Olympic Resistance

Protesters seen as likeliest disruption

Submitted by Zig Zag on Tue, 02/01/2011 - 23:10

Protesters seen as likeliest disruption

The Olympic secretariat's official business plan envisions an environment ripe for demonstrations. Several activist groups hope to make its projections reality

ROD MICKLEBURGH AND STEVEN CHASE
Globe and Mail, February 26, 2009

Protest Against Pre-Olympic Police 'Street Sweeps'

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:49

'Stop the war on the poor', say DTES protesters

By MATT KIELTYKA, 24 HOURS

Dozens of protesters from the Downtown Eastside braved snow and wind Sunday to send a message to Vancouver police.

Threats Against Olympic Sponsors Worry Security Officials

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:48

Threats against Olympic sponsors worry security officials

Canadian Press, March 15, 2009

OTTAWA — Possible threats against sponsors of next year's Vancouver
Olympics have federal security agents wringing their hands over
"extremist elements," a newly released intelligence report reveals.

Why Protest Vancouver's 2010 Olympics?

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:46

Gord Hill: Why protest Vancouver's 2010 Olympics?

By Gord Hill, Georgia Straight March 16, 2009 (on-line commentary)

Kingston Resist 2010 Protests Olympics

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:35

Olympics abusing 'stolen land,' group says

http://thewhig.com/ArticleDisplay.aspx?e=1490193

Posted By JORDAN PRESS
The Kingston Whig-Standard, March 24, 2009

No Games Chicago Protests IOC Delegation

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:30

Chicago's Anti-IOC Protests Look to Vancouver's Olympic Troubles

Chris Shaw (For the Vancouver Observer)

Olympics Resistance in Kanada

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:23

Olympics Resistance in Kanada

By Harsha Walia
Left Turn, Published on: April 07, 2009
http://leftturn.mayfirst.org/?q=node/1305

Report on People Vs. City of Vancouver Protest-Trial

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:19

The People VS The City of Vancouver

200 hundred people gathered in Vancouver's notorious Pigeon Park in the DTES on Sunday April 19th in support of the DTES community. The event was a People's Community Court designed to protest against the City of Vancouver & its wide spread Social Cleansing campaign.

Anti-Olympic Videos A Window to the Future?

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:18

Anti-Olympic videos a window into what's coming

By Jeff Lee 04-02-2009, Inside the 2010 Olympics, Vancouver Sun

Statement from Network for No Olympics in Tokyo

Submitted by Zig Zag on Sat, 01/29/2011 - 00:16

From the Tokyo 2016 Olympics resistance movement Statement of the gathering 2009 JANUARY 17th.

Today in Shibuya, Tokyo, we had a gathering to consider problems inherent to the Olympics. There was a report on the invitation process for the Tokyo Olympics.

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