2010 OLYMPICS VIDEOS & RESOURCES

OLYMPIC FACT SHEETS ON CORPORATE SPONSORS

The Council of Canadians has prepared four fact sheetson the negative impacts of the 2010 Games: http://www.canadians.org/olympics/
 

OLYMPIC VIDEOS

No One is Illegal - Anti-Olympics Speakers Corner 

Eight Reasons to Oppose the 2010 Winter Olympics

Dave Zirin on the Olympics
Watch this video where Nation magazine sports editor and columnist, Dave Zirin, lays out the history of the modern Olympics and explains why bringing the 2016 games to Chicago would be a disaster.

Protestor Arrested in Golden, BC at Olympic Torch relay (Jan 23, 2010)

Dave Zirin speaks in Vancouver on 2010 Olympics (Jan 20, 2010)
Video from panel at the Maritime Labour Centre with Dave Zirin as well as
speakers from ORN and DTES Elders Council. Available in segments, courtesy
Working TV.

DOWNLOAD THE FIVE RING CIRCUS - a documentary highlighting the real effects of the 2010 Games on the homeless, the environment and our pocket book.

OLYMPIC RESOURCES

Prostesters' Guide to the Law of Civil Disobedience in BC: Olympic Edition
You may want to make copies of the "Prostesters' Guide to the Law of Civil
Courtesy of Vancouver lawyer Leo McGrady QC.
Available for copying, distribution and posting without copyright restrictions. 

Backgrounder – Anti-Free Speech Primary Documents

Here are some of the documents uncovered by the BCCLA that reveal the anti-free speech agenda of the 2010 Olympics. Read more to learn about the IOC’s plan to monopolize huge areas of Vancouver’s public space for their sponsors, excluding small businesses and those who have messages that oppose the Olympic games.