List of demonstrations against corporate globalization
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This article lists significant demonstrations by the Anti-globalization movement against corporate globalization since 1999.
- June 18, 1999 – Carnival against Capitalism worldwide, including London, England / Eugene, USA / Cologne, Germany, J18 or Global Action Day protests[1]
- 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'.
- 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, USA, 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
- 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 protestor, Carlo Giuliani, was shot dead by police.
- September 29, 2001 – Washington, DC, Anti-capitalist anti-war protests
- February 1, 2002 – New York City, USA / 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 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 November 10 – Florence, Italy, First European Social Forum
- 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 [2]
- October, 2003 – regional WEF meeting in Dublin, European Competitiveness Summit, cancelled [3]
- November, 2003 – Paris European Social Forum
- November 20, 2003 – Miami Mobilization against the Free Trade Area of the Americas FTAA
- 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'.
- 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 [4]
- October 18, 2007 – IMF/World Bank annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
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