Bringin’ It “Home”: First Nation Protests @ 2010 Games

Dick Pound must be writhing in his perch atop the moral high ground he has self-proclaimed is his to speak from, but as he said himself, “this comes as no surprise” (Pound, 2008, April 10). AFN National Chief Phil Fontaine said that native leaders “will use any opportunity to highlight aboriginal poverty.”  That may well include the 2010 Vancouver Olympic Games.

All I can say is, “Now that’s what I’m talkin’ about!” See my previous two posts (or older ones) if you’re not up to speed. If and when you are, I say let’s get it on! Let’s make sure that the global issues of Tibet and Sudan, et cetera, do not overwrite our own domestic issues. Peaceful protests can be POWERFUL protests. But more than simply points being made, or awareness raised, CHANGE and ACTION need to be the results.

Dig it!