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"J18 Carnival Against Capital" of 1999
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"Battle of Seattle" of 1999
The Seattle WTO Protests of 1999, aka Battle of Seattle, was a series of protests that took place at the end of the year in Seattle, WA and is designated as the birth of the anti-globalization movement. One of the first international movements that was put together over the internet. Involved marching, a virtual sit-in of the WTO website, and chaining people together in order to disrupt WTO proceedings of neoliberal trade negotiations that would have exploited nations in the South. -
The World Social Forum of 2001
The World Social Forum began to act as a meeting where international groups of people (generally opposed to neoliberalism) could safely meet and discuss and debate social endeavors. This meeting would continue annually and also serve as the model for many other international meetings that would begin (I.E. The European Social Forum, Asian Social Forum). -
Genoa G8 Protests of 2001
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IMF Protest of 2002
Thousands of people came together to protest the annual meetings of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. Nearly 650 people were arrested with a majority of the rest charged for parading without a permit. Many lawsuits later, millions of dollars were given out to nearly 400 people involved in the mass arrest. -
Iraq War Protests of 2003
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Republican National Convention Protest of 2004
Announced to be taking place in New York City, many organizations had created plans to attend and protest at the RNC. The protesters were against President George Bush, who had visions of expanding U.S. trade to a free market across all of North America. The settlement of this protest ended as the largest of its time, with nearly $18 million spent by NYC. -
Santiago Protest Against Bush of 2004
President Bush visited Chile and in response about 50,000 protestors denounced him. Tear gas and water cannons were involved as well as hundreds of people arrested for things like throwing rocks, Molotov cocktails and destruction of public property. -
London G20 Protest of 2009
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Occupy New York City Movement of 2011
This movement was started to make a statement against the greedy and corrupt influence of corporations on the government. This entailed marches of protesters around New York City including places like Wall Street and the Brooklyn Bridge. The movement grew to record over 15,000 people.
