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OLYMPICS – What will be left when the Circus leaves town? P. Rowe and S. Laurel - 2009

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Public discussion at Stratford Circus: THE OLYMPICS – What will be left when the Circus leaves town. Pauline Rowe and Sasha Laurel, representatives from Queens Market Newham, to talk about their campaign to save the market from development.

THE OLYMPICS –What will be left when the Circus leaves town?

What will the Olympics mean for the people of East London?

There have been a lot of promises. We’ve been told that the 2012 Games will create thousands of jobs, hundreds of houses and much needed investment to East London. However, some argue that the Olympics will create a handful of low paid, temporary jobs, worsen the housing crisis in the area and benefit only corporate sponsors and property developers.

The event will hear from a panel of speakers on Olympics issues such as:

Displacement of local people due to increasing housing costs or development.
The kinds of jobs that will be created.
The impact of heightened policing on communities.
What sports facilities will be provided for local people.

Speakers:
Cara Fisher from the Olympic Resistance Network and Vancouver Anti Poverty Committee who are opposing the 2010 Winter games held in Vancouver.

Pauline Rowe and Sasha Laurel, representatives from Queens Market Newham, to talk about their campaign to save the market from development.

Annoesjka Valent from Hackney Unison on jobs and conditions for Olympics site workers

Julian Cheyne displaced resident of Clays lane Housing Co op and member of Games Monitor.

Cilius Victor, from Newham Monitoring Project

A youth representative from Newham Sixth form college to talk about their views on the Olympics.

Supported by London Coalition Against Poverty / London Social Forum

Sponsored by Newham Sixth Form College

To find out more about Spectacle's Olympic project visit our Project Page.

Issues raised in this interview can be discussed on the Spectacle Blog.

Credits

Date: 7 January 2009
Location: Stratford Circus
City: London, England
Original Format - colour, mini DV, 8:32 mins
Language versions - english
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Further Details

Friends of Queens Market Official Website

Socialist Workers Online

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Queens Market, one of London's best loved markets. Located in the heart of Green Street, Queens Market is an excellent source of quality fresh food and other goods, all at affordable prices.

Queens Market and Green Street

Newham Council is proposing a multi-million pound improvement scheme for Queens Market that incudes a new market and affordable housing

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