Question

-What are some examples of antiglobalization movements?

Answer 1

The World Bank and IMF, like the WTO, have faced major protests for their role in promoting neoliberalism. In Washington , D.C., tens of thousands protested against meetings of institutions. April 2000, and September 2000, in Prague, Czech Republic. The World Bank has sought to refashion its reputation as an anti-poverty organization in response to criticism of the movement. It officially ended its structural adjustment support, although critics argue its lending practices remain problematic.

Several mass demonstrations against the development of the Americas Free Trade Area (FTAA) have been organized by the globalisation movement. Tens of thousands gathered outside of the Americas Summit in Quebec City, Canada in April 2001. The tightly guarded summit served as an occasion for what was then Canadian history 's largest security operation. Protesters dismantled sections of a large chain-link fence in an act of civil disobedience that blocked the public from entering the summit grounds. Police clashed with activists, filling the town with tear gas, as in Seattle.

Subsequent FTAA demonstrations in Miami , Florida, in 2003 and in Mar del Plata, Argentina, also faced a heavily militarized police response in 2005, and contributed to the collapse of the trade agreement.

Around 300,000 demonstrators gathered in Genoa , Italy, outside of G8 meetings in July 2001. One protester, Carlo Giuliani, 23, was shot dead during a clash with Italian security forces. Giuliani became the first Northern protester killed at a major summit action, though many activists in the developing world had previously died in anti-neoliberal demonstrations by police and military repression.