Anti-Olympic movement faces repression in Canada

Info about the Anti-Olympic Convergence

In addition to building ongoing educational and resistance efforts, the Olympics Resistance Network is organizing towards an anti-2010 convergence, currently called for between Feb 10th-15th 2010. Building on the call by the Indigenous Peoples Gathering in Senora, Mexico in October 2007, we will be working to coordinate the logistics to host all rebels converging on Vancouver, Whistler, and surrounding unceded native land during 2010.

Over the year, there will be more information posted on this site regarding the convergence, however in the meantime we encourage as many communities to fundraise, raise awareness, and organize towards the anti-2010 Olympics convergence. We hope to see you all in 2010 to demonstrate our indignation and resistance!




Alissa Westergard-Thorpe of the Olympic Resistance Network speaks on the security apparatus during the games and how civil liberties will be affected. Created by Olympic Resistance Network Media. Filmed and Edited by Chris Bevacqua.


Olympic Resistance Network speaker prevented from speaking out in Portland

Marla Renn, a member of the Olympic Resistance Network (ORN), was travelling to Portland, Oregon to speak on the negative impacts of the 2010 Games. Renn was scheduled to speak at educational events at Mt. Hood Community College, Reed College, Portland State University, and the Red and Black Cafe. She was held for over six hours as both Canadian and US border guards interrogated her about the subject of her speech, her contacts in Portland, and her political activities. She was previously denied entry for a Seattle speaking event on the grounds that ten anti-Olympic shirts were unauthorised commercial merchandise, but the shirts were found after she had already been questioned on political issues. Likewise, the excuse for rejecting her this time (lack of employment since her graduation in August) was brought up after her planned speech and political activities were addressed by border guards.


2010 Olympic Resistance: Stolen lives, stolen land

Portland, OR, January 3rd 2010 @ the Native American Resource Center at
Portland State University

Setting the Record Straight is a collective out of Portland, Oregon focused on promoting understandings of privilege and decolonization through free educational events.They are putting on an event with the purpose of raising awareness of the impacts of the 2010 Olympics. The event will consist of speakers from a variety of backgrounds in American Indian activism. These include:

* Cornel Pewewardy, Head of the Native American studies Department at PSU, Anti Indian Mascot activist and this years recipient of the Native American teacher of the year award.
* Organizers from the Olympic Resistance Network in Vancouver, B.C.
* Indigenous filmmaker and activist Chris Francisco. He will be presenting his film entitled DooDa Desert Rock about the struggle to resist the proposal to build a power plant on Diné land.

More speakers to be announced as the conference schedule solidifies.

This event will be fundraising for DooDa Desert Rock Resistance, although no admission will be charged.This event is in response to a call out from the Olympic Resistance Team in Canada to educate and mobilize against the Olympics.




British Columbia Canada, New Powers are being given to allow the Government and Police to Arrest and imprison those who show dissent against the 2010 Olympics for SIX MONTHS! Jail for 6 Months? What the hell is going on, Canada is a FREE and Democratic country not communist China !

I think it is time us Canadians WAKE UP and band together and remind the Government that they must respect our values and Opinions and that they work for US not CORPORATE GREED !

Source - CBC News - British Columbia Canada
Broadcasters Website : http://www.cbc.ca/news/
Date Published : October 9 2009
Reporter : Chris Brown

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