Recent Posts Tagged With 'olympics'

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  Posted on Tuesday December 29th, 2009 at 11:04 in sports, media, Current Events, olympics, anarchism, demonstrations, olympic torch, canadian anarchist movement, anti-olympics, guelph.

  CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT-GUELPH:WHAT HAPPENED AT GUELPH: The news media are abuzz in the last 24 hours over an incident during the Olympic Torch run in Guelph Ontario. The torchbearer, Cortney Hansen, was allegedly knocked over by a protester...

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  Posted on Monday December 28th, 2009 at 19:37 in sport, bc, olympics, anarchism, 2010 winter olympics, public meetings, canadian anarchist movement, anti-olympics, olympic resistance network

  CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT:ANTI-OLYMPIC TOURS AND PUBLIC MEETING: Here's the latest from the Olympic Resistance Network about their upcoming speaking tours, as well as public meeting in Vancouver with Dave Zirin, author of 'Politics In The Ring...

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  Posted on Sunday December 27th, 2009 at 00:41 in sport, olympics, anarchism, demonstrations, 2010 winter olympics, canadian anarchist movement, anti-olympics, olympic resistance network

  CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT:FIGHTING THE OLYMPICS FROM COAST TO COAST: There's less than 2 months to go until the 2010 Winter Olympics open out in BC, but the protests against these corporate give-away games haven't abated. Here's a raft of info...

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  Posted on Tuesday December 22nd, 2009 at 12:48 in sports, Current Events, ontario, olympics, protests, aboriginal, demonstrations, six nations, 2010 winter olympics, hamilton spectator, anti-olympics, olympic resistance network

  CANADIAN POLITICS:OLYMPIC RESISTANCE SPREADS ACROSS CANADA:The following is a press release from the Olympic Resistance Network dated yesterday, December 21. It is a summary of some of the protests that have met the Olympic flame in its course across...

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  Posted on Monday December 21st, 2009 at 21:37 in toronto, labour, olympics, toronto sun, olympic torch, canadian labour, police brutality., cep union, cep union blog

  CANADIAN LABOUR:MORE ON SECURITYASSAULTS ON REPORTERS IN TORONTO:A couple of days ago Molly reported here on assaults on the part of Olympic security in Toronto. The victims were two reporters from the Toronto Sun. According to the following article ...

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  Posted on Saturday December 19th, 2009 at 15:56 in sports, toronto, canadian politics, olympics, protests, demonstrations, 2010 winter olympics, toronto sun, police brutality., anti-olympics, no 2010, cep union

  CANADIAN POLITICS-TORONTO: OLYMPIC FLAMED DELAYED/ OLYMPIC SECURITY ASSAULTS REPORTERS:The Olympic flame continues its uneven progress across the country, and in Toronto it ran into a little more trouble than usual as protesters delayed and diverted ...

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  Posted on Sunday December 13th, 2009 at 17:05 in sports, events, Current Events, olympics, protests, anarchism, demonstrations, 2010 winter olympics, public meetings, canadian anarchist movement, anti-olympics, olympic resistance network

  CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT:A FULL PLATE OF ANTI-OLYMPICS EVENTS:Here's the latest communique from the Olympic Resistance Network, laying out info about opposition to the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler. All across Canada and even...

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  Posted on Sunday December 6th, 2009 at 18:42 in sport, events, vancouver, films, toronto, montreal, hamilton, olympics, protests, meetings, anarchism, winnipeg

  CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT: THE SHADOW OF THE TORCH: As the Olympic Torch pr rally sputters its way across the country it is being followed by a shadow- the shadow of protest. Here, from the Olympic Resistance Network is a summary of all the things ...

