Mega Events and Housing Evictions - A Lecture by Dr.Kris Olds

Vancouver
SFU Harbour Centre, Fletcher Challenge Theater,
Monday, January 21st 7pm-9pm

Dr. Kris Olds is a former Vancouverite who has worked for the City of Vancouver. One of his earliest studies on the impact of hallmark events and housing was Expo 86.

He has studied Olympics, Expos and other large-scale events and their impacts on housing around the world for the past 20 years. He recently completed a three year role on the Advisory Board for the Centre on Housing Rights and Evictions (COHRE) now landmark 2007 report titled "Fair Play for Housing Rights: Mega-Events, Olympic Games and Housing Rights (Geneva: COHRE and GIAN).

Dr. Olds is now a professor of Geography at the University of Wisconsin and is based at Sciences Po in Paris during his 2007-2008 sabbatical year.

Dr. Olds lecture will be followed by a panel discussion of the housing situation in pre-Olympic Vancouver.

Am Johal from the Civil Society Development Project will be moderating.

The organizers would like to acknowledge the generous support of the Endswell Foundation in sponsoring this visit by Dr. Olds.