Concetti Chiave
- The "Battle of Seattle" in 1999 marked the beginning of the global anti-globalisation movement, with 50,000 protestors gathering against the World Trade Organisation.
- Anti-globalisation protests have spread beyond the USA, becoming common in cities hosting global economic meetings, such as annual events in London's financial district.
- The largest protest to date occurred in Genoa, Italy, in 2001, where 300,000 demonstrators clashed violently with police, resulting in one death and hundreds of injuries.
- Protestors argue that large multinational companies, mainly American, dominate the world economy, imposing western culture and exploiting developing countries and the environment.
- American companies like McDonald's, GAP, and Starbucks are frequent targets of anti-globalisation violence and vandalism due to their perceived cultural and economic impact.
Appunto in lingua inglese di cultura sulla Globalizzazione in particolare parla di una protesta studentesca del 1999 da parte del movimento “anti-globalisation” vs. local McDonald’s.
Protesta a Seattle
In November 1999, a collection of 50,000 environmentalists, students, anarchists and ordinary members of the public gathered in Seattle, USA, to protest against a meeting there of the World Trade Organisation. The demonstration began peacefully, but by the end of the day, protestors had smashed shop windows and destroyed property, the police had fired plastic bullets and gas into the crowd, and a state of civil emergency had been declared. The ‘Battle of Seattle’ is now seen as the start of a world-wide anti-globalisation movement.
Diffusione delle proteste
Similar demonstrations have now spread outside of the USA and have become common in cities that host global monetary meetings. In London’s financial district, anti-globalisation demonstrations take place annually every 1st of May. The largest protest so far took place in Genoa, Italy, in 2001, where 300,000 demonstrators clashed with police in a violent conflict: one person died and hundreds were injured.
Motivazioni dei manifestanti
Anti-globalisation protestors are protesting about the dominance in the world economy of large (usually American) multi-national companies. They consider that these companies spread their own western culture at the expense of other cultures, and that they exploit developing countries and the environment in general.
Targets for violence and vandalism are often American companies such as McDonald’s, GAP and Starbucks.
Episodio di José Bové
In 1999, José Bové, a French farmer who had been in the Seattle protest, became a national hero when he demolished a new McDonald’s as a protest about the standardisation of food, the impact of McDonald’s on local businesses and the high level of US taxes on imported European food.
Domande da interrogazione
- Qual è stato l'evento che ha dato inizio al movimento anti-globalizzazione?
- Quali sono le motivazioni principali dei manifestanti anti-globalizzazione?
- Chi è José Bové e quale azione lo ha reso famoso?
La protesta di Seattle nel novembre 1999, dove 50.000 persone si sono riunite contro un incontro del World Trade Organisation, è considerata l'inizio del movimento anti-globalizzazione.
I manifestanti protestano contro il dominio delle multinazionali americane nell'economia mondiale, l'imposizione della cultura occidentale a scapito di altre culture, e lo sfruttamento dei paesi in via di sviluppo e dell'ambiente.
José Bové è un agricoltore francese che è diventato un eroe nazionale nel 1999 dopo aver demolito un McDonald's in protesta contro la standardizzazione del cibo e l'impatto delle multinazionali sui commerci locali.
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