General Motors Bankruptcy Could Leave Olympics Stranded

Submitted by Zig Zag on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 22:54

Vanoc 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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 22:53

British Columbia or Colombia?

May 28th 2009 | VANCOUVER
From The Economist print edition

Organised crime brings fear to Vancouver’s streets

Class War Games

Submitted by Zig Zag on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 22:52

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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 22:51

US 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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 22:50

Are Private Corporations Entwined in Olympic Security?

Olympics Watch
by Tim Groves

Olympic Police State Steps Up Harassment

Submitted by Zig Zag on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 22:50

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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 22:49

Olympic 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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Wed, 01/26/2011 - 22:48

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!!!

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 01/25/2011 - 22:14

Chronic 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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 01/25/2011 - 22:14

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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 01/25/2011 - 22:13

Activists 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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 01/25/2011 - 22:12

Village could win mould gold: Subcontractors are accused of taking shortcuts in building Olympic condos

http://www.theprovince.com/Business/Village+could+mould+gold/1741033/

Air Canada Workers Threaten Olympic Strike

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 01/25/2011 - 22:11

Air 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?

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 01/25/2011 - 22:10

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

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 01/25/2011 - 22:09

Free 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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