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 1998 1999
l October 17 – 18 l November 3 – 7
First International Meeting, Meeting of the International
Montreal, Quebec, defines Liaison Committee and
platform of demands and the Coordinating Committee
action for 2000. of the March to conclude
the preparation for the
International Action 2000.
l World
March
of Women
activities
q Others
q q
October November 30
Protests against the Protests in Seattle, USA,
Multilateral Agreement are marked by simultaneous
on Investment (MAI) actions worldwide,
throughout the month parallel to the Ministerial
led the Organization for Conference of the World
Economic Cooperation Trade Organization (WTO).
and Development (OECD)
to suspend negotiations on
the Agreement.
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2000
l March 8
Launching of the First International
Action
l October 15 – 17
20,000 women march in
Washington. During audiences with
the IMF and World Bank,
WMW denouncements of the
impacts of the policies of these
institutions are delivered. In New
York, the demands of the March are
handed over to the UN with the
5 million signatures collected
during the International Action.
While 10,000 women march in the
streets of New York, simultaneous
actions take place in 40 countries.
l October 18
Second International Meeting:
Participants decided to continue
working together in a permanent
movement.
q that denounce its policies.
April
Demonstrations parallel to the
ministerial meetings of the World
Bank and IMF in Washington, USA.
September 26 – 28
More than 15,000 protest against
World Bank and IMF
policies in Prague, Czech Republic.
Simultaneous demonstrations take
place in over 40 countries.
2001
l October 6
Third International Meeting
during which it was decided
to strengthen the presence of
the March at anti-globalization
forums. Peace was identified
as a priority.
q q
January 25 – 30
First World Social Forum held
in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do
Sul, Brazil.
June
World Bank announces
cancellation of its meetings
planned for 2001 in
Barcelona due to the public
pressure from movements
July 21 – 22
Large demonstrations
parallel to the G8 meeting
in Genoa, Italy.
September 11
Attacks on the US are used
as an excuse to accelerate
militarism.
November 9 – 14
WTO meeting is held in Doha,
Qatar, far from diverse social
movement protests
2002
l The World March of
Women is part of the
movements struggling
against neoliberalism
and for the creation
of alternatives
based on equality,
freedom, solidarity,
justice and peace.
January 31 – February 5
Second World Social Forum
held in Porto Alegre.
Focus on struggle against
war and imperialism.
April 19 – 22
Demonstrations against
neoliberal policies, war, and
the threat to civil liberties bring
200,000 people to the streets
in Washington DC, USA.
June 26 – 27
Demonstrations against the G8
in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada.
August 31
More than 50,000 people
participate in a march parallel
to the Sustainable Development
World Summit in Johannesburg,
South Africa
2003
l March 22
Fourth International Meeting
is held in New Delhi, India.
Approval of the WMW
Declaration of Values.
q q
January 23 – 28
Third World Social Forum held
in Porto Alegre.
February 15
Millions demonstrate around
the world against the threat
of invasion of Iraq by the USA
March 22
The USA invades Iraq.
June 2 – 3
Counter-summit and
demonstrations parallel to the
G8 meeting at Evian, France.
September 10 – 14
Demonstrations against the
5th ministerial conference of
the WTO at Cancun, Mexico.
2004 2005
l September 26 – 29 l March 8
International Seminar on peace Launching of Women’s Global
and demilitarization in Goma, Charter for Humanity in
Democratic Republic of Congo, São Paulo, Brazil, starts the
where we denounced violence Second International Action.
perpetrated against women in Beginning of the making up of
situations of war. the Solidarity Quilt.
l December 4 – 12 l October 17
Fifth International Meeting held After passing through 53
in Kigali, Rwanda. countries and territories in
Women’s Global Charter for 5 continents, the Women’s
Humanity adopted, synthesizing Global Charter for Humanity
our common viewpoint: and the Solidarity Quilt arrive at
a world based on equality, liberty, their final destination in
solidarity, justice and peace. Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso.
24 hours of feminist solidarity:
simultaneous actions in 35
countries – beginning in Oceania
– in an East-West direction.
q q
January 16 – 21 January 26 – 31
Fourth World Social Forum held Fifth World Social Forum
in Mumbai, India. held in Porto Alegre.
