47 results for: Protests and Demonstrations
Wooden bullet from the World Trade Organization (WTO) protests, 1999
This wooden bullet is from the night of December 1st, 1999, during the World Trade Organization (WTO) protests in Seattle. The 1999 protests against the WTO Summit made international news. Deemed the “Battle of Seattle,” police used tear gas, rubber and wooden bullets, and other deterrents to disperse crowds. The donor of this artifact was in the midst of the…
ID Number:2022.12.2
Date:1999
Single packaged condom handed out by Greenpeace during WTO protests, 1999
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as the WTO's favoring of corporate interests over social and environmental concerns. Heavy police response included the use of riot gear, tear gas, and rubber…
ID Number:2024.44.Ref
Date:1999
Signed "Steelworkers Forever" T-shirt, 1999
Ervin Schleufer is a member of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe and retired member of the United Steelworkers of America Local 338. Schleufer was among the striking steelworkers locked out by the Kaiser Corporation in Spokane from 1998 to 2000. In 1999 he traveled the West Coast, with a group calling themselves “road warriors,” to connect with activists, get support for…
ID Number:2024.54.1
Date:1999
Acrylic painting, "The Battle of Seattle Dec. 1999," painted in 2000
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as the WTO's favoring of corporate interests over social and environmental concerns. Heavy police response included the use of riot gear, tear gas, and rubber…
ID Number:2024.61.1
Date:2000
Acrylic painting, "The Battle of Seattle Day Two: Organized Labor's Peaceful March, Dec. 1999," painted in 2001
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as the WTO's favoring of corporate interests over social and environmental concerns. Heavy police response included the use of riot gear, tear gas, and rubber…
ID Number:2024.61.2
Date:2001
Acrylic painting, "The Battle of Seattle 'Confrontation' Dec. 1999," painted in 2001
The Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Tens of thousands of activists for many causes gathered to protest what they saw as the WTO's favoring of corporate interests over social and environmental concerns. Heavy police response included the use of riot gear, tear gas, and rubber…
ID Number:2024.61.3
Date:2001
Red whistle and instruction booklet for alerting neighbors to ICE activity, 2026
In response to increased activity from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in 2025 and 2026, the organization WA Whistles formed to “spread whistles throughout WA to help communities protect themselves against ICE.” If ICE is spotted in the area, users are instructed to blow the whistles in certain ways: intermittent for ICE spotted, continuously if someone is being abducted. The…
ID Number:2026.12.1
Date:2026