The character builders - Harold Drasdo
Harold Drasdo on "adventure" schemes such as Outward Bound, aimed at young people.
The Giants won and capitalism is the loss
An overview of Italy’s anti-fascist gyms and boxing clubs
Over the past ten years, many squats across Italy have begun opening self-organized sports centres, offering mostly (but not exclusively) combat disciplines and promoting anti-fascist values alongside a non-commercial training philosophy. In this article, we provide an overview of the antifascist sports in Italy, exploring its powerful blend of training and activism.
Olympic gentrification in Brazil
The gentrification around the South African world cup of 2010, the 2012 London Olympics, and the slavery and human trafficking associated with preparations for the world cup in Qatar highlighted in last months ‘Freedom’, are proof if it was needed that the major global sporting events are little more than a cash cow that enable huge corporations and governments to exploit people and land.