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  Posted on Saturday December 5th, 2009 at 18:39 in sports, events, Waterloo, ontario, olympics, protests, demonstrations, 2010 winter olympics, kitchener, common cause, linchpin, anti-olympics

  CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT-KITCHENER WATERLOO:AGAINST THE OLYMPICS IN ONTARIO:As the Olympic flame continues to sputter its way across Canada it is net with protests in every region. When it comes to Kitchener on Dec. 27 it will be no exception. The...

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  Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 22:43 in sport, qu�bec, olympics, anarchism, demonstrations, quebec city, 2010 winter olympics, voix de faits, canadian anarchist movement, anti-olympics

  MOUVEMENT ANARCHISTE DU CANADA/CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT: CONTRE LES JEUX OLYMPIQUES AU QUÉBEC/AGAINST THE OLYMPICS IN QUEBEC: Opposition aux Jeux olympiques d'hiver de 2010 s'étend à travers le Canada. Voici un rapport de la Voix Faits bl...

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  Posted on Friday December 4th, 2009 at 12:43 in sport, canadian politics, olympics, 2010 winter olympics, anti-olympics, no 2010

  CANADIAN POLITICS:WHY OPPOSE THE OLYMPICS ?: Molly has devoted a lot of time on this blog to covering various aspects of the protest movement against the upcoming 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver/Whistler. Why ? Here, from the website of the N...

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  Posted on Thursday December 3rd, 2009 at 18:18 in agents, olympics, anarchism, spying, vancouver sun, 2010 winter olympics, canadian anarchist movement, undercover cops, anti-olympics, olympic resistance network, global tv bc

  CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT-BRITISH COLUMBIA:THE SPY AT THE FRONT OF THE BUS: There's a bit of a scandal going on out BC way. As if spending billions of dollars of taxpayers' money uselessly on the 'Corporate Olympics' wasn't scandalous enough. A...

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  Posted on Tuesday December 1st, 2009 at 22:38 in labour, bc, olympics, strike, cupe, 2010 winter olympics, canadian labour, solidarity., bc ambulance drivers

  CANADIAN LABOUR-BRITISH COLUMBIA:OLYMPIC ATTACK ON WORKERS' RIGHTS:Out BC way the provincial government has shut down a seven month strike by BC ambulance paramedics. The reason---The Olympics. It seems that the everyday concerns of the citizens of B...

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  Posted on Friday November 27th, 2009 at 17:03 in Current Events, qu�bec, ontario, bc, olympics, nova scotia, protests, anarchism, demonstrations, 2010 winter olympics, canadian anarchist movement, anti-olympics

  CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT:CROSS CANADA OLYMPICS PROTESTS ?:The following appeal is from the Vancouver based Olympic Resistance Network.◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙◙Call for Cross Canada Mobilizing: Extinguish the Olympic Torch!:�...

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  Posted on Thursday November 26th, 2009 at 19:01 in media, Current Events, agents, olympics, victoria, anarchism, demonstrations, 2010 winter olympics, larry gambone, porkupine blog, canadian anarchist movement, anti-olympics

  CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT-VICTORIA:THE POLICE HAVE LOST THEIR MARBLES:It's been almost 3 weeks since a highly successful anti-Olympics protest in Victoria BC (see No2010 Victoria for more news on what's happening out that way). At the time the loca...

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  Posted on Monday November 23rd, 2009 at 20:23 in sports, toronto, canadian politics, olympics, protests, pan-am games

  CANADIAN POLITICS-TORONTO:NO PAN-AM EITHER: The upcoming Vancouver/Whistler Winter Olympics and the resistance to it has been extensively reported here at Molly's Blog, often with material from the Olympic Resistance Network. This mega spectacle...

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  Posted on Friday November 20th, 2009 at 23:49 in events, vancouver, toronto, olympics, anarchism, kingston, 2010 winter olympics, canadian anarchist movement, anti-olympics, lectures., olympic resistance network

  CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT: MORE AND MORE ANTI-OLYMPICS EVENTS: The time for the 2010 Vancouver/Whistler Winter Olympics is drawing nearer and nearer, and, as yet, their is no corporate team favourite in the public money toilet flushing event. Still...

