A group of 40 people met Monday to begin organizing protests against a bid from Boston for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
Residents from across Boston will split into groups to strategize ways to protest against the Games through rallies and outreach to the media and legislators.
The meeting was reportedly organized by local privacy activist Kade Ellis and Robin Jacks, who was involved with the group Occupy Boston. It is not officially affiliated with No Boston Olympics, the existing group that has been campaigning against the proposed 2024 bid.
Members of the Boston 2024 committee, the group that is leading the charge to host the Games, were also on hand. Boston 2024 is facing criticism for not have scheduled any public meetings to discuss the bid before submitting it to the U.S. Olympic Committee. (USOC).
The bid is due December 1. The USOC is expected to decide whether to move forward with a bid from either Boston, Washington D.C., San Francisco or Los Angeles later this winter.
