List of demonstrations against corporate globalization

Demonstration in Warsaw against the 2004 World Economic Forum

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

1999

June 18, 1999 – Carnival against Capitalism worldwide, including London, England / Eugene, US / 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^[2]
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

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

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^[3]
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^[4]
November 4 to 10, 2002 – 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^[5]
October 2003 – regional WEF meeting in Dublin, European Competitiveness Summit, cancelled^[6]
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'.

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

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^[7]
October 18, 2007 – IMF/World Bank annual meeting in Washington, D.C.

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

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 )

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