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World Protests 2006-2013

World Protests 2006-2013. A Global Crisis of Jobs, Dignity and Real Democracy Initiative for Policy Dialogue and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung New York Working Paper September 2013 Is abel Ortiz, Sara Burke, Mohamed Berrada , Hernán Cortés. Background of the study.

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World Protests 2006-2013

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  1. World Protests2006-2013 A Global Crisis of Jobs, Dignity and Real Democracy Initiative for Policy Dialogue and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung New York Working Paper September 2013 Isabel Ortiz, Sara Burke, Mohamed Berrada, Hernán Cortés

  2. Background of the study

  3. Rising outrage and discontent Protests in 84 countries comprising 91.9% of world population

  4. Parameters of the Study Time Period: 2006-mid 2013 Fiscal expansion (2008-09) Contraction /austerity (2010-present) At least two sources for each protest: Mainstream news Local news, citizen journalism or alternative news

  5. What did we count & document? 843 Protest Events Demonstrations and rallies Campaigns of social and political movements Crowd actions (including riots) Events across the political spectrum to be comprehensive (including right-wing protests)

  6. Properties of the events Date and duration Main grievances/demands Who protests Methods used Opponents/targets Results, including achievements and repression/surveillance

  7. Protests are rising

  8. Trickle down crisis

  9. Economic Justice – Anti Austerity

  10. First Employment Contract

  11. Failure of Political Representation

  12. Justice and Anonymous

  13. Global Justice

  14. UN Process vs. World Social Forum

  15. Rights

  16. #Women2Drive

  17. Who Protests – Unions… Press Release – February 20, 2013 All the Central Trade Unions (BMS, INTUC, AITUC, HMS, CITU, AIUTUC, AICCTU, UTUC, TUCC, SEWA, LPF) hereby congratulate the working people of India for their overwhelming and magnificent response to the united call of two day countrywide general strike that commenced this morning.

  18. Who protests – New “players” “Everyday I’m chapulling” “Antarctica is resisting”

  19. Methods

  20. The Nation Dec 23/30, 2013“Hunger Strikes Erupt Around the World”

  21. Opponents Government (national) Political/economic system Corporations/employers International Monetary Fund Elites European Union Financial Sector European Central Bank Military/police Free trade Political Parties or groups United States Government (local) China G20 Social Groups World Bank Religious authorities

  22. Achievements • “It is difficult to get a man to understand something, when his salary depends upon his not to understand it” Upton Sinclair • “ A society grows great when old men plant trees whose shade they know they shall never sit in” Greek proverb

  23. “No single ant has the same amount of wisdom as the entire anthill” The Anthill (Iceland)

  24. Repression and surveillance

  25. Conclusions

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