De afgelopen jaren kwamen andersglobalisten regelmatig in het nieuws. Topontmoetingen van wereldleiders bij de Wereldhandelsorganisatie (WTO) of de grootste industrielanden (G8) werden regelmatig verstoord door massale demonstraties van actievoerders. In 2001 kwamen er betogingen in Gent en Brussel.

In recent years anti-globalists regularly got in the news. Summits of world leaders at the World Trade Organization (WTO) or the largest industrial countries (G8) were regularly disrupted by massive demonstrations by activists. In 2001, there were demonstrations in Ghent and Brussels.