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'''NOlympics LA''' is a coalition of [[community organizations]] that opposes staging the [[2028 Summer Olympics]] in [[Los Angeles]].

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The group formed in 2017 by the [[Democratic Socialists of America]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet Los Angeles's New Anti-Olympics Movement|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/mgmgmv/meet-los-angeless-new-anti-olympics-movement|access-date=2021-11-30|website=www.vice.com|language=en}}</ref> and has been featured in ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[USA Today]]'', ''[[ESPN]]'', ''[[Associated Press]]'', ''[[Reuters]]'', ''[[NPR]]'', ''[[The Daily Beast]]'', ''[[The Asahi Shimbun|Asahi Shimbun]]'', ''[[The Japan Times]]'', ''[[The Nation]]'', ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'', ''[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]'', ''[[The New Republic]]'', ''[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]]'', ''[[Teen Vogue]]'', and ''[[Deadspin]]''. NOlympics LA is the focus of [[Jules Boykoff]]'s book ''NOlympians: Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sports in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Beyond''.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Boykoff|first=Jules|url=https://cup.columbia.edu/book/nolympians/9781773632766|title=NOlympians: Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sports in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Beyond|date=2020-04|publisher=Fernwood Publishing|isbn=978-1-77363-276-6}}</ref> It is also notorious for the various controversies they are involved in.

== Controversies ==
=== Partnerships with radical groups ===
The coalition has been criticized for parentering with [[Antifa]] groups and radical groups such as the [[Anti-Racist Action]].<ref>https://www.reddit.com/r/MeansTV/comments/dmgmki/no_olympics_in_la_no_olympics_in_tokyo_no/</ref><ref>https://nolympicsla.com/partners/</ref>

=== Involvement with fights aganist oppoments ===
In July 2018, NOlympics LA was involved in a fight with far-right [[Proud Boys]] members. The incident caused the restaurant to close down permanently.<ref>https://www.twitter.com/DSA_LosAngeles/status/1018620411561455616</ref><ref>https://la.eater.com/2018/7/16/17573876/proud-boys-protest-police-fight-the-griffin-atwater-village-news</ref>

=== Doxxing controversy ===
In 2019, NOlympics LA had released the private phone number of a restaurant owner in protest of forced eviction of a woman.<ref>https://twitter.com/NOlympicsLA/status/873983564471312385</ref>

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=== The IOC Press Conference disruption controversy ===
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On May 12, 2021, NOlympics LA illegally disrupted an [[International Olympic Committee]] press conference. A representative of the group posing as journalist "David O'Brien from [[Yahoo! News|Yahoo]]" held a banner that read "No Olympics in Tokyo 2020" and chanted, "No Olympics anywhere / no Olympics anywhere / fuck the Olympics / we don't want the Olympics anywhere / no Olympics in LA / no Olympics in Tokyo" before the feed was cut. The investigation is still ongoing.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schad|first=Tom|title=Anti-Olympics protester crashes International Olympic Committee news conference|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/05/12/anti-olympics-protestor-crashes-ioc-news-conference-tokyo-2020-nears/5055598001/|access-date=2021-11-29|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ingle|first=Sean|title=IOC say Olympics will go ahead despite Tokyo state of emergency being extended|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/ioc-say-olympics-will-go-ahead-despite-tokyo-state-of-emergency-being-extended-1.4563304|access-date=2021-11-29|website=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-12|title=Tokyo Olympics ‘moving fully ahead’ as protester disrupts press conference|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/12/tokyo-olympics-moving-fully-ahead-as-protester-disrupts-press-conference|access-date=2021-11-30|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>

== Referneces ==
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[[Category:2028 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:2028 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Democratic Socialists of America]]
[[Category:Democratic Socialists of America]]
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[[Category:Organizations based in Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Organizations based in Los Angeles]]
[[Category:Controversies in California]]
[[Category:Controversies in California]]
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'''NOlympics LA''' is a coalition of [[community organizations]] that opposes staging the [[2028 Summer Olympics]] in [[Los Angeles]].

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The group formed in 2017 in the [[Democratic Socialists of America]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Meet Los Angeles's New Anti-Olympics Movement|url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/mgmgmv/meet-los-angeless-new-anti-olympics-movement|access-date=2021-11-30|website=www.vice.com|language=en}}</ref> and has been featured in ''[[The New York Times]]'', ''[[The Guardian]]'', ''[[The Washington Post]]'', ''[[USA Today]]'', ''[[ESPN]]'', ''[[Associated Press]]'', ''[[Reuters]]'', ''[[NPR]]'', ''[[The Daily Beast]]'', ''[[The Asahi Shimbun|Asahi Shimbun]]'', ''[[The Japan Times]]'', ''[[The Nation]]'', ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]'', ''[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]'', ''[[The New Republic]]'', ''[[Jacobin (magazine)|Jacobin]]'', ''[[Teen Vogue]]'', and ''[[Deadspin]]''. NOlympics LA is the focus of [[Jules Boykoff]]'s book ''NOlympians: Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sports in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Beyond''.

