welcome to stations of the cost
Welcome to ‘Stations of the Cost’. Below are fourteen images with poetic reflections on the social, economic, and environmental issues surrounding the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics. In the pattern of the ancient Christian Liturgy, the ‘Stations of the Cross’, we want to help you recognize that many are suffering as a result of the Olympics as low cost housing disappears, government debt increases, the environment erodes, and the poor are criminalized. Our hope is to bring attention to these issues because we are inspired by a vision of equality, justice, healing, and well being for all people.
The ‘Stations of the Cross’ liturgy is intended to draw people into identification and reflection on the last hours and sufferings of Jesus. What was unique and central to the life and action of Jesus was his identification with the marginalized and his critique of oppressive powers. The ‘Stations of the Cost’ is intended to help people reflect on the suffering of the marginalized and the oppressiveness of powers at work in our world today.
We are not opposed to the Olympic vision to use sport as a tool to bring hope to the world, but what is concerning is the vivid inaccuracy of this aim in the efforts to bring these games to Vancouver. This inconsistency is worth pointing out in order to inform a more just approach to the Olympics. Our heart is to advocate for a games that seeks the betterment of all people, not just a privileged few.
If you are interested in hosting an installation during the Olympics and Lent, please contact me at towardhope@gmail.com. I am happy to freely offer images for display. You can also follow me on twitter at www.twitter.com/towardhope
Scroll below this post, or click on each link below to access the stations.
station one | stolen land, stolen art
station two | gone are the days
station seven | broken promise, broken hope
station eight | my living room
station eleven | where i should be
station fourteen | piercing words
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Thank you to all who have linked up to this project!
