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Press release: International Anti-Olympic Meeting on May 21-22 in Seine-Saint-Denis (France)

May 4, 2022

April 28 2022 By Saccage 2024 Saccage 2024 is a collective of residents, collectives and associations in Seine-Saint-Denis and nearby who defend their living spaces threatened by preparations for the Paris Olympic Games. For a […]

Analysis

The Public Resources Subsidizing the LA 2028 Olympics, An Event Designed for Private Profit

October 6, 2021

The organizers of LA 2028 claim it will be a privately funded Olympics. They claim a combination of sponsorships, ticket revenue, and licensing and merchandise revenues will be enough to cover the budget — currently a […]

English

Cancel Tokyo 2020! Anti-Olympics Events Around the World

July 15, 2021

Calls for cancellation grow louder as the Tokyo 2020 Pandemic Games approach. Check out the schedule of upcoming anti-Olympics protests, panels, presentations, and performances in cities from Tokyo to LA. All events are listed in […]

Analysis

The PR Spin on Olympics Opinion Polling, From Tokyo 2020 to LA 2028

July 13, 2021

By Cerianne Robertson We’re hearing a lot about public opinion polling on the Olympics these days. In May, one survey found that a whopping 83% of Japanese people believe the upcoming Tokyo Games should be […]

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All the LA 2024/2028 Bid Books in One Place

January 21, 2021

When the LA 2028 Organizing Committee launched its new website in September 2020, it removed the three “candidature questionnaire” files (collectively known as the “bid book”) that it submitted to the International Olympic Committee in […]

Analysis

NOlympics LA Hosts ‘Pick a Side’ Town Hall

October 26, 2020

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 […]

Article

Transnational Teach-in: Stadium-Driven Displacement in Los Angeles

August 3, 2020

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 […]

Analysis

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 […]

Analysis

Organizing a Transnational Anti-Olympics Summit: An Oral History, Part 1

June 17, 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 […]

Article

Transnational Teach-in: Environmental Destruction in Pyeongchang

June 16, 2020

By Naomi Williams On June 13, NOlympics LA hosted the second event in its “Stop Playing Games” transnational teach in series, titled “Olympic Disaster: Environmental Destruction in Pyeongchang.” As opposed to the first teach-in, which […]

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