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WTO protesters blocking downtown intersection, Seattle, November 30, 1999
Order an ImageThe Third Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organization (WTO) was held in Seattle from November 30 to December 3, 1999. Trade ministers and other officials from the WTO's 135 member nations met in an unsuccessful attempt to plan negotiations to further deregulate free trade. 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.
Protesters blocked 13 key intersections near the Convention Center. Here, a group of protesters, dressed for the rainy weather, raise their fists and shout. Some stand holding homemade signs and flags, while others sit with their arms linked.
Protesters blocked 13 key intersections near the Convention Center. Here, a group of protesters, dressed for the rainy weather, raise their fists and shout. Some stand holding homemade signs and flags, while others sit with their arms linked.
ID Number: 2000.107.19991130.CD04.004
Date: 1999
Creator(s):
DeLong, Dan, Photographer
Physical Description: 1 image file : TIF ; 5.9 MB
Credit: MOHAI, Seattle Post-Intelligencer Collection, 2000.107.19991130.CD04.004, photo by Dan DeLong
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