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NOlympics Anywhere: A Joint Statement in Solidarity

The specifics may differ in scope and scale, but the broad forces that the Olympics unleash wherever they take root are the same: the expansion of police and military surveillance, rampant corruption, crippling financial waste, environmental degradation, mass displacement, and the trampling of individual rights.

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On the Olympic Abuse Epidemic

In the last year, the world of elite sports has been repeatedly rocked by revelations from athletes who have come forward with allegations of abuse and misconduct at the hands of coaches and other powerful authority figures.

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NOlympics LA Statement of Solidarity with Pyeongchang

As the 2018 Winter Games in Pyeongchang are set to open later this week despite dire environmental concerns and existential threats to residents near Games sites damaging what’s left of the IOC’s credibility among other dubious organizational concerns, we at NOlympics LA stand with you, our No Tokyo and No Pyeongchang comrades.

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NOlympics LA Statement On 2026 World Cup Bid

The prospect of Los Angeles hosting World Cup matches in 2026 is not surprising, but it presents another huge problem. The World Cup bid is an obvious attempt to replicate the scenario in Rio, where the World Cup was a smaller scale test before the Olympics. Now, our local elected politicians will likely try to make that happen in Los Angeles without asking the difficult questions.

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