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=== IOC Press Conference Disruption ===
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On May 12, 2021, NOlympics LA disrupted an [[International Olympic Committee]] press conference. A representative of the group posing as journalist "David O'Brien from [[Yahoo! News|Yahoo]]" held a banner that read "No Olympics in Tokyo 2020" and chanted, "No Olympics anywhere / no Olympics anywhere / fuck the Olympics / we don't want the Olympics anywhere / no Olympics in LA / no Olympics in Tokyo" before the feed was cut.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Schad|first=Tom|title=Anti-Olympics protester crashes International Olympic Committee news conference|url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/olympics/2021/05/12/anti-olympics-protestor-crashes-ioc-news-conference-tokyo-2020-nears/5055598001/|access-date=2021-11-29|website=USA TODAY|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Ingle|first=Sean|title=IOC say Olympics will go ahead despite Tokyo state of emergency being extended|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/other-sports/ioc-say-olympics-will-go-ahead-despite-tokyo-state-of-emergency-being-extended-1.4563304|access-date=2021-11-29|website=The Irish Times|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-05-12|title=Tokyo Olympics ‘moving fully ahead’ as protester disrupts press conference|url=http://www.theguardian.com/sport/2021/may/12/tokyo-olympics-moving-fully-ahead-as-protester-disrupts-press-conference|access-date=2021-11-30|website=the Guardian|language=en}}</ref>

=== ''NOlympians: Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sports in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Beyond'' ===
[[Jules Boykoff]]'s ''NOlympians: Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sports in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Beyond'' focuses on NOlympics LA's efforts, from the group's formation to its participation in an anti-Olympics summit in Tokyo, Japan, one year before the [[2020 Summer Olympics]] were scheduled to take place. The book is based on more than 100 interviews with anti-Olympics activists, personal experiences, and archival research.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Boykoff|first=Jules|url=https://cup.columbia.edu/book/nolympians/9781773632766|title=NOlympians: Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sports in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Beyond|date=2020-04|publisher=Fernwood Publishing|isbn=978-1-77363-276-6}}</ref>

== References ==

Revision as of 01:35, 30 November 2021

NOlympics LA is a coalition of community organizations that opposes staging the 2028 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles.

The group formed in 2017 in the Democratic Socialists of America[1] and has been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, The Washington Post, USA Today, ESPN, Associated Press, Reuters, NPR, The Daily Beast, Asahi Shimbun, The Japan Times, The Nation, Vice, Mother Jones, The New Republic, Jacobin, Teen Vogue, and Deadspin. NOlympics LA is the focus of Jules Boykoff's book NOlympians: Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sports in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Beyond.

IOC Press Conference Disruption

On May 12, 2021, NOlympics LA disrupted an International Olympic Committee press conference. A representative of the group posing as journalist "David O'Brien from Yahoo" held a banner that read "No Olympics in Tokyo 2020" and chanted, "No Olympics anywhere / no Olympics anywhere / fuck the Olympics / we don't want the Olympics anywhere / no Olympics in LA / no Olympics in Tokyo" before the feed was cut.[2][3][4]

NOlympians: Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sports in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Beyond

Jules Boykoff's NOlympians: Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sports in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Beyond focuses on NOlympics LA's efforts, from the group's formation to its participation in an anti-Olympics summit in Tokyo, Japan, one year before the 2020 Summer Olympics were scheduled to take place. The book is based on more than 100 interviews with anti-Olympics activists, personal experiences, and archival research.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Meet Los Angeles's New Anti-Olympics Movement". www.vice.com. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  2. ^ Schad, Tom. "Anti-Olympics protester crashes International Olympic Committee news conference". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  3. ^ Ingle, Sean. "IOC say Olympics will go ahead despite Tokyo state of emergency being extended". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2021-11-29.
  4. ^ "Tokyo Olympics 'moving fully ahead' as protester disrupts press conference". the Guardian. 2021-05-12. Retrieved 2021-11-30.
  5. ^ Boykoff, Jules (2020-04). NOlympians: Inside the Fight Against Capitalist Mega-Sports in Los Angeles, Tokyo and Beyond. Fernwood Publishing. ISBN 978-1-77363-276-6. {{cite book}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
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