Olympic Torch SF

On April 5, 2008 the Human Rights Torch arrived in San Francisco after traveling across the world beginning last year in Greece. The torch is a celebration of human rights and was established by a Falun Gong advocacy group in protest of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games.

In this video, Supervisor Chris Daly, ‘68 Olympic medalist John Carlos and the organizers of the event explain why the run was organized and the history of Olympic politics.