July 25 – 30 December 13 – 18
First Social Forum of the Demonstrations against the
Americas held in Quito, Ecuador WTO in Hong Kong, China.
2006
l July 2 – 9
Sixth International Meeting
held in Lima, Peru, defines
the WMW strategic plan
(in relation to four Action
Areas) and the transfer of
the International Secretariat
from Quebec to São Paulo.
q Israel and in solidarity with the Palesti-
January – March
Decentralized World Social
Forums are held in Bamako,
Mali (January 19 – 23);
Caracas, Venezuela (January
24 – 29), and Karachi,
Pakistan (March 24 – 29).
August
Actions against the
bombing and invasion of
Lebanon by Israel.
2007
l February 23 – 27
The March organizes
Nyéléni, the Food
Sovereignty Forum in
Selingue, Mali, together with
the Via Campesina, Friends
of the Earth International,
among others.
January 20 – 25
World Social Forum held
in Nairobi, Kenya.
June 2
Demonstration and alternative
summit held before the G8
meeting at Rostock, Germany.
December 7 – 10
“Solidarity Village for a cool
planet” held parallel to the
UN Conference on Climate
Change, Bali, Indonesia
2008 2009 2010
l October 14 – 21 l February 20 – 22 l March 8 – 18 against Militarization, Colombia: missions,
Seventh International European Coordination Meeting, Simultaneous national demonstrations of panels and public demonstration make up
Meeting of the Barcelona, Catalunia different types, forms, colours, and rhythms the Americas regional activity of the Interna-
WMW prepares in more than 50 countries launch the Third tional Action
the Internatiomal l May 28 – 30 International Action and also commemorate
Action 2010 African Regional Meeting, Bamako, Mali the 100-year anniversary of the Declaration of l October 13 – 17
International Women’s Day Closing Event of the Third International
l August 10 – 12 Action in the Democratic Republic of Con-
Americas Regional Meeting, l June 10 – 12 go (RDC): debates, a solidarity mission in
Cochabamba, Bolivia Asia-Oceania Regional Meeting, Quezon City, the Mwenga region and a demonstration of
Philippines more than 20,000 participants in Bukavu
l October 23 – 25 (South Kivu province) express international
European Coordination Meeting, l June 29 – 30 soli
Thessalonica, Greece Arrival of the Balkans Women’s Caravan sig- darity with women living in conflict situa-
nals the start of the European regional action tions. Simultaneous marches and actions
in Istambul, Turkey (as part of the Third Inter- also take place in various countries.
national Action)
l November 19 – 21
l August 16 – 23 European Coordination Meeting, Lisbon,
Women and People’s Summit of the Americas Portugal
q q q
January 26 January 27 – February 01 April 19 – 22 November 13 – 14
WSF Global World Social Forum takes place People’s Summit against the Climate Change People’s Forum against APEC (Asia-Pacific Eco-
Day of Action and in the Amazon, in the city of Belém and for Mother Earth Rights, Cochabamba, nomic Cooperation), Yokohama, Japan
Mobilization do Pará, Brazil Bolivia
November 20
July 4 – 9 March 28 – April 4 July 1 – 4 Peace and demilitarization demonstrations,
Mobilization in Global Week of Mobilizations against Sixth European Social Forum, Istambul, Turkey simultaneous to the NATO meeting,
Hokkaido, Japan, the War and Capitalism: Lisbon, Portugal
parallel to the – Demonstrations simultaneous August 11 – 15
G8 Summit. to the G-20 meeting in London, United Fourth Americas Social Forum, Asunción, November 29 – December 10
Kingdom; and the North Atlantic Paraguay “Thousands of Cancuns”: around the world,
October 7 – 12 Treaty Organisation (NATO), protests denounce the false solutions
Third Americas Social in Strasbourg, France November 8 – 12 to the climate crisis at the 16th Session of the
Forum, Guatemala – Boicot, desinvestment and sanctions: Protests simultaneous to the fifth G-20 mee- UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP-16),
City, Guatemala demonstrations and actions against ting, Seoul, Korea Cancun, Mexico
nian people, March 30
December 7 – 18
Actions and other events parallel to
the 15th Session of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate
Change (UNFCCC) Conference of the
Parties (COP-15), Copenhagen, Denmark
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