Activist and Journalist Protests Chicago’s 2016 Olympics Bid From Switzerland

Activist and Journalist Protests Chicago’s 2016 Olympics Bid From Switzerland

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Radio journalist and environmental activist, Martin Macias, Jr., with the organization No Games Chicago, has gone to Lausanne, Switzerland, to protest Chicago’s bid as a host. The group is believed to be the first advocacy group to challenge the International Olympic Committee on its own turf. Switzerland is where the IOC is hearing pleas from the cities who are competing to host the 2016 Summer Olympics.