General Motors Bankruptcy Could Leave Olympics Stranded
Wed, 01/26/2011 - 22:54 — Zig ZagVanoc assured that GM will fulfill sponsorship commitment
By JEFF LEE, Vancouver Sun, May 28, 2009
If General Motors files for bankruptcy protection on Monday, as is widely expected, it will have yet to deliver more than 4,300 vehicles for the 2010 Winter Games.
Gangcouver 2010 Update from The Economist
Wed, 01/26/2011 - 22:53 — Zig Zag
British Columbia or Colombia?
May 28th 2009 | VANCOUVER
From The Economist print edition
Organised crime brings fear to Vancouver’s streets
Class War Games
Wed, 01/26/2011 - 22:52 — Zig Zag
Class-War Games: The financial and social cost of “securing” the 2010 Olympics
By Christopher A. Shaw and Alissa Westergard-Thorpe
Briarpatch Magazine, May/June 2009
US Olympic Committee Loses Another Corporate Sponsor
Wed, 01/26/2011 - 22:51 — Zig ZagUS Olympic Committee loses another major sponsor
Fri, Jun 05, 2009, AFP
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado - Bank of America has become the third major sponsor not to renew a sponsorship contract with the US Olympic Committee, a key loss coming just eight months before the 2010 Winter Olympics.
Corporate Involvement in Olympic Security
Wed, 01/26/2011 - 22:50 — Zig ZagAre Private Corporations Entwined in Olympic Security?
Olympics Watch
by Tim Groves
Olympic Police State Steps Up Harassment
Wed, 01/26/2011 - 22:50 — Zig Zag
Olympics foes allege RCMP spying
By BOB MACKIN, 24 HOURS, June 8, 2009
Olympic Resistance Network members are accusing the Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit of spying and intimidation.
Olympic Resistance Network Response to Police Harassment
Wed, 01/26/2011 - 22:49 — Zig ZagOlympic Resistance Network Response to Police Harassment
The following is a press release from the Olympic Resistance Network on police harassment of anti-Olympic organizers. There is also a corporate media report.
Olympic Police Harassment Criticized
Wed, 01/26/2011 - 22:48 — Zig Zag
International criticism for 2010 Olympic security
By BOB MACKIN, 24 Hours, June 15, 2009
VANCOUVER - Delegates at international sports conference in England have denounced the tactics of the RCMP-led Vancouver Olympic security force.
Chronic Vibe No 2010 Hip Hop!!!
Tue, 01/25/2011 - 22:14 — Zig ZagChronic Vibe No 2010 Hip Hop!!!
Local Vancouver Hip Hop crew Chronic Vibe have released a new single: No 2010! This track is awesome, a Hip Hop anthem for anti-Olympic resistance-- Check it out!
http://www.myspace.com/chronicvibe
Conference Calls for Respect of Civil Liberties in 2010
Tue, 01/25/2011 - 22:14 — Zig Zag
Conference Calls for Respect of Civil Liberties in 2010
The Coventry Declaration was approved by conference delegates at Play the Game 2009, the sixth world communications conference on sport and society.
ORN Press Conference Re: Police Harassment
Tue, 01/25/2011 - 22:13 — Zig ZagActivists Take Legal Action against Harassment by Olympic Police - Olympic Resistance Network press conference June 24
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - June 23, 2009
Olympic Athletes Village Could Win Mould Gold
Tue, 01/25/2011 - 22:12 — Zig ZagVillage could win mould gold: Subcontractors are accused of taking shortcuts in building Olympic condos
Air Canada Workers Threaten Olympic Strike
Tue, 01/25/2011 - 22:11 — Zig ZagAir Canada workers target Vancouver Olympics for strike
Mechanics defy own union in rejecting offer
BRENT JANG
TRANSPORTATION REPORTER — From Thursday's Globe and Mail, Thursday, July 02, 2009
Will Surveillance Cameras Become an Olympic Legacy?
Tue, 01/25/2011 - 22:10 — Zig Zag
Will security cameras become an Olympic legacy?
By Damian Inwood, Canwest News Service, The Province, July 2, 2009
Vancouver officials and police must come clean on whether security cameras for the 2010 Olympics will be permanent, says the B.C. Civil Liberties Association.
Free Speech Faces Olympic-sized Threat, says BCCLA
Tue, 01/25/2011 - 22:09 — Zig ZagFree Speech Faces Olympic-sized Threat, says BCCLA
British Columbia Civil Liberties Association
July 3, 2009 - For immediate release
Free speech faces Olympic-sized threat, says BCCLA
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