development has slowly been eroding this way of life. Despite their
>>>> recognized right to their ancestral lands, Canadian courts have sided
>>>> with the province and developers in destroying their habitat as well
>>>> as the habitats of many wild animals. The concerns of the First Nation
>>>> peoples are not new. Naomi Klein wrote a 2003 piece for the
>>>> Guardwarian entitled, “The Olympics Land Grab,” in which she described
>>>> the repressive measures used by the Canadian government to enforce its
>>>> presumed right to overrun native lands.
>>>>
>>>> [This seems to be a pretty active group, see: http://no2010.com/]
>>>>
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>>
>> TITLE:
>> What’s Wrong with the 2010 Olympics?
>>
>> HEADER:
>> <a href="http://boston.indymedia.org">BOSTON</a>: INDIGENOUS RIGHTS
>>
>> IMAGE:
>> http://indymedia.us/images/2008/03/30355.jpg
>>
>> ABSTRACT:
>> <strong>From <a href="http://www.baamboston.org/baam-newsletter">BAAM
>> Boston</a>'s March 2008 newsletter:</strong> The Secwepemc have never
>> ceded their lands to Canada or to anyone else. They have consistently
>> affirmed their right to live as they always have, by hunting and fishing
>> to sustain their communities. Development has slowly been eroding this
>> way of life. Despite their recognized right to their ancestral lands,
>> Canadian courts have sided with the province and developers in
>> destroying their habitat as well as the habitats of many wild animals.
>> The concerns of the First Nation peoples are not new. Naomi Klein wrote
>> a 2003 piece for the Guardwarian entitled, “The Olympics Land Grab,” in
>> which she described the repressive measures used by the Canadian
>> government to enforce its presumed right to overrun native lands.
>> <strong><a
>> href="http://boston.indymedia.org/feature/display/203808/index.php">Read
>> More</a> |
>> <a href="http://no2010.com/">no2010.com</a> |
>> <a
>> href="http://boston.indymedia.org/newswire/display/203797/index.php">1st
>> Issue of The Nor 'Easter, Quarterly of the Northeast Anarchist
>> Network</a> |
>> <a
>> href="http://boston.indymedia.org/newswire/display/203799/index.php">BAAM's 
>>
>> 7th Monthly Newsletter: Free!</a></strong>
>>
>> BODY:
>>                 Vancouver, British Columbia has been chosen fort the 
>> site of the
>> 2010 Olympic Games. To many, British Columbia seems like a great
>> locations, with its rugged coastline, mountain ranges, pristine
>> wilderness, and temperate rain forests. Indeed, many peaks in the
>> Canadian Rockies are permanently snow-capped, so skiers can indulge
>> themselves year-round. <br>
>> <br>
>> This opportunity has not gone unnoticed by enterprising developers. Ski
>> resorts began to spring up several years ago and expansion is proceeding
>> apace. The 2010 Olympics will accelerate this process in several ways.
>> New skiing facilities will be built for the Games, which can then be
>> converted into resorts in the future. Highways, power facilities, and
>> shopping malls will be built to provide access and services during the
>> Olympics and beyond. The spotlight on British Columbia will attract
>> tourists and encourage further resort development. The long-term influx
>> of skiers, tourists, and other visitors will be a huge boon to the
>> economy.<br>
>> <br>
>> So what’s wrong with this picture? Only that this wilderness does not
>> belong to us, to British Columbia (as we know it), or the Olympic
>> Committee. It belongs to several First Nation peoples, one of whom is
>> the Shuswap Nation. The nation calls themselves the Secwepemc, a group
>> of nomadic bands who have lived on the land for at least 10,000 years
>> (they believe since the beginning of time).<br>
>> <br>
>> The Secwepemc have never ceded their lands to Canada or to anyone else.
>> They have consistently affirmed their right to live as they always have,
>> by hunting and fishing to sustain their communities. Development has
>> slowly been eroding this way of life. Despite their recognized right to
>> their ancestral lands, Canadian courts have sided with the province and
>> developers in destroying their habitat as well as the habitats of many
>> wild animals. The concerns of the First Nation peoples are not new.
>> Naomi Klein wrote a 2003 piece for the Guardwarian entitled, “The
>> Olympics Land Grab,” in which she described the repressive measures used
>> by the Canadian government to enforce its presumed right to overrun
>> native lands.<br>
>> <br>
>> The situation can only get worse as the Olympics approaches. Vancouver
>> has al2ready begun to evict First Nation people from their homes because
>> they want to “improve” the neighborhoods. However, the residents are
>> generally poor and have nowhere else to go. Presence of the police and
>> military has expanded to assist in the “clean-up” as well as to suppress
>> peaceful protests. The repression is sure to accelerate beyond its
>> current level of injustice. This is only a modest step toward the
>> eventual appropriation of the native lands for further exploitation with
>> mining, oil exploration, and other heavy industries.<br>
>> <br>
>> So what can we do? Tell others about the plight of the Secwepemc and
>> other First Nations. Keep yourself informed about the Olympics, the
>> Olympic movement (sic), and the underlying commercialism that puts
>> capital accumulation by the few above the ancient human rights of many.
>> Join the protests as they develop. The No2010 Movement (<a
>> href="http://www.No2010.com">www.No2010.com</a>) contains much
>> information on the protests and actions of the First Nations. Specific
>> protests will be scheduled as issues arise.
>>
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