Showing posts with label Lisa Forrest. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lisa Forrest. Show all posts
The Olympic Spirit
Did you know that Australia is one of only a handful of countries to compete in every modern summer Olympic Games? We very nearly lost our place in that exclusive group when the Commonwealth Government under Malcolm Fraser pushed for a boycott of the 1980 Moscow Olympic games.
former swimming sensation, television reporter, radio host and actress Lisa Forrest has written a book about the controversy in the lead up to the Moscow games. It's called Boycott: Australia's controversial road to the 1980 Moscow Olympics and she recently gave a talk at Sutherland Library.
If you missed the talk don't worry - we've recorded it.
Lisa Forrest on her book - Boycott from Sutherland Shire Libraries on Vimeo.
former swimming sensation, television reporter, radio host and actress Lisa Forrest has written a book about the controversy in the lead up to the Moscow games. It's called Boycott: Australia's controversial road to the 1980 Moscow Olympics and she recently gave a talk at Sutherland Library.
If you missed the talk don't worry - we've recorded it.
Lisa Forrest on her book - Boycott from Sutherland Shire Libraries on Vimeo.
Boycott - Australia's controversial road to the 1980 Moscow Olympics - an evening with Lisa Forrest
Olympic fever is nearly upon us.Swimming star Lisa Forrest was only 16 years old when she found herself at the centre of one of Australia' most significant sporting and political moments. After the USSR's invasion of Afghanistan in the last days of 1979, Prime Minister Malcolm Fraser asked the Australian Olympic Federation (AOF) to boycott the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow. The AOF refused. By the time the Australian team marched into the Opening Ceremony under the Olympic Flag rather than our own, months of bitter politicking has split the nation.
Come along to Sutherland Library and listen to former swimming sensation, television reporter, radio host and actress Lisa Forrest discuss her new book Boycott.Unleashed Books Miranda will be selling copies of the book on the night and Lisa will be happy to sign your copy. Light refreshments will be available.
Join us to hear this lively discussion at Sutherland Library on Tuesday 29th July 2008 at 6.30pm.
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