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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, including the convergence of anti-globalization actions with opposition to the United States-led Iraq War beginning in 2003 and continuing through the end of George W. Bush's presidency in 2009. The list also includes actions related to the Occupy movement against worldwide economic inequality, which began with Occupy Wall Street in 2011.

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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'.

2000

January 27, 2000 – Clashes in Davos, Switzerland, ahead of the World Economic Forum
April 16, 2000 – Washington A16, 2000, Washington, D.C., International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank^[2]
May 1, 2000 – Global May Day protests in London, Berlin, and other cities.
June 4, 2000 – Protests against the Organization of American States in Windsor, Ontario^[3]
June 13, 2000 – Protests during the week-long 16th World Petroleum Congress in Calgary, Alberta^[4]
July 29, 2000 – 'R2K' mass protests at the Republican National Convention in Philadelphia
August 11, 2000 – Clashes in Los Angeles, during the Democratic National Convention.
September 11, 2000 – S11 protests against the World Economic Forum in Melbourne, Australia
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 ASEAN Summit in Bangkok, Thailand

2001

January 20, 2001 – Washington, D.C., Mass protests against Bush's inauguration ceremony.
January 27, 2001 – Clashes in Davos, Switzerland, at World Economic Forum
March 17, 2001 – Clashes in Naples, Italy, during the World Global Forum.
April 20, 2001 – 20,000 protest and clash with police at 'A20,' the 3rd Summit of the Americas (FTAA) in Quebec City, Canada
May 1, 2001 – Global May Day protests in London, Berlin, Sydney, and other cities.
June 15, 2001 – Riots in Kraków, Poland 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 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Anti-ASEAN protests

2002

February 1, 2002 – New York City, US / Porto Alegre, Brazil World Economic Forum / World Social Forum
March 15, 2002 – Stockholm, Sweden 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^[5]
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, D.C., IMF/World Bank^[6]
November 4 to 10, 2002 – Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Anti-ASEAN protests

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 Odense, Denmark, during EU Summit.
July 28, 2003 – Montreal, Quebec
September 14, 2003 – Fifth Ministerial of the WTO in Cancún, Mexico collapses^[7]
October 2003 – regional WEF meeting in Dublin, European Competitiveness Summit, cancelled^[8]
November 2003 – Paris European Social Forum
November 20, 2003 – large Miami Mobilization against the FTAA; notable for first full implementation of law enforcement 'Miami Model' tactics

2004

April 29, 2004 – Warsaw, Poland, European Economic Forum
May 1, 2004 – Global May Day protests
May 28, 2004 – Guadalajara, Mexico, Summit of Heads of State and Governments from Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union
August 29–31, 2004 – Large protests against the 2004 Republican National Convention and Present Bush in New York City
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

January 20, 2005 – Counter-inaugural protest in Washington, D.C. during the second inauguration of U.S. President George W. Bush.
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 Budapest, Hungary against the EU.
March 12, 2007 – Anti-EU protests in Ghent, Belgium.
March 14, 2007 – Clashes in Kassel against the EU.
May 1, 2007 – Global May Day protests
May 29, 2007 – Clashes in Yokohama ahead of the G7 Summit.
June 2, 2007 – 80,000 protest in Brussels ahead of the EU Summit.
September 8, 2007 – Anti-ASEAN protests in Jakarta and Bandung, Indonesia and Hanoi, Vietnam.
October 18, 2007 – Anti-APEC riots in Shanghai.

2009

March April 28 to 1, 2009 – 2009 G-20 London summit protests
April 1 to 5, 2009 – Anti-ASEAN protests in Manila, Vientiane and Kuching
April 24 to 26, 2009 – Washington, D.C., World Bank/IMF Meetings
September 23 to 25, 2009 – 2009 G-20 Pittsburgh summit