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A call to start organising the opposition to the London Olympic bid.

a sporting chap | 16.07.2003 18:13 | London

Next Thursday will see a public meeting, hosted by the Hackney Environment Forum, where the great and the good behind the London Olympic bid will brief the people of Hackney on the impact that these plans are likely to have on the borough...

Next Thursday will see a public meeting, hosted by the Hackney Environment Forum, where the great and the good behind the London Olympic bid will brief the people of Hackney on the impact that these plans are likely to have on the borough. What they're sure to downplay is how little a part the vast majority of Hackney's community will play in their plans: plans which, at bottom, are a thinly disguised programme to gentrify this community out of existence.

So let's turn out in force at their meeting and give the bastards a small taste of the resistance they will encounter if they dare push this scheme on Hackney. Of course ranting at these scumbags in their patronising little meeting won't get us very far in the long term. Those interested in more effective resistance, when the time comes, however, can take the opportunity immediately afterwards to meet up in the Lord Cecil just over the road. At the very least we can begin networking.

LET THE GAMES BEGIN!




Details of the meeting are as follows:


PUBLIC MEETING

IMPACT FOR HACKNEY OF 2012 LONDON OLYMPIC BID

Thursday July 24th 7.30 - 9.30pm

School Room, Round Chapel, Lower Clapton Road, London E5 0PU. Entrance in Powerscroft Road.

A panel from Hackney Council, GLA, the Mayor's Office and Lee Valley Park will talk about the current position and answer questions from the audience: although these must be submitted in writing at the start of the meeting(!)

a sporting chap

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  1. Oppose everything — jjf
  2. Why, why, why............. London? — John
  3. why "so-called"? — Homie Truth
  4. London why why why? — john
  5. RE: London Why Why Why — Tom

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