Olympic Resistance

What causes opponents to come of their own accord is the prospect of gain. What discourages opponents from coming is the prospect of harm.
—Sun Tzu, The Art of War

Below is the statement APC sent to VANOC:
To VANOC, their pet VPD Police Force and Olympic Media Sponsors,

The Anti-Poverty Committee demands that the next VANOC board meeting set to take place on May 16th be open to any and all people wanting to attend.

A list of Events & Actions in Vancouver, BC, February 2008

Corporate media account of Feb 11, 2008, 'Shutdown 2010 Corporate Countdown' protest in Vancouver

The Province
Published: Tuesday, February 12, 2008
By Damian Inwood and Suzanne Fournier

Vancouver, Canada [Occupied Coast Salish Territory]-- On Wednesday Feb 27/08 a small protest occurred against the visit of the president of the International Olympic Committee, Dr. Jacques Rogge. The IOC president was in town to check up on VANOC's progress and to promote the Olympics.

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!

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.

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

Questions about homelessness, rock slide from government newspaper reporters stir response

Jeff Lee, Vancouver Sun
Published: Wednesday, August 13, 2008

By BOB MACKIN
24 Hours Vancouver
Thursday, August 14, 2008

BEIJING -- The Beijing Olympics are already the most militarized global sporting event since Moscow in 1980 and perhaps Berlin 1936. Organizers up the ante every day.