No Boston Olympics was a grassroots organization and movement that advocated against the city of Boston, MA’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games. The group was started by Liam Kerr, Chris Dempsey, and Kelley Gossett in late 2013 in opposition to Boston 2024, an effort by city leaders and prominent members of the local business community to make Boston the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC)'s bid to host the Olympic Games in the summer of 2024. No Boston Olympics highlighted the economic risks associated with hosting the Olympics, arguing that members of the Greater Boston community would be negatively impacted if the city were to move forward with its attempt to host the games. The group and its organizers have been credited with playing an instrumental role in influencin
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| - No Boston Olympics was a grassroots organization and movement that advocated against the city of Boston, MA’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games. The group was started by Liam Kerr, Chris Dempsey, and Kelley Gossett in late 2013 in opposition to Boston 2024, an effort by city leaders and prominent members of the local business community to make Boston the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC)'s bid to host the Olympic Games in the summer of 2024. No Boston Olympics highlighted the economic risks associated with hosting the Olympics, arguing that members of the Greater Boston community would be negatively impacted if the city were to move forward with its attempt to host the games. The group and its organizers have been credited with playing an instrumental role in influencin (en)
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| - No Boston Olympics was a grassroots organization and movement that advocated against the city of Boston, MA’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games. The group was started by Liam Kerr, Chris Dempsey, and Kelley Gossett in late 2013 in opposition to Boston 2024, an effort by city leaders and prominent members of the local business community to make Boston the United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee (USOPC)'s bid to host the Olympic Games in the summer of 2024. No Boston Olympics highlighted the economic risks associated with hosting the Olympics, arguing that members of the Greater Boston community would be negatively impacted if the city were to move forward with its attempt to host the games. The group and its organizers have been credited with playing an instrumental role in influencing the USOPC's July 2015 decision to withdraw Boston's bid from consideration by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). (en)
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