Declaration of Solidarity with Paris
June 26, 2024
This summer, beginning July 26, Paris is set to host its third Olympic games. As residents of Olympic host cities, past and future, we extend
This summer, beginning July 26, Paris is set to host its third Olympic games. As residents of Olympic host cities, past and future, we extend
Another day, another opportunity for supercharged displacement driver Airbnb to belittle poor and working class residents in touristy cities. This time around, they’ve locked in
It’s that time of year again. Elites hoping to boost their careers and fatten their wallets have teamed up to bring us yet another Super
By Samikchhya Bhusal Executive Summary Community Benefits Agreements (CBAs) emerged in the late 1990s as tools for communities to mitigate the impact of developments through
You cannot support both the Olympics and the movement for Black Lives. That was the central argument put forth at the “Pick a Side Town
The following is part of a series of first hand accounts of displacement and criminalization due to Olympic-driven gentrification. The author chooses to remain anonymous.
When we conducted our recent survey on the 2028 Olympics, we gave respondents a chance to share their thoughts in their own words.
The idea that cities must be “clean” in order to be attractive and progressive is clearly coded. What makes a city “clean”? What makes a city “dirty”? And who decides what that looks like?
It’s been 10 days since we went in front of City Council for the second time to voice our opposition to the proposed development at 3900 Figueroa. Here’s what happened.
The proposed hotel project at 3900 Figueroa proves that the 2028 Olympics are already being used as an excuse to drive displacement of low-income and rent-burdened tenants in LA and divert civic resources.
LA CAN and NOlympics LA joined forces on March 24, 2018 for the Ride for Justice (Skidrowvia) to show what bike lanes, homelessness, mega-sports, and displacement have to do with each other in the reimagined downtown Los Angeles.