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Colonialism On and Off the Pitch: How the 2026 World Cup Reveals Football’s Colonial Legacy

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In this Brief, Omar Elsharkawy examines the social, environmental, and political costs of hosting the World Cup, from its impacts on Indigenous communities to football’s entanglement with colonialism, capitalism, and exclusion, while highlighting how Indigenous and grassroots football movements are reclaiming the game as a tool for resistance, healing, and decolonization.

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Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction in Solidarity with Indigenous Encampment Residents

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As the third wave of COVID-19 emerges, Indigenous folks who find themselves unhoused are now being threatened with violence to clear encampments, with no promise of safe, permanent housing. Toronto Indigenous Harm Reduction raised a teepee on March 27, 2010 as a space for healing, community and ceremony in Allen Gardens, a gathering place for many houseless Indigenous people in the city.

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