The World Cup and Olympic Games continue to be a source of exploitation and gentrification

Destruction & Displacement

e 2022 FIFA World Cup and 2020 Tokyo Olympics are microcosms of the issues caused by world-class sporting events that choose to relocate on a consistent basis.

Between the years of the 1988 and 2012 Olympic Games, more than two million people were removed from their homes due to the construction of the facilities for the games and, according to e Centre on Housing pic Games display every interval prove that they constantly conflict with this goal. ese events are an opportunity for the world, despite the border of nations and political rivalries to unify around a collective event. However, it should not be under the destruction of countless communities and lives. reported by Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor, Lawrence Vale, these relocations are rampant with forced, unreimbursed evictions (like Jonni’s) and mass scale

Rights and Evictions, often this relocation is devoid of the human rights protection residents are supposed to be afforded.

Part of the United Nations Sustainable Goal is to cultivate cities and nations that hold sustainable communities and engage in sustainable development e economic and social costs of both the World Cup and Olym-

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