Seattle WTO Ministerial Conference

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Seattle_WTO_Ministerial_Conference
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:conference
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Battle_of_Seattle
gptkbp:attendedBy gptkb:NGOs
gptkb:WTO_member_states
protesters
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:documentedIn academic studies
numerous news reports
film: Battle in Seattle
gptkbp:endDate 1999-12-03
gptkbp:followedBy gptkb:Doha_WTO_Ministerial_Conference_2001
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Seattle WTO Ministerial Conference
gptkbp:impact influence on future protest movements
increased scrutiny of globalization
gptkbp:location gptkb:Seattle
gptkbp:mayorDuringEvent gptkb:Paul_Schell
gptkbp:mediaCoverage global
gptkbp:nickname gptkb:Battle_in_Seattle
gptkbp:notableEvent mass arrests
curfew in downtown Seattle
tear gas deployment
gptkbp:notableFor large-scale protests
gptkbp:numberOfDelegates over 5,000
gptkbp:numberOfIssues environmental protection
labor standards
market access
agricultural trade
developing country concerns
gptkbp:numberOfProtesters tens of thousands
gptkbp:officialName gptkb:1999_Seattle_World_Trade_Organization_Ministerial_Conference
gptkbp:organizedBy gptkb:World_Trade_Organization
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Geneva_WTO_Ministerial_Conference_1998
gptkbp:protestGroups gptkb:anarchists
environmentalists
human rights activists
labor unions
gptkbp:purpose WTO trade negotiations
gptkbp:resultedIn failure to launch new trade round
gptkbp:securityResponse gptkb:police_officer
National Guard deployment
gptkbp:startDate 1999-11-30
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Third_WTO_Ministerial_Conference
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6