A Vancouver Olympic Committee parking lot in Vancouver's Downtown Eastside is home to a sea of red tents. The public staging is a reaction of homeless activists in Vancouver who feel the Olympics are problematic for homeless people.
The idea is about catching the public eye. The bright red tents with white slogans and blurbs are designed to function as a visual aid for the homeless movement. It seems the intention has succeeded. There have been stories about the tent activism throughout the media in the past weeks.
The homeless movement in Vancouver has chosen the Olympics as the backdrop for their activism because of logical reasons. For Vancouver's large homeless population, the recent preparation for the Games meant displacing them from where they called home. They are asking that instead of spending billions of dollars on international sports events, that Vancouver and other major cities address homeless problems.
The tent city site is one of many major social protests meeting the Olympics. First Nations activists fighting for land rights, environmental activists educating about nature deprivation, domestic violence, and women's activists have all utilized the soapbox that the Olympics surprisingly provide.
Tent city is expected to remain intact until the Olympics are over. We will see if the awareness has achieved any success for the homeless cause.
The idea is about catching the public eye. The bright red tents with white slogans and blurbs are designed to function as a visual aid for the homeless movement. It seems the intention has succeeded. There have been stories about the tent activism throughout the media in the past weeks.
The homeless movement in Vancouver has chosen the Olympics as the backdrop for their activism because of logical reasons. For Vancouver's large homeless population, the recent preparation for the Games meant displacing them from where they called home. They are asking that instead of spending billions of dollars on international sports events, that Vancouver and other major cities address homeless problems.
The tent city site is one of many major social protests meeting the Olympics. First Nations activists fighting for land rights, environmental activists educating about nature deprivation, domestic violence, and women's activists have all utilized the soapbox that the Olympics surprisingly provide.
Tent city is expected to remain intact until the Olympics are over. We will see if the awareness has achieved any success for the homeless cause.
Originally published on campusintel.com
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