Sydney 2000 Games a 'Missed Opportunity' for Natives

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:20

Sydney a missed opportunity: Munro

Issue 151 - 17 Apr 2008

By Amy McQuire

NATIONAL

Issue 151, April 17, 2008: An Aboriginal activist has called the Sydney Olympics a missed opportunity for Aboriginal protesters, after pro-Tibet demonstrations on the Beijing Olympic torch trail made international headlines this week.

Protests 'to get more violent'

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:19

Protests 'to get more violent'

Note: Government and media propaganda against anti-Olympics resistance, which portrays our movement as far more advanced and organized than it really is. Despite this, it is true that anti-2010 resistance is off and running!

CSIS watching extremist Olympic protesters

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:18

CSIS watching extremist Olympic protesters

Jorge Barrera
Canwest News Service
Tuesday, May 06, 2008

Change in Tactics A Threat to 2010

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:18

Change in activists' tactics poses

serious threat to 2010 Games: analyst
May 4, 2008
By Stephanie Levitz, The Canadian Press

VANCOUVER - Changing tactics by Canadian activists pose a serious threat to security at the 2010 Olympic Games in Vancouver, security analysts say.

NORAD to Provide Air Security for 2010

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:17

Norad to be key player in Games security

Organization offers air protection at Vancouver 2010

David Pugliese
The Ottawa Citizen

Saturday, May 10, 2008

2010 Construction Company Vehicle Attacked

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:16

2010 Construction Company Vehicle Attacked

May 7 Coast Salish Territories (Vancouver):
Truck belonging to Kiewitt & Sons lit on fire.

Party not protest in 2010, Torch relay planners pray

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:15

Let's party, not protest in 2010, torch relay planners say

ROD MICKLEBURGH

May 13, 2008

Canadian Military and 2010 Security

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:14

Military seeks low profile for Games

Canadian Forces were formally authorized in June 2006 to begin assisting the RCMP with Olympic planning

David Akin
Canwest News Service
The Vancouver Sun, Wednesday, May 21, 2008

Royal Bank attacked in Vancouver, May 12, 2008

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:14

Royal Bank attacked in Vancouver, May 12, 2008

On the night of May 12/13 [2008], we smashed at the RBC on Broadway and Yukon. One more contribution to the increasingly “unmanageable” anti-olympics resistance, Tom Quiggin this ones for you.

3 McDonald's Attacked

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:13

3 McDonald's Attacked

On the afternoon of may 31 [2008], 3 McDonalds were attacked in Victoria BC. We cemented shut the pipes, disabling the toilets in the bathroom stalls, requiring their replacement at all 3 locations. We did this in response to their involvement as a sponsor of the 2010 olympic circus. We need to fight the games any and every way we can.

Molotovs for the Military

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:12

Arson attack against military vehicles in Vancouver, Canada:

Canada out of Canada!

On the night of June 24th [2008], far from occupied Afghanistan, deep behind enemy lines of occupied Coast Salish territory, several molotov cocktails lit up the Canadain Armed Forces parkade. Several vehicles were damaged

St'at'imc Native Youth Movement Anti-2010 Statement

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:11

St'at'imc Native Youth Movement Anti-2010 Statement

Spring 2008
Statimc Native Youth Movement International Statement: No 2010 Olympics on Native Land!

(Post Far and Wide)

Statimc Native Youth Movement Warrior Society
St’at’imc Nation, Tsalalh Territory

Re: 2010 Olympics

To Whom It May Concern[:]

Anti-2010 Arson at Chevy dealership in Toronto

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:11

Anti-2010 Arson at Chevy dealership in Toronto

We attacked a Chevy dealership in the west end of Toronto on the night of the 24th [2008]. At least 13 vehicles were damaged or destroyed with fire.

OLYMPIC INDUSTRY RESISTANCE, Helen Jefferson Lenskyj

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:10

OLYMPIC INDUSTRY RESISTANCE, Helen Jefferson Lenskyj

Announcing Helen Jefferson Lenskyj’s new book
Olympic Industry Resistance: Challenging Olympic Power and Propaganda
(SUNY Press, June 2008)

Another Kiewit Truck Swallowed By Fire

Submitted by Zig Zag on Mon, 02/14/2011 - 00:09

Another Kiewit Truck Swallowed By Fire

In the early morning of Tuesday, July 22nd 2008 a truck belonging to Peter Kiewit and Sons, parked off of Victoria Drive [Vancouver], was lit on fire. Kiewit is making a(nd) killing off of the development of the Sea to Sky Highway.

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