Homes not podiums, say Poverty Olympics organizers

The first Poverty Olympics were a light-hearted affair with an important message at Carnegie Centre in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside ghetto on Feb. 3. Activists used the satirical event to warn organizers of Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympics that time is running out to fulfill the five-year-old housing and environmental promises. Organizer Jean Swanson said the provincial and federal governments have a golden opportunity to use their multibillion-dollar surpluses to end homelessness and reduce poverty before the world arrives for the 2010 Games.

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[MrKorbrick]

hell why would i work if i can get a free house and free money?

GET A JOB BUMS!

AND DONT DO DRUGS!

[pecopete3]

Get a life.I lived in a car i surfed on couches,you want a home go fuckin get one.nobody owes you fuckin nothing....get it!!!!

you wana be homless that YOUR choie. Anyone can change anything they want if they want it enough

[semobuttons]

Yea, I was there too, I'm the one who tries to pull myself up by my boot strap and fail to jump over the poverty line. Please work to get our government to work to end poverty and homelessness in Vancouver.  Send this video all over the world to embarrass the provincial and city leaders into doing something before 2010.

[Ladytee9]

It was really an awesome event. I hope the government will get their act together and supply the social housing that is much needed

[ineedausernameplz]

I WAS THERE!!!

[ineedausernameplz]

LOL. I was there and u can see the back of my HEAD!!!