logging in or signing up Battle for the Bid tomtee Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 40 Category: News & Reports.. License: Some Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: May 16, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description Tom Tresser is the Green Party candidate for Cook County Board President. His campaign site = http://www.tom20106.us. This presentation is the story of how Tom and a group of dedicated citizens helped defeat Chicago's corrupt bid for the 2016 Olympics. They were part of a grass roots coalition called No Games Chicago, http://www.nogameschicago.com. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide 1: The Battle for the Bid - The Untold Story Slide 16: And opposing all that... No Games Chicago : No Games Chicago Diverse group social justice activists North side, south side, west side All volunteers Not funded by anyone or any group First event public forum @ UIC Jan 31 attended by 250 Why we opposed the games : Why we opposed the games They would’ve bankrupted the city They would’ve destroyed public parks They would’ve displaced poor and working class families from neighborhoods next to venue sites They would’ve provided tens of millions of dollar to the Machine’s political coffers. Result: destruction of independent politics. Slide 20: We did the research that no one else would do... Slide 21: THE GAMES ALWAYS MAKE MONEY…FOR THE IOC, FOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES, FOR CONSULTANTS, FOR CORPORATE SPONSORS… Montreal took 31 years to pay of Olympic debt! London 2012 games $9 billion over budget! Slide 22: “Financing is the biggest obstacle,” said Jerry Karlik, a principal at Kargil Development, which has done projects in the South Loop and responded to a bid committee request for expressions of interest in the Olympic Village earlier this year. “There’s going to have to be some sort of assistance: guarantees, tax credits or something. Mr. Karlik, who attended the luncheon, said he figures lenders today won’t finance more than 60% to 70% of a project, compared with 80% to 90% before the recession. “Someone’s going to have to come to the table to fill the void,” he said.” May 13, 2009 Slide 23: THIS WAS GIVEN TO ALDERMEN IN SECRET BRIEFINGS BUT… WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTING FOR: $86 MILLION TO BUY HOSPITAL SITE? TENS OF MILLIONS TO CLEAN UP HOSPITAL SITE? $100 MILLION T.I.F. FOR VILLAGE $35 MILLION FROM PARK DISTRICT FOR 2 VENUES? LOST REVENUES FROM LOSS OF 1,600 BOAT SLIPS FOR 3 YEARS+? LOST REVENUES SUCKED UP BY 2 DEDICATED T.I.F.s? REPLACING SCHOOLS THAT WILL BE DEMOLISHED? BILLIONS FOR SECURITY? Don’t believe their numbers… : Don’t believe their numbers… Vancouver athlete’s village cost up to almost $1 billion NOW for 1,100 units BUT 2016’s village for 7,000+ units that won’t even break ground until YEARS from now is ALSO budgetedat $1 billion Slide 25: WHEN YOU COOK THE BOOKS, HIDE EXPENSES AND INVENT PROFIT, THAT’S CALLED ENRON ACCOUNTING. Slide 26: VANCOUVER’S BOND RATING LOWERED, CITY FACING BANKRUPCY. Slide 27: Watch the video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MlzsyNh6pk MAYOR CALLS OLYMPIC VILLAGE A “$1 BILLION BOONDOOGLE THAT VANCOUVER TAXPAYERS ARE STUCK WITH!” Slide 28: We engaged the community... Slide 29: January 31, 2009 – University of Illinois, Chicago Slide 38: Sept 29 Anti-Bid Rally at City Hall Inside Outside Slide 43: We were the ONLY source for the other side of the story... Slide 47: FEBRUARY TRIBUNE POLL SHOWED 