Daily News Roundup – May 20, 2015

Locals Split on Olympics Bid at Fields Corner Meeting (Dorchester Reporter)

Keller @ Large: Don’t Trust Olympic Officials (CBS Local)

Mayor Assured USOC Still Backs Bid (Boston Herald)

Boston 2024 Official Tells Mayor ‘the USOC’s Committed” to Boston (Boston Herald)

Supporters, Foes Speak out on Olympics Bid in Dorchester (Boston Globe)

#Boston2024 Community Meetings Continue to Be Unsafe and Hostile Spaces for Opposition (Safe Hub Collective)

Other Than That, Mrs. Lincoln, How Was the Play? (Storify)

In other Mega-Event News…

How Many Slave Deaths for the Qatar World Cup Can Fifa Put up With? (The Guardian)

Having a Wedding? A Sweet Sixteen? Consider One of Brazil’s World Cup Stadiums! (The Nation)

Families Living in Poverty in the Shadow of Azerbaijan’s Luxury Sports Stadiums (The Guardian)

Will the Population in Rio Really Benefit from Hosting Next Year’s Olympic Games? (City Metric)

#Dorchester #USOC #ScottBlackmun #FIFA #WorldCup #Rio2016 #Baku2022 #SafeHubCollective #Favelas #CommunityMeeting