Cacerolazo Activism

Cacerolazo Activism

The night of the 19th and 20th December 2001 in Argentina a new type of demonstration that eventually led to the resignation of President Fernando de La Rúa was born. It consisted of thousands of people banging on their caceroles (pots and pans), hence the term of the Spanish word 'cacerolazo' for this type of demonstration. Later more 'cacerolazos' were used in different parts of the world as means of protest, sometimes in the context of the anti-globalisation movement.

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Wired News: Banging Saucepans on the Net - Description of this series of demonstrations known as 'cacerolazos' and related links.
Argentina Solidarity - Yahoo! Group with related news, photos, files and links.
New Sounds in Culture - Article by Diego Schapira describing the situation a month after the cacerolazo of 19th December.
Riots in Argentina - Placing the cacerolazo in the context of the working class in struggle against the globalized capitalism.
World Press Review: Argentina Protests - Overview of the situation after the incidents of December 2001.
Le Monde Diplomatique: Ten Days that Shook the World Bank - Covering the December 2001 events and an analysis explaining why it wasn't an anti-democratic movement.
Red Flag: Frontline 6 - Issue focusing on the December 2001 revolt.
D20 Intercontinental Action Day - A listing of commemorative actions worldwide.
IJA: The Situation in Argentina - Covering the events that provoked the resignation of President Fernando de la Rúa and the participation of the Anarchist Federation of Argentina.
In Defense of Marxism: Total Crisis of Capitalism in Argentina - Article by Miguel Jiménez about the insurrection of December 19th and 20th and the role of the middle classes.
From Argentina to Aotearoa - Article covering the revolt and its relation with the anti-globalisation movements, the creation of popular assemblies and the background to the crisis of capitalism in that country.
Argentina on Fire - Article by Guido Galafassi covering the pot-banging protest of December 2001 and its relation with the military regime of 1976-1983.
GATSwatch: GATS Cacerolazo - Covering the pots and pans noise protest against the European Union role at WTO Services Negotiations.
Asia Times: Argentine Heavy Metal Rocks the Globe - Article by Pepe Escobar describing the cacerolazo and the relation with the so called neoliberalism's "model student".
Argentina: For a Government of Popular Assemblies - Article by Federico Fuentes covering the protest actions during February 2002.
Christian Science Monitor: Argentina's Deep Empty Pockets - Focusing on the history of political and economic disarray that contributed to the cacerolazo.

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