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List of demonstrations against corporate globalization

This article lists significant demonstrations by the anti-globalization movement against corporate globalization since 1999.

Contents

1999

  • June 18, 1999 – Carnival against Capitalism worldwide, including London, England / Eugene, US / Cologne, Germany, J18 or Global Action Day protests
  • November 30, 1999 – 100,000 protest in Seattle, against the World Trade Organization Third Ministerial conference, also known as the 'Battle of Seattle' or 'N30'.

    • 2000

  • January 27, 2000 – Clashes in Davos, Switzerland, ahead of the World Economic Forum
  • April 16, 2000 – Washington A16, 2000, Washington, DC, International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank
  • May 1, 2000 – Global May Day protests in London, Berlin, and other cities.
  • July 29, 2000 – Philadelphia, Mass protests at the Republican National Convention.
  • August 11, 2000 – Clashes in Los Angeles, during the Democratic National Convention.
  • September 11, 2000 – Melbourne, World Economic Forum, known as S11
  • September 26, 2000 – Protests in Prague, Czech Republic, against the World Bank/IMF
  • November 20, 2000 – Montreal, Quebec, G20 meeting
  • December 7, 2000 – Protests at EU Summit in Nice, France

    • 2001

  • January 20, 2001 – Washington, DC, Mass protests against Bush's inauguration ceremony.
  • January 27, 2001 – Clashes in Davos, Switzerland, at World Economic Forum
  • March 17, 2001 – Clashes in Napoli, Italy, during the World Global Forum.
  • April 20, 2001 – Clashes in Quebec City, Canada, at the Summit of the Americas (FTAA).
  • May 1, 2001 – Global, May Day protests in London, Berlin, Sydney, and other cities.
  • June 15, 2001 – Riots in Gothenburg, Sweden at EU Summit; three protestors shot by police, 1130 arrests.
  • June 25, 2001 – Protests in Barcelona, Spain during World Bank summit.
  • July 1, 2001 – Salzburg, Austria World Economic Forum
  • July 20, 2001 – 250,000 protest in Genoa, Italy against the G8 summit. A protester Carlo Giuliani, was shot dead by police.
  • September 29, 2001 – Washington, DC, Anti-capitalist anti-war protests

    • 2002

  • February 1, 2002 – New York City, US / Porto Alegre, Brazil World Economic Forum / World Social Forum
  • March 15, 2002 – Barcelona, Spain EU Summit
  • April 20, 2002 – Washington, DC (War on Terrorism)
  • May 1, 2002 – Global, May Day protests
  • June 14–18; Cities for People protests against U.S. Conference of Mayors
  • June 24, 2002 – World Bank Oslo 2002 Protests
  • June 26, 2002 – Calgary, Alberta, and Ottawa, Ontario, G8 summit at Kananaskis, Alberta J26 G8 Protests
  • September 27, 2002 – Washington, DC, IMF/World Bank
  • November 4 to 10, 2002 – Florence, Italy, First European Social Forum

    • 2003

  • May 1, 2003 – Global May Day protests
  • May 29 – June 3, 2003 – Mass protests in Evian, Geneva, and Lausanne, Switzerland against the G8 summit.
  • June 26, 2003 – Clashes in Thessalonika Greece, during EU Summit.
  • July 28, 2003 – Montreal, Quebec
  • September 14, 2003 – Cancún, Mexico – Fifth Ministerial of the WTO collapses
  • October 2003 – regional WEF meeting in Dublin, European Competitiveness Summit, cancelled
  • November 2003 – Paris European Social Forum
  • November 20, 2003 – Miami Mobilization against the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA

    • 2004

  • April 29, 2004 – Warsaw, Poland, European Economic Forum
  • May 1, 2004 – Global May Day protests
  • May 28, 2004 – Guadalajara, Jalisco, Summit of Heads of State and Governments from Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union
  • November 19, 2004 – November 23, 2004, Santiago, Chile, Protests against President Bush and the APEC summit. 50,000 protesters denounce the global 'dictatorship of the rich'.

    • 2005

  • May 1, 2005 – Global May Day protests
  • July 2 to 8, 2005 – Mass protests in Edinburgh, Stirling, and Gleneagles, Scotland against the G8 Summit
  • Dec 13 to 18, 2005 – Protests in Hong Kong, China, World Trade Organization Sixth Ministerial Conference

    • 2006

  • May 1, 2006 – Global May Day protests
  • November 18, 2006 to November 19, 2006 – G20 protests in Melbourne, Australia.

    • 2007

  • March 9, 2007 – Clashes in Sao Paulo, Brazil as protests greet the start of President Bush's six-day tour of Latin America.
  • March 12, 2007 – Anti-Bush protests in Bogotá, Colombia.
  • March 14, 2007 – Clashes in Mexico City, the last stop on Bush's Latin America tour.
  • May 1, 2007 – Global May Day protests
  • May 29, 2007 – Clashes in Hamburg ahead of the G8 Summit in Heiligendamm.
  • June 2, 2007 – 80,000 protest in Rostock ahead of the G8 Summit.
  • September 8, 2007 – APEC Australia 2007
  • October 18, 2007 – IMF/World Bank annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

    • 2009

  • March April 28 to 1, 2009 – 2009 G-20 London summit protests
  • April 1 to 5, 2009 – Anti-NATO protests in Strasbourg (France), Baden-Baden and Kehl (Germany)
  • April 24 to 26, 2009 – Washington, D.C., World Bank/IMF Meetings
  • September 23 to 25, 2009 – 2009 G-20 Pittsburgh summit

    • 2010

  • May 5 to 6, 2010 – May 2010 Greek protests
  • June 18 to 28, 2010 – 2010 G-20 Toronto summit protests
  • October 9 to 11, 2010 – Washington, D.C., World Bank/IMF Meetings

    • 2011

  • September 17, 2011 – Occupy New York City around 100 protesters gathered in downtown Manhattan walking up and down Wall Street
  • October 1, 2011 – Occupy New York City protesters set out to march across the Brooklyn Bridge
  • October 5, 2011 – Occupy New York City demonstrations swelled to the largest yet with an estimated 15,000 marchers joining the protest.
  • October 15, 2011 – The 15 October 2011 global protests
  • October 20, 2011 – Occupy British Columbia demonstrations
  • October 21, 2011 – Occupy Melbourne protest
  • October 22, 2011 – Occupy Antwerp protest
  • October 29, 2011 – Occupy Ghent protest
  • November 12, 2011 – Occupy Colombia
  • November 19, 2011 – Occupy Buffer Zone in Cyprus (also known as #OccupyBufferZ )

    • 2012

  • January 2, 2012 – Occupy Nigeria
  • February 20, 2012 – Mashtots Park Movement in Armenia
  • April 28, 2012 – Occupy Klárov in Prague

    • References

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