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Majora Carter: Bearing A Torch for Tibet!
Majora Carter who is renowned for her visionary leadership in urban environmental activism and founder of Sustainable South Bronx and advisor for Green For All, was one of the Olympic Torch Bearers running the torch in San Francisco... as well as one of the protestors against the Olympic games all in one motion!
On April 8th, a day before the torch relay, the Gothamist quoted her as saying about her participation:
2008 Olympics: Not Just Fun & Games
Jacques Rogge, president of the International Olympic Committee, nearly explicitly invited activism surrounding the 2008 Olympics in China.
Through his defense of the committee's decision to hold the summer games in China, Rogge said “It was right to award the games to China for two reasons. One is that we cannot deny one-fifth of mankind of the advantages of Olympism and
the Olympic games. It’s just not fair to do that. And secondly, we believe that the games are a great catalyst for change for China itself. The games will open up China to the scrutiny of the world, thanks to the 25,000 media being present.”