Video of John Carlos, Janet Alder, Doreen Lawrence and others speaking at a meeting on racism, inequality and the Olympics, Monday 21 May, 2012
The meeting ‘Resistance, the best Olympic spirit’ was organised by RMT activists and backed by the FBU.
John Carlos.
Janet Alder
Doreen Lawrence
Matt Wrack (General Secretary, Fire Brigades Union)
Dave Zirin, co-author of ‘The John Carlos Story’ (Haymarket books)
Unjum Mirza, RMT activist and meeting organiser
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