Olympics Studies
The Five Ring Circus - Myths and realities of the Olympic Games
"The Olympic Games, once considered the pinnacle of athleticism and fair play, have become a cesspool of greed, backroom deals and the wholesale trampling of civil liberties. In Vancouver, preparations for the 2010 Games have had a substantial negative impact on the environment and have resulted in the 'economic cleansing' of the poor and homeless.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Tue, 23/12/2008 - 20:37.
Book Review | Human Rights | Olympics Studies | Planning & Development | Politics | Protest | Vancouver 2010
Olympic Industry Resistance
Olympic Industry Resistance provides a critical update of Olympic issues in the post-bribery and post-September 11 era, as well as documenting the work of Olympic watchdog groups. It presents a detailed examination of the Olympic aftermath in Barcelona, Atlanta, and Sydney, and provides analyses of Olympic impacts and community resistance in Salt Lake City, Athens, Vancouver, and London, as well as in the unsuccessful bid cities of New York and Toronto.
Submitted by Martin Slavin on Tue, 29/07/2008 - 01:09.
no olympic truce
(Of course the Olympics aren't political.) That 'Olympic Truce' that was only re-invented in 1996 for the Athens Olympics, errm, for the Olympic Flame Relay actually.
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Tue, 03/01/2012 - 22:54.
Occupying the Olympics?
Occupying the Olympics: What can be done? (From @tentcityuni) #occupy2012
by Jennifer Jones
November 21st, 2011 | Published in #Media2012 and the Olympic Games, Activism, Citizen Media, Featured, London2012
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Wed, 23/11/2011 - 18:43.
Article | 2012 Media | Local groups | London 2012 | Olympics Studies | Politics | Protest
16th October 1968: the Black Power Salute
the Black Power Salute: 16th October 1968, screenshot from Democracy Now
Reposted below are both parts of Democracy Now's exclusive interview with John Carlos and Dave Zirin, shedding new light and detail on the people and events around the Mexico 1968 Games, the student massacre, the Black Power Salute, Tommie Smith, Peter Norman, John Carlos, Avery Brundage...
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Thu, 13/10/2011 - 03:04.
Article | Olympics Studies | People | Protest
bromley by bow community organisation
Via @danhancox
"They just want to get us in prison for the Olympics" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JCeMJPiBtiw must-watch film of young Bow residents
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Mon, 26/09/2011 - 10:03.
Blog | Local groups | London 2012 | Olympics Studies | Sport
The lying never stops
Blair's at it again. He recently told the World Economic Forum meeting in Brazil: 'You can use the Olympics as an economic platform to attract in a whole lot of different business and investment that surprisingly can go way beyond the sporting events.'
Submitted by Julian Cheyne on Sat, 30/04/2011 - 01:13.
Blog | Legacy | London 2012 | Mega Events | Olympics Studies | Politics
The Olympics, Ethics and Corporate Social Responsibility
Podium Conference 2011: Copyright ©2011 sytaffel
Submitted by Steve Dowding on Thu, 17/02/2011 - 13:12.
Article | Contamination | 2012 Finance | Corruption & Ethics | Education | Environment | Finance | Human Rights | IOC | Mega Events | Olympics Studies | Security | Sponsors
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