UBC student group aims to disrupt Olympic torch relay

Interesting
people who can afford to take a day off work; how about UBC students who can afford to take a day out of their education

people who have pride in Canada i.e. Canadian Nationalism and Students who do not have pride

ok, so the torch will go around them and continue on... what is the point?

So... you would like to "intercept" the relay, but you're advocating a peaceful protest? By intercept, you really mean interrupt, which indicates conflict. What about the thousands of people who are volunteering and devoting their time to the Olympics? What about the once in a lifetime opportunity you're taking from the person you intend to "intercept"? What about their rights? You're willing to sacrifice the rights of one to speak on behalf of a group you aren't even a part of? (see: "we want to stand up for those people"). Protest at the Vanoc offices, protest at the offices of politicians... but why do people think it's ok with the majority of Vancouver to disrupt something that means so much to so many. Regardless of how I feel about the way that money was spent on the games, I don't feel I'm in a position to disrupt it for the many people enjoying and supporting it.

Why don't you go distribute tents to the homeless, volunteer at a shelter, dedicate your time to assisting the efforts you support and protesting the offices of those responsible for the injustices you see, rather than trying to get your face on the news by interrupting somebody's once in a lifetime opportunity.

I wonder if Sarah comprehends the irony in her "are in a position to take the day off work..." statement?

"Although it does provide entertainment for Canadians, it is a specific subset of people that are in a position to take the day off work and go see the torch relay..."

Or students who have enough free time to gather on the knoll and protest everything that comes across their line of vision.

Dear deadbeat protesters:

Yeah, you oppose the IOC and the Olympics, we get that. You are entitled to your view, and the rest of us don't really care.

Now I have to ask, why would you insist on depriving a lucky torch bearer of their opportunity to participate in a once in a lifetime opportunity? Is your self esteem so low that you must oppose anything that others take enjoyment in?

Get a job, grow up, and get with the program. Very few people outside of your isolated bubble share your consistently negative viewpoints. What a lonely miserable life you must lead.

I'm sick and tired of hearing the same old anti-olympic talk and protesting. Global News (who lost their bid as a sponsor) has done nothing but show every negative aspect of these games that hasnt even happened. Many people who can't think for themselves absorb this stuff and spit it back out. We never had a choice of olympics or hospitals. The money was never there. Besides, any idea how much Federal money has been coming in for Upgrading Transit, highway(s), Bridges, etc?? NBC is going to make us look so damn good, and they paid a crapload for it. Do you think that any negative news or aspects are going to help their ratings? Of course not! Stop looking at where the money is coming in short term and imagine how well we'll look in 5 years from now!

That, or fine, miss the olympics, stay in your own city, or fly somewhere warm (all pathetic responses). One Canadian athlete said in his blog that he felt like "a criminal" because of the anti-olympic theme. How does that make you feel.

As the ongoing dialogues around the games stagnate it becomes very clear that struggles for social justice are always struggles against "common sense."

We are protesting the torch relay for a lot of reasons. Here are a few: it was conceived by the Nazi party propagandists and remains one of the most brilliant nationalistic spectacles ever performed - we refuse to let this happen unopposed on our campus; the torch has trampled through indigenous lands all across Canada, now it approaches unceaded Musqueam territory, we are in solidarity with them; Canadian military is daily terrorizing communities in Afghanistan and Iraq, incarcerating and handing people over to torturers, and regularly killing innocent civilians in the process of carrying out an ill-fated 'war' - do you really think this is a good time to celebrate national pride?

i think anyone who feels as strongly as i do about how moronic this protest sounds, should find this chick on facebook and send her your own personal message. she needs to know what a complete tool she is

Hey Durgan, by campus I assume you mean UBC. By the arguments presented by the 'No Olympics on Stolen Land' groups, your campus is also located on stolen native land.

You might want to consider protesting your next seminar, Genius.