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Okotowalink: 20 Reasons to Oppose the Tokyo Olympics
From the ever-rising costs to evictions, volunteer exploitation, imperialism and more, Okotowalink outlines twenty reasons to oppose the upcoming 2020/1 Olympics. “With healthcare services on the brink of collapse, anxiety growing over patient triage, and […]
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In Paris, ‘Toxic Tour’ Denounces Olympics Development Projects
This article was originally published in French by Ouest-France. At the Parc de la Courneuve, the green lung of the Seine-Saint-Denis department*, the anti-Olympic front is mobilizing against development projects for the Paris 2024 Olympic […]
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NOlympics LA Hosts ‘Pick a Side’ Town Hall
You cannot support both the Olympics and the movement for Black Lives. That was the central argument put forth at the “Pick a Side Town Hall,” hosted on October 21 by NOlympics LA. The LA […]
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Transnational Teach-in: Stadium-Driven Displacement in Los Angeles
By Mark A. Matney, Jr. For the fourth installment of the current series of transnational teach-ins hosted by NOlympics LA, the focus was on Los Angeles. As we hope the reader is aware, the IOC […]
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Transnational Teach-in: Anti-Olympics Organizing in France
By Gigi Droesch On June 27, NOlympics LA hosted the third event in its transnational teach-in series, titled “NO to the Games!: Organizing to abolish the Olympics in France.” The presentation and discussion was led by […]
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Organizing a Transnational Anti-Olympics Summit: An Oral History, Part 2
Compiled by Cerianne Robertson In July 2019, community organizers from Rio de Janeiro, Pyeongchang, Tokyo, Paris, Los Angeles, and (2032 candidate) Jakarta came together in Tokyo for the first-ever transnational anti-Olympics summit. Centered around a […]