67% FOR OLMYPICS. EIGHT MONTHS LATER – ONLY 47% SUPORT. NO GAMES WAS THE ONLY SOURCE OF OPPOSITION. THE MORE PEOPLE FOUND OUT, THE LESS THEY SUPPORTED THE BID. Slide 48: We communicated directly, daily with the IOC! Slide 49: Email newsletter sent daily, starting July 23! Slide 50: POST CARD MAILED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE IOC IN SEPTEMBER AND HAND DELIVERED IN COPENHAGEN. Slide 51: We sent a delegation to the world HQ of the IOC in Switzerland... Slide 62: “I’m from the South Side…” Slide 64: USED IN EVENING NEWS THAT NIGHT SEVERAL TIMES! Slide 65: We sent the same delegation to Copenhagen for one last pass at the IOC... Slide 67: ABC Evening News Slide 68: We meet the delegates from No Games Tokyo! Slide 69: The challenge – to deliver our materials to the IOC directly. The obstacle – tight security everywhere, including the Danish army, Copenhagen police, the Secret Service and the 2016 Committee’s own private security detail from Chicago! Slide 73: LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OPPOSES BID – OP ED PUBLISHED SEPT.20 Slide 77: Success! Slide 79: OH, AND MARTIN MET HIS IDOL, PELE! Slide 91: Across the street from the Copenhagen Plaza where the announcement was viewed... Slide 96: CHICAGO 2016 RAISED ABOUT $80 MILLION. CHICAGO RECEIVED 18 VOTES. Slide 97: THAT’S ABOUT $4.4 MILLION PER VOTE. EXPENSIVE, EVEN FOR CHICAGO’S MACHINE. Slide 98: IMAGINE WHAT WE COULD’VE DONE WITH $80 MILLION IN THSE HARD TIMES! Slide 99: Chicago, we dodged a cannon ball! Slide 100: And that does NOT count $1 billion tab from Olympic village! Slide 103: WE COULD’VE BEEN LOOKING AT 7 YEARS OF HEADLINES LIKE THIS… Slide 104: …AND THIS… Slide 105: …AND THIS… Slide 107: 3/4 SAID "FIGHT ON!' Slide 108: October 17, 2009 Slide 109: And now it's up to you! You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Battle for the Bid tomtee Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 40 Category: News & Reports.. License: Some Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: May 16, 2010 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description Tom Tresser is the Green Party candidate for Cook County Board President. His campaign site = http://www.tom20106.us. This presentation is the story of how Tom and a group of dedicated citizens helped defeat Chicago's corrupt bid for the 2016 Olympics. They were part of a grass roots coalition called No Games Chicago, http://www.nogameschicago.com. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Slide 1: The Battle for the Bid - The Untold Story Slide 16: And opposing all that... No Games Chicago : No Games Chicago Diverse group social justice activists North side, south side, west side All volunteers Not funded by anyone or any group First event public forum @ UIC Jan 31 attended by 250 Why we opposed the games : Why we opposed the games They would’ve bankrupted the city They would’ve destroyed public parks They would’ve displaced poor and working class families from neighborhoods next to venue sites They would’ve provided tens of millions of dollar to the Machine’s political coffers. Result: destruction of independent politics. Slide 20: We did the research that no one else would do... Slide 21: THE GAMES ALWAYS MAKE MONEY…FOR THE IOC, FOR CONSTRUCTION COMPANIES, FOR CONSULTANTS, FOR CORPORATE SPONSORS… Montreal took 31 years to pay of Olympic debt! London 2012 games $9 billion over budget! Slide 22: “Financing is the biggest obstacle,” said Jerry Karlik, a principal at Kargil Development, which has done