Olympic construction devastates village

[davidpdx]

http://edition.cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/sports/2014/01/29/iw-sochi-forgotten-village.cnn.html

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[swilton]

1. Genetrification

is a process associated with the Olympic games. The developers receive land prices at very cheap rates and move in and develop with the idea of making quick profits in the name of regeneration. Meanwhile traditional populations who live in those areas are displaced. This is what happened in East London in the Olympic games....This story is largely lost with the pomp, ceremony and valorization of athletic prowess as well as nationalism - all contemporary symbols of the games. I only hope that when Brazil hosts the games more sensitivities are expressed about concerns for the http://rioonwatch.org/?p=6600environment..................... http://www.democracynow.org/2012/7/31/goodwill_image_belied_by_arrests_censorship