In the weeks leading up to the mobilisation, mass media created a climate of tension and fear in preparation for the protests. In the face of this atmosphere, piqueteros, popular assemblies, cacerolazos, alternative media, and human rights activists reclaimed the streets for two days of non-violent actions. Piqueteros, popular assemblies, reoccupied factories, and cacerolazos were convoking actions to celebrate a year of grassroots organizing, alternatives to capitalism, and to continue demands for an end to a system generating a deepening economic crisis.

The piquetero movement was participating in a national march passing through 20 of the 24 Argentine provinces. The National March concluded in the Plaza de Mayo on the 20th of December. Under the slogan 'Que se vayan todos!' (All Politicians Out!), an urban piquet blockade of the stock market, banks and multinational corporations took place in the commercial district of Buenos Aires on 19 December.

In solidarity with the Argentine popular rebellion two days of social disobedience have taken place in Australia, Italy, Belgium, England, Spain (live streaming from Barcelona here and here), Jordan, Finland, Germany, and elsewhere.

Background info: 1 / 2 / 3
Live webradio coverage: radio.uk1.indymedia.org
Extensive coverage in Spanish on IMC Argentina

Saturday 21st
Reports of 3 arrested protesters in Mar del Plata, on their return from Plaza de Mayo.

Several solidarity actions around the world took place on Saturday (see links with reports and pics down below).
In London several solidarity actions and activities occurred between D19-21, including screenings, open meetings, and a demonstration at Oxford Circus in the form of a free shop and free food giveaway. Demonstrators had set up banners and tables on the street, in the busiest shopping day before christmas, giving away doughnuts as well as other things for free, and handing out leaflets. Reports and Photos / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 /

Friday 20th
Since early morning to late evening different mobilizations kept flooding Plaza de Mayo. The demonstration was massive and calm containing many speeches, a hommage to the victims of the repression last D20, lunch for unemployed people coming from outside Buenos Aires and a general cacerolazo at the end. Some minor incidents and clashes ocurred. Photos / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 11 / 12 / 13 / 14 / 15 / 16 / 17 / 18 / 19

In Rosario the situation was tense with large police presence. Death threats to activists in liberated zone VG Galvez, to intimidate action in memory of murdered activist Graciela Acosta. Not yet confirmed incidents in Cordoba. Photos

Buenos Aires: Reports / 1 / 2 / 3 / 4

Barcelona: 100 people occupied a supermarket livening it up with a soundsystem. While tango dancers liberated bottles of Cava, the police looked on, as they did at an inpromtued action at a local bank. The happy shoppers are now celebrating their resistance to the attempted eviction of the Canmasdeu squat, in solidarity with a year of struggle in Argentina. See Reports and pics / video. Saturday 21st saw the second part of the Yomango-Tango action in Barcelona as well as a "cacerolazo" attended by some 300 people. Report and photos / 1 / 2 .
Live stream from Barcelona action: Tonight - [6pm / 6.30pm] Reports / 1 / 2

Thursday 19th : Urban piquet: Colourful and festive demonstrations managed to block all access to the commercial and banking district of Buenos Aires, shutting down the capitalist centre of the city for the day. Pickets took place in front of banks and corporate buildings. In the evening popular assemblies and cacerolazos (loud demonstrations) were taking place all over the city.
Reports 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / Photos 1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7
In Rosario there was a public tribunal as well as demonstrations and road blockades. Photos / 1 / 2 / 3 /

International solidarity actions
London / Barcelona / Berlin 1 / Berlin 2 / Sydney / Melbourne / Belgium / Italy / Rome / Rome 2 / Uruguay / Madrid / Belgium 2 / Sweden / Tuebingen/Germany / Valencia / Bolivia / Colombia / Brasil / San Francisco / Montreal / Euskal Herria / Bern/Switzerland / Galicia + Euskal Herria 2 / Washington / San Francisco / Thessaloniki/Greece

Summary of actions
Argentina imc / Rosario imc / Argentina english coverage / Italy imc / La Haine