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2010 Rings Hollow

Issue 66 Section: Features Geography: West; Vancouver; British Columbia Topics: • homelessness • Anti-Poverty Struggles • 2010 Olympics

January 24, 2010

2010 Rings Hollow

Video on the housing legacy of the Vancouver Olympics

by Dave Ron

The Dominion - http://www.dominionpaper.ca

This documentary feature examines the history of housing in Vancouver and the impact of the 2010 Olympic Games on the city's homelessness and poverty.

The film features interviews with legal experts, activists, and people affected by the housing crisis, with particular focus on hotel closures, evictions and the criminalization of dissent.

2010 Rings Hollow provides important insight on discussions surrounding Canada's social and economic priorities.

2010 Rings Hollow from Dave Ron on Vimeo.

Dave Ron is a filmmaker, media developer and graphic artist living in Montreal.

Visit www.dominionpaper.ca/video to watch more Dominion video news and videos from around the web related to coverage in the Dominion. For more information on the 2010 Olympics and their effects in Vancouver, visit the Vancouver Media Co-op

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Submitted by Betty Ferguson (not verified) on Wed, 2010-01-27 14:30.

The games will bring in billions of dollars. Prayerfully the Canadian government will do what is right with that money. I don't think most people realize the devastation that is going on in Vancouver.casino online

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Submitted by foldered on Fri, 2010-01-29 17:48.

If, and that is a very big *if*, the games revenue "billions of dollars", the revenue will go to the private sponsors and corporations before the government sees a dime of a it. And praying that they'll do what's right is futile, really.

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