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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 […]

Archives

Solidarity from Tokyo to the Aubervilliers Workers Gardens Occupation in France

July 16, 2021

Français | 日本語 This statement was originally published by Hangorin no Kai. As of July 16, 2021, the Aubervilliers Workers Gardens occupation (Jardins à defendre – JAD) is facing imminent forced removal. Follow @JardinsAuber and […]

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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 […]

Analysis

Okotowalink: 20 Reasons to Oppose the Tokyo Olympics

June 6, 2021

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 […]

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: Tokyo’s Criminalization of Houselessness

June 9, 2020

By Cerianne Robertson “The communities unhoused residents have built over a long time are being destroyed for the Olympic and Paralympic Games.” This was the main message of Misako Ichimura, an unhoused community organizer in […]

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New book: “NOlympics: Critiquing Tokyo 2020/1”

June 4, 2020

A new German-language book edited by Steffi Richter, Andreas Singler, Dorothea Mladenova explores the Tokyo 2020 Olympics spectacle at the intersection of disaster and celebration capitalism. It features chapters from Ichimura Misako, Koide Hiroaki, Ukai […]

Article

Gentrification, Greenwashing, and the “Games”: Diary of the First Anti-Olympic Summit in Tokyo

May 27, 2020

This diary was written by a NOlympics LA member in late 2019. I’m squished inside our makeshift organizing headquarters in Tokyo, the largest city on the planet, with a ragtag bunch of organizers like myself […]

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