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Transnational Teach-in: Anti-Olympics Organizing in France

July 8, 2020

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 [...]

Organizing a Transnational Anti-Olympics Summit: An Oral History, Part 2

June 18, 2020

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 [...]

Sociologist Adam Talbot published “5 Lessons in Olympic Resistance from Rio” on RioOnWatch on April 19, 2019. See RioOnWatch for the full article in English, Portuguese, French, and Japanese. “From as early as 1932, local social [...]

Strategic Alternative Media at the Rio 2016 Olympics

February 19, 2019

Given that A) Olympics organizers consistently push the notion that the Games are good for cities, countries, and the international community, and B) evidence suggests mainstream media coverage has a tendency to celebrate the Olympic event, what are the possibilities for contesting official and celebratory media narratives about the Olympic Games? […]