Tag: (Techno)fascism
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Vancouver’s Pivot Legal Society releases the first of their blog post series titled “FIFA on the Block: The Games, the Streets, and the Moment – Part 1”
-Pivot Legal Society Reposted with permission from Pivot. Access original here along with a sign up for the Legal Observer Program and further resources. The FIFA 2026 World Cup Games are less than five weeks from descending on Vancouver, sparking much foreboding – and for good reason. Mega sporting events are notorious for inviting a…
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A Fascist World Cup?
-Carolyn Prouse FIFA has rightly made headlines for the oligarchy’s cozy relationship with authoritarian and fascist regimes. The evolving fraternity between FIFA President Gianni Infantino and American President Donald Trump, from the Oval Office to the (macabre) FIFA Peace Prize presentation and Infantino’s presence at the Israel-Gaza ceasefire talks, is only the most recent example…
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Community Statement on FIFA 2026 and Human Rights in Vancouver from the Ayx Community Bus
-by Ayx Community Bus With the World Cup fast approaching, former CRAB Park tent city residents in Vancouver are sounding the alarm about forced displacement and street-level policing. These concerns occur amidst the end of drug decriminalization in the city and the tainting of the drug supply with sedatives. Vancouver’s host committee has been warning international visitors about toxic drug supply…
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Vancouver sex workers and co-conspirators organize against FIFA’s takeover of the Downtown Eastside
By: S.W.I.F.A. Mutual Aid Collective Support mutual aid efforts led by Sex Workers Interrupting FIFA Atrocities (SWIFA) The FIFA 2026 World Cup is coming to Vancouver this summer. Along with this mega-event will come a heightened police presence, particularly within the 2km “bubble zone” of BC Place, which includes the Downtown Eastside (DTES). Vancouver has…
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Public Commentary on the Political Immigration Crisis at the FIFA Congress in Vancouver
Canada’s denial of entry to officials from the Palestinian and Iranian football bodies for the FIFA Congress meeting in Vancouver on April 30th has invoked widespread anger. A team of Canadian researchers and organizers, including World Cup Watch’s Carolyn Prouse, published a piece, Canada’s FIFA exclusion of Palestinians and Iranians reveals a lethal double standard,…