You're invited to the 2010 POVERTY OLYMPICS in Vancouver on February 7th, 2010!

Learn about desperate poverty in the wealthy country of Canada;  Meet Poverty Olympic mascots Itchy the Bedbug, Creep the Cockroach, and Chewy the Rat;  Talk to residents of Canada's poorest urban community;  See the creative, justice-seeking spirit of Vancouver's low income Downtown Eastside Community;  Watch the Poverty "Games":  Housing Hurdles, Hockey with the VANOC Predators, the Broken Promise Slalom, and Wrestling for our Community; sing along with the Poverty Anthem; Eat Cockroach Cake and be merry!

This Sunday, February 7th, from 12:30 – 3:00 pm come out for free family fun!

Poverty Olympics Torch Relay (the final leg of the journey!)   
12:30 pm
Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users (VANDU)
380 E. Hastings, Vancouver
Join the province-wide torch relay and march together to the Poverty Olympics.

Opening Ceremonies and Games
1:00 – 3:00 pm
Japanese Language School
487 Alexander St., Vancouver

For the latest updates, check out their blog and their website.

The first ever Torch Relay through Metro Vancouver has begun!  From February 2nd to February 7th, torchbearers will walk with the 10-foot Poverty Olympic Torch from Langley to Vancouver.  For more details on the route and schedule of the Torch Relay, check out this map of community events.

For information on the Poverty Olympics Province Wide Torch Relay, contact Trish Garner at 604 879-0912

For information on the Poverty Olympics event contact Wendy Pedersen at 604 839-0379 or Jean Swanson at 604 729-2380.

We hope to see you there!  If you cannot make it there, please help promote the event to your networks.