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Mass march closes the Genoa G8 protest days
📅 21 July 2001The Genoa Social Forum called a large peaceful march after Carlo Giuliani was killed the previous day. Tens of thousands, including workers, migrants’ rights organizers and international solidarity...
COSPAR mobilizes thousands in Saint-Denis for wages and lower prices
đź“… 19 March 2009Thousands marched in the third major mobilization in two weeks. TĂ©moignages reported that 23 cultural associations had joined COSPAR, adding cultural claims and programming to a platform of urgent...
Polish Diversity Charter launches
đź“… 1 February 2012The charter is developed with government, civil society, unions, and employers; its collaborative design models shared governance.
March for Justice and Dignity against racism and police violence
đź“… 19 March 2017Families of people who had died during police encounters, supported by associations, unions and anti-racist activists, called a Paris march against police violence, racism, impunity and the state of...
Pou Lagwiyann dékolé movement begins a general strike
đź“… 27 March 2017The collective movement escalated into a general strike amid long-standing grievances over health care, schools, transport, security, infrastructure and economic opportunity. Local unions,...
“Dead day” marches bring French Guiana’s grievances into public view
📅 28 March 2017Large marches in Cayenne and Saint-Laurent-du-Maroni accompanied a territory-wide “dead day” during the general strike. Participants called attention to public service gaps and state neglect; local...
Island-wide closure and strike deepen Mayotte protest
đź“… 6 March 2018Municipalities, schools, services and businesses closed as a broad strike and roadblock campaign continued. The action connected immediate concerns over safety to demands for public investment and...
Act II brings the Yellow Vests to central Paris
📅 24 November 2018The movement’s second national Saturday of action included a Paris gathering on the Champs-Élysées. Roadblocks, roundabouts and demonstrations remained decentralized, while Paris became a highly...
National “Marches des libertés” oppose the Global Security bill
📅 28 November 2020A national day of marches drew press unions, human-rights groups and residents opposing the bill’s restrictions on recording police and its expanded surveillance provisions. The Interior Ministry...
We Are Belgium Too holds a national march for a regularisation law
đź“… 3 October 2021The Coordination des Sans-Papiers, Sans-Papiers TV and partner organisations called a national demonstration demanding clear legal criteria based on durable ties, work, inability to return safely...
Social movements converge in Rome against G20 priorities
📅 30 October 2021Thousands marched during the G20 summit under the message “You G20, we are the future.” Climate activists, factory workers, students, housing movements and unions brought different struggles into...
Yellow Vest figure joins march against the cost of living
đź“… 16 October 2022JĂ©rĂ´me Rodrigues, a prominent Yellow Vest participant injured during the 2019 protests, attended the Paris march against the high cost of living. Politis later identified him in its coverage of the...
Employment Equity Act review task force report is released
đź“… 18 April 2023The report recommends modernizing groups and data, strengthening accountability, and recognizing that voluntary and complaints-based systems alone are insufficient.
Farmers’ protests bring rural livelihoods into national debate
đź“… 8 January 2024Farmers and agricultural workers protested planned subsidy cuts and tax changes, with demonstrations and convoys across the country. The mobilization raised questions about who bears the costs of...
Police charge Palestine solidarity demonstrations in Pisa and Florence
đź“… 23 February 2024Students, union representatives and members of the Palestinian community protested in Pisa and Florence. Police charged demonstrators in both cities; in Pisa, students had sought access to a...
Pisa march demands accountability after police violence against students
đź“… 2 March 2024More than 5,000 people marched peacefully in Pisa after police charged a student-led Palestine solidarity demonstration on 23 February. The march included school and university collectives, unions and...
Women’s-rights groups march against the far right before snap elections
📅 23 June 2024Women’s-rights organizations, unions and allied groups marched in France ahead of the parliamentary elections, warning that far-right gains could threaten reproductive, LGBTQIA+ and migrant rights....
International Women’s Day march contests patriarchy and far-right intervention
đź“… 8 March 2025Tens of thousands marched in Paris and rallies took place across France for gender equality, against gender-based violence and in defense of abortion rights. Organizers highlighted wage inequality and...
Women and queer people protest gendered violence and social inequality
📅 8 March 2025Feminist groups used International Women’s Day to link violence prevention, fair work, care, housing, reproductive autonomy, and opposition to the far right. Migrant and queer organizers challenged...
Marches against racism and the far right mobilize across France
đź“… 22 March 2025On the weekend following the UN anti-racism day, tens of thousands marched in Paris and other cities against racism and the far right. The calls were supported by unions, associations, migrant...
Local assemblies prepare the “Bloquons tout” mobilization
📅 2 September 2025Basta! reported that local assemblies in dozens of cities were debating tactics for the 10 September “Bloquons tout” mobilization. Participants included people from left organizations, unions and...
Organizers debate how the September mobilization can last
đź“… 11 September 2025After the 10 September actions, Reporterre documented discussions about sustaining local assemblies, widening participation and turning a one-day protest into durable organizing. The question was...
Non Una di Meno marches against patriarchy, war and racialized policies
đź“… 8 March 2026The transfeminist network organized demonstrations in about 60 Italian cities. In Rome, marchers opposed gendered violence and the proposed consent bill, and raised anti-war and anti-racist...
Brussels Global Sumud Congress and solidarity march connect Palestinian liberation with civic pressure
đź“… 22 April 2026A congress convened parliamentarians, legal experts and movement supporters in Brussels while the Global Sumud Flotilla sailed toward Gaza. The event promoted coordinated action on arms transfers,...
“Convergence of anger” brings diverse grievances into the streets
đź“… 17 October 2026Politis and Basta! reported a large demonstration joining high-school students, Yellow Vest participants and people mobilizing over living costs and government policy. Organizers estimated 800,000...