projects in the South Loop and responded to a bid committee request for expressions of interest in the Olympic Village earlier this year. “There’s going to have to be some sort of assistance: guarantees, tax credits or something. Mr. Karlik, who attended the luncheon, said he figures lenders today won’t finance more than 60% to 70% of a project, compared with 80% to 90% before the recession. “Someone’s going to have to come to the table to fill the void,” he said.” May 13, 2009 Slide 23: THIS WAS GIVEN TO ALDERMEN IN SECRET BRIEFINGS BUT… WHERE IS THE ACCOUNTING FOR: $86 MILLION TO BUY HOSPITAL SITE? TENS OF MILLIONS TO CLEAN UP HOSPITAL SITE? $100 MILLION T.I.F. FOR VILLAGE $35 MILLION FROM PARK DISTRICT FOR 2 VENUES? LOST REVENUES FROM LOSS OF 1,600 BOAT SLIPS FOR 3 YEARS+? LOST REVENUES SUCKED UP BY 2 DEDICATED T.I.F.s? REPLACING SCHOOLS THAT WILL BE DEMOLISHED? BILLIONS FOR SECURITY? Don’t believe their numbers… : Don’t believe their numbers… Vancouver athlete’s village cost up to almost $1 billion NOW for 1,100 units BUT 2016’s village for 7,000+ units that won’t even break ground until YEARS from now is ALSO budgetedat $1 billion Slide 25: WHEN YOU COOK THE BOOKS, HIDE EXPENSES AND INVENT PROFIT, THAT’S CALLED ENRON ACCOUNTING. Slide 26: VANCOUVER’S BOND RATING LOWERED, CITY FACING BANKRUPCY. Slide 27: Watch the video - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MlzsyNh6pk MAYOR CALLS OLYMPIC VILLAGE A “$1 BILLION BOONDOOGLE THAT VANCOUVER TAXPAYERS ARE STUCK WITH!” Slide 28: We engaged the community... Slide 29: January 31, 2009 – University of Illinois, Chicago Slide 38: Sept 29 Anti-Bid Rally at City Hall Inside Outside Slide 43: We were the ONLY source for the other side of the story... Slide 47: FEBRUARY TRIBUNE POLL SHOWED 67% FOR OLMYPICS. EIGHT MONTHS LATER – ONLY 47% SUPORT. NO GAMES WAS THE ONLY SOURCE OF OPPOSITION. THE MORE PEOPLE FOUND OUT, THE LESS THEY SUPPORTED THE BID. Slide 48: We communicated directly, daily with the IOC! Slide 49: Email newsletter sent daily, starting July 23! Slide 50: POST CARD MAILED TO ALL MEMBERS OF THE IOC IN SEPTEMBER AND HAND DELIVERED IN COPENHAGEN. Slide 51: We sent a delegation to the world HQ of the IOC in Switzerland... Slide 62: “I’m from the South Side…” Slide 64: USED IN EVENING NEWS THAT NIGHT SEVERAL TIMES! Slide 65: We sent the same delegation to Copenhagen for one last pass at the IOC... Slide 67: ABC Evening News Slide 68: We meet the delegates from No Games Tokyo! Slide 69: The challenge – to deliver our materials to the IOC directly. The obstacle – tight security everywhere, including the Danish army, Copenhagen police, the Secret Service and the 2016 Committee’s own private security detail from Chicago! Slide 73: LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OPPOSES BID – OP ED PUBLISHED SEPT.20 Slide 77: Success! Slide 79: OH, AND MARTIN MET HIS IDOL, PELE! Slide 91: Across the street from the Copenhagen Plaza where the announcement was viewed... Slide 96: CHICAGO 2016 RAISED ABOUT $80 MILLION. CHICAGO RECEIVED 18 VOTES. Slide 97: THAT’S ABOUT $4.4 MILLION PER VOTE. EXPENSIVE, EVEN FOR CHICAGO’S MACHINE. Slide 98: IMAGINE WHAT WE COULD’VE DONE WITH $80 MILLION IN THSE HARD TIMES! Slide 99: Chicago, we dodged a cannon ball! Slide 100: And that does NOT count $1 billion tab from Olympic village! Slide 103: WE COULD’VE BEEN LOOKING AT 7 YEARS OF HEADLINES LIKE THIS… Slide 104: …AND THIS… Slide 105: …AND THIS… Slide 107: 3/4 SAID "FIGHT ON!' Slide 108: October 17, 2009 Slide 109: And now it's up to you!