MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 10, 2024: A demonstration against the Winter Olympics 2026 which the protesters say to be “unsustainable”, both environment and economy-wise. “Cementificazione” means “covering with concrete”, and “sfratti” means “evictions”; the words are a list of negative elements that the organizations opposing the olympics associate to the games.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 10, 2024: A demonstration against the Winter Olympics 2026 which the protesters say to be “unsustainable”, both environment and economy-wise.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 10, 2024: A demonstration against the Winter Olympics 2026 which the protesters say to be “unsustainable”, both environment and economy-wise. The “NO BOB” sign refers to the question of bobsleigh track for the games; a new track should be built to Cortina D’Ampezzo, but it would need removing trees on a large area. The other sign translates roughly “Winter games - Hellish games”.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 10, 2024: A demonstration against the Winter Olympics 2026 which the protesters say to be “unsustainable”, both environment and economy-wise.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 10, 2024: A demonstration against the Winter Olympics 2026 which the protesters say to be “unsustainable”, both environment and economy-wise. The sign on the left reads “Where is the snow?”
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 10, 2024: A demonstration against the Winter Olympics 2026 which the protesters say to be “unsustainable”, both environment and economy-wise. The sign reads “The mountains are an organism”.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 10, 2024: A demonstration against the Winter Olympics 2026 which the protesters say to be “unsustainable”, both environment and economy-wise. Some demonstrators had chosen theme-appropriate attire.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 10, 2024: A demonstration against the Winter Olympics 2026 which the protesters say to be “unsustainable”, both environment and economy-wise. The sign reads: “ENI, stop your crimes right now!”; ENI is an Italian multinational energy company, partially owned by the State of Italy.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 10, 2024: A demonstration against the Winter Olympics 2026 which the protesters say to be “unsustainable”, both environment and economy-wise. The two carts moved by two cyclists towed two sleds.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 10, 2024: A demonstration against the Winter Olympics 2026 which the protesters say to be “unsustainable”, both environment and economy-wise. Rain-defying demonstrators holding a banner that reads “From the mountains to the city - Unsustainable olympics - Unsustainable olympics committee”.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 10, 2024: A demonstration against the Winter Olympics 2026 which the protesters say to be “unsustainable”, both environment and economy-wise. The banner reads “From the mountains to the city - Unsustainable olympics - Unsustainable olympics committee”.
MILAN, ITALY – FEBRUARY 10, 2024: A demonstration against the Winter Olympics 2026 which the protesters say to be “unsustainable”, both environment and economy-wise. Demonstrators hanging a banner saying “Operation Romana Shark - 200,000 mq of concrete for the rich” at the gates of the old Porta Romana rail yard; the olympic village of the 2026 games should be built in this area.
