IMF / World Bank

from sdac, 17 April 2009: "We are left to pay Wall Street for the money THEY lost and the lives THEY destroyed. We are left jobless, homeless, lifeless, and suffering the effects of THEIR failure, unless we refuse this fate... We have a choice to make, stay on the sinking ship or turn and fight... We intend to take the fight to them, and this is a fight for our world, a fight for our lives. April 24-26 in Washington DC the International Monetary Fund and World Bank will be holding their annual Spring meetings, and we will be in the streets waiting..." more

from infoshop, 16 April 2009: "We are the New England Clusterfuck, and we are preparing to pay a visit to Washington, DC. First things first, the gentle reader may be asking themselves “What the hell is up with that name?” Never fear, we've got your back with “the knowledge.” The term “Clusterfuck” has many uses, but can be loosely defined as any situation in which multiple connecting problems mutually interfere with possible solutions. The April Uprising actions are the perfect proverbial canvas upon which we can paint our mural of disruptive victory..." more

from Northeast Anarchist Network, 9 April 2009: "The NorthEast Anarchist Network is endorsing the "Self Described Anarchist Collective" and Global Justice Action calls for a diversity of tactics, including direct action, to disrupt the Spring meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank in Washington, DC, 24-26 April 2009..." more

from nyc-imc, 1 December 2008: What lessons can we learn from the shutdown of the 1999 WTO Ministerial in Seattle 9 years ago today? By David Solnit: This was the question a group of organizers from different parts of the last decades of global justice organizing responded to last week at a forum in New York City put together by Deep Dish TV, an independent video/media pioneer. Here are my thoughts. more

from various sources, updated 23 November 2008: "For this global action we call on the global anti-capitalist movements and all those from below that are feeling the destruction of their lives and our world, those already resisting from the grassroots or seeing the need, to organise for and beyond November 15th 2008 - grassroots, anti-capitalist action..." more

updated 30 September 2008: Amnesty International report on the September 2000 mass actions against the IMF/World Bank meeting in Prague, 2000. ++++ Between 26 and 28 September 2000, in Prague, over 850 people were detained following street protests against the annual meeting of the World Bank (WB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).  more

from infoshop, 25 October 2007: On Friday, October 19th, 300 anarchists and IMF/World Bank opponents marched on Georgetown, home to many of DC’s most wealthy and powerful. Protesters chose Georgetown to remind the ruling elite that in the global struggle between rich and poor, the rich will be held responsible for their greed, even in their safe, upscale neighborhoods. According to Fox TV News, “A small group of protesters for [sic] the IMF/World Bank, outnumbered 3 to 4 times by police, are causing an awful lot of trouble down town.” more

various sources, 22 October 2007: Radicals of all stripes gathered at St. Stephen’s church and surrounding neighborhood in the Federal District last weekend for a series of workshops and actions related to the meeting of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank. Workshops included legal and medical training to prepare low-risk participants to effectively keep tabs of those arrested and injured. more

from email, 24 September 2007: Exactly 7 years after the events in Prague, September 2000, there is this movie released by someone joining the bicycle caravan "Money or Life" towards the IMF/WB protests in Prague.  more