Résistance aux Olympiques

No Olympics on Stolen Land

No Olympics on Stolen Land

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

APC Letter to VANOC

APC Letter to VANOC

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.

Anti-2010 Events & Actions February 2008

Anti-2010 Events & Actions February 2008

February 1, 2008 - 03:49 — no2010

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

Police keep lunch crowd and Olympic demonstrators apart

Police keep lunch crowd and Olympic demonstrators apart

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

Report on Feb 27/08 'Dead IOC Prez' Protest

Report on Feb 27, 2008 'Dead IOC Prez' Protest

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.

Protests 'to get more violent'

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!

Change in Tactics A Threat to 2010

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.

OLYMPIC INDUSTRY RESISTANCE, Helen Jefferson Lenskyj

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)

BC Premier questioned about 2010 protests in China

Campbell fires back at Chinese critics

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

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

Military twist to Beijing Games, Gordon Campbell questioned about Vancouver sheriff vehicle firebombing

Military twist to Games

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.

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