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Anti-2020 as a transnational movement: Creating autonomous spaces through international protest and solidarity against the Olympics

Posted on Jun 13, 2020 by William Andrews

Anti-2020 as a transnational movement: Creating autonomous spaces through international protest and solidarity against the Olympics This article is based on the original English version of a chapter published in German as “Anti-2020 als transnationale Bewegung: Die Schaffung autonomer Räume … Continue reading →

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Activists protest eviction of rough sleepers from Shibuya park for 2020 Olympics redevelopment by hijacking construction hoardings

Posted on Mar 31, 2019 by William Andrews

A curious thing happened in March: out of the blue, chatter emerged online about a particular construction hoarding in Shibuya. As work continues on the grand project to transform and further develop what is already one of the most developed … Continue reading →

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Japanese and Korean activists join together to protest the Olympics in Pyeongchang and Tokyo

Posted on Feb 10, 2018 by William Andrews

Just as the Olympic Movement is an international one, so too are anti-Olympic movements transnational. While the motivations and direct arguments of activists opposing the hosting of a Games in a certain city are often local, or initially local, they … Continue reading →

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Two arrests as police oversee closure of Miyashita Park as part of Tokyo Olympics redevelopment

Posted on Mar 29, 2017 by William Andrews

On the morning of March 27th, police and security personnel descended on Miyashita Park to close it in preparation for redevelopment as part of the ongoing urban transformation of Shibuya. In drizzling weather, police kept protestors back while workers started … Continue reading →

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Street protests and publications form growing anti-Olympic movement in Tokyo

Posted on Feb 17, 2017 by William Andrews

The freedom to make and remake our cities and ourselves is … one of the most precious yet most neglected of our human rights. David Harvey On the afternoon of January 22nd, a small protest of some 80 people set … Continue reading →

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