Torched Talks with megaevent researcher Cerianne Robertson

Cerianne Robertson has examined how Olympics shape communities in every Summer Games host city since 2012. Cerianne first worked in Rio de Janeiro as an editor and reporter for RioOnWatch.org, documenting the impacts of megaevents on the region’s favelas. Then, through NOlympics LA, she traveled to London, Tokyo, and Paris to meet with and learn from anti-Olympics organizers. She's seen firsthand how megaevents can act as magnets for competing campaigns to reimagine the city. And she will explain why she's skeptical of framing the Olympics as an "opportunity," based on what she's seen elsewhere.

As one of my go-to resources on anything Olympics related, Cerianne co-wrote the LA chapter for Olympic Cities: City Agendas, Planning, and the World's Games, 1896 - 2032, one of the best resources on Olympics planning. She has reported on policing and surveillance, displacement near SoFi Stadium and BMO Stadium, and the now-canceled Inglewood people mover for Knock LA. She's currently a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Pennsylvania, where she's writing a book on the politics of development and displacement as the LA region prepares for megaevents. Let's just say we'll have a lot to talk about.

Bring all your questions about how megaevents impact regular people and join us for the next Torched Talks!

Torched Talks with megaevent researcher Cerianne Robertson
Monday, March 17
12 to 1 p.m. PT

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