No Games Co-Founder Tells Like It Was (and Is)
From WBEZ-FM Chicago Public Radio’s Worldview program from July 19, 2016 (35 minutes):
Category: No Games
Hey, Tribune, You Can’t Erase Us From the Record!
A front page story from the Sunday, July 17 2016 issue of the Chicago Tribune complained about the “pricey legacy” of the 2016 Olympic bid. With two full pages of interior text – guess who was NOT included in the article? No Games Chicago. We were all over the sale of the Reese Hospital site, …
Police Spied on No Games Chicago
Spurred by a story in the March 18, 2015 issue of the Chicago Reader, “Chicago police are spying on citizens,” No Games Chicago organizers Bob Quellos and Tom Tresser submitted Freedom of Information Act requests to the Chicago Police Department. The response given to Tom was that there was that the request was too broad. He …
Chicago Tribune Sees Light – Six Years Later
Holy cow! Where was Phil and the Chicago Tribune in 2009? You can read Phil’s amazing piece here. You can download it as a PDF along with Tom’s somewhat aggravated reply here. When the decision to award the 2016 Games to Rio was announced we said “Chicago didn’t just dodge a bullet – we dodged …
The No Games Story In 5 Minutes
Thanks to Prof. Lisa Dush at DePaul and her digital storytelling students for helping Tom Tresser to pull this video together.
Reflection On The No Games Chicago Campaign
CounterSpin Radio, a project of FAIR, interviewed No Games organizer Tom Tresser on March 8, 2012 to comment on the New York Times reporting of mass evictions in Rio occuring in preperation for the 2016 Olympics (10 minutes).
Chicago Indy Media Tells The No Games Story
Thanks to Mitch Szczeppanczyk and the folks at Chicago Indy Media for this eight minute re-cap of the Folly for the 2016 Olympic Bid and the role of No Games Chicago.
New Book Tells Inside Story of No Games Chicago
Just in time for the one year mark before the start of the London 2012 games, “Dear Members of the International Olympic Committee” tells the inside story of the No Games Chicago campaign! Click here or on the image to go to the online store for this FREE publication.
No Games Honored As “Protrector of the Environment”
On April 30, 2011 No Games Chicago was honored by the Chicago Audubon Society as a Protector of the Environment for our work on stopping the 2016 Olympics from coming here. “Congratulations! The Chicago Audubon Society has just selected the recipients of its Biennial Environmental Awards. I am very pleased to tell you that “No …
No Games Nominated for “Most Valuable Campaign”
The No Games Chicago campaign was nominated for “Most Valuable Campaign” for Roots Camp and The New Organizing Institute. The winners will be announced in mid-December.