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  Posted on Wednesday November 4th, 2009 at 01:24 in sports, events, vancouver, bc, olympics, victoria, anarchism, demonstrations, 2010 winter olympics, canadian anarchist movement, lectures., olympic resistance network

  CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT-BRITISH COLUMBIA:MORE OLYMPICS RESISTANCE NEWS: Here's the latest news about events and articles concerning the ongoing resistance to the upcoming Vancouver/Whistler Winter Olympics from the Olympic Resistance Network...

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  Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 23:53 in sports, vancouver, bc, olympics, victoria, anarchism, 2010 winter olympics, canadian anarchist movement, anti-olympics, olympic resistance network

  CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT-VANCOUVER:MORE ANTI-OLYMPIC ORGANIZING ON THE WEST COAST: Nearer and nearer draws the inevitable Vancouver/Whistler 2010 Winter Olympics, but those organizing on the west coast against this government give-away sp...

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  Posted on Wednesday October 14th, 2009 at 23:20 in sports, events, concerts, olympics, victoria, anarchism, 2010 winter olympics, canadian anarchist movement, anti-olympics, no 2010

  CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT-VICTORIA:ANTI-OLYMPICS FUNDRAISER:Boy, talk about last minute Lana and Larry. As I type these words they have just begun to whoop it up out there on the west coast in Victoria, all for a fundraiser for more and more anti-O...

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  Posted on Sunday October 11th, 2009 at 17:08 in sports, events, vancouver, british columbia, olympics, victoria, anarchism, demonstrations, 2010 winter olympics, no olympics on stolen land, canadian anarchist movement, no 2010

  CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT-BRITISH COLUMBIA:ANTI-OLYMPIC HAPPENINGS: Here's the latest on what is going on out on the west coast around the opposition to the upcoming Vancouver/Whistler 2010 Winter Olympics. From thos busy little beavers at the...

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  Posted on Friday October 9th, 2009 at 23:55 in sports, events, olympics, halloween, victoria, anarchism, 2010 winter olympics, canadian anarchist movement, no 2010

  CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT-VICTORIA:ANTI-TORCH RELAY FESTIVAL: Just before Halloween, how appropriate, the Olympic Torch Relay will start in Victoria BC. Opponents of the 2010 Winter Olympics will be holding their own events to protest the whol...

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  Posted on Saturday October 3rd, 2009 at 15:05 in sports, events, vancouver, british columbia, olympics, victoria, meetings, 2010 winter olympics, no olympics on stolen land, anti-olympics

  CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT:OLYMPIC RESISTANCE NETWORK NEWS:Here's more news from the Olympic Resistance Network about opposition to the upcoming Vancouver/Whistler 2010 Winter Olympics.@@@@@@@@@@Important ORN Annoucements and Events!:‏*** Upcoming...

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  Posted on Sunday September 27th, 2009 at 15:19 in events, vancouver, bc, olympics, victoria, anarchism, 2010 winter olympics, public meetings, canadian anarchist movement, anti-olympics, olympic resistance network

  CANADIAN ANARCHIST MOVEMENT-VANCOUVER:MORE OLYMPICS RESISTANCE NEWS:Seems that there's a lot going on out on the west coast as the dreaded Winter Olympics draw nearer and nearer. Here's the latest news on upcoming events from the Olympics Resistance ...

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  Posted on Saturday September 26th, 2009 at 17:38 in feminism, vancouver, canadian politics, olympics, prostitution, salvation army, 2010 winter olympics, social workers, sex industry worker safety action group

  CANADIAN POLITICS-VANCOUVER:VANCOUVER-SALLY ANN VERSUS SEX TRADE WORKERS: There's quite a little storm brewing up out on the west coast as the Salvation Army is being taken to task by the Sex Industry Worker Safety Action Group. As the 2010 Wint...