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No Olympic Games in Chicago
Petition published by No Games on Nov 29, 2008
1166 Signatures 
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Target: Elected Officials, International Olympic Committee
Region: United States of America
Web site: http://nogameschicago.com/
Petition Background (Preamble):
The people of Chicago were not involved in the decision to pursue the Olympics and do not want the financial and human rights cost that comes with the Olympic games.
Petition:
We, the undersigned, do not support the efforts of the unelected Chicago 2016 bid committee to the bring the Olympics to Chicago.
We will oppose all efforts to bring the Olympic Games to Chicago and, if the International Olympic Committee chooses Chicago to host the Games, we will actively oppose all legislative efforts to provide direct or indirect funding for the games.
We will oppose all efforts to bring the Olympic Games to Chicago and, if the International Olympic Committee chooses Chicago to host the Games, we will actively oppose all legislative efforts to provide direct or indirect funding for the games.
The No Olympic Games in Chicago petition to Elected Officials, International Olympic Committee was written by No Games and is in the category Local Government at GoPetition. Contact author here. Petition tags: olympics, chicago, ioc, illinois, olympic games, sporting events, local government
