The Genoa Social Forum brought more than a thousand organizations, unions, NGOs and movements together to challenge the G8 summit and the unequal power of corporate-led globalization. The agenda included debt justice and unequal rules that shaped the lives of people across the Global South. Police violence, clashes and the killing of Carlo Giuliani on 20 July became a lasting reference point in debates about state violence, dissent and global justice. Coverage often compressed a diverse mobilization into the label “anti-globalization”; participants included migrants’ rights, labor, environmental and nonviolent groups.
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What brought the Genoa Social Forum and its allies to the city in July 2001?
The mobilization challenged the power of the G8 and corporate-led globalization, while bringing together many different movements.
The Genoa G8 protests included many different organizations and causes.
The Genoa Social Forum brought together unions, NGOs, movements and community networks.