Seattle WTO protests

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:historical_event
protest
gptkbp:aftermath lawsuits against city
increased security at future summits
review of police tactics
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Battle_of_Seattle
gptkbp:arrested over 500
gptkbp:cause environmental concerns
opposition to globalization
anti-corporate sentiment
concerns about labor rights
gptkbp:date December 2, 1999
November 30, 1999
December 1, 1999
gptkbp:documentedIn 30 Frames a Second: The WTO in Seattle 1999 (film)
Breaking the Spell (film)
The Battle of Seattle: The Story Behind and Beyond the WTO Demonstrations (book)
The Battle in Seattle (film)
This Is What Democracy Looks Like (film)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Seattle WTO protests
gptkbp:location gptkb:Seattle,_Washington,_USA
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
gptkbp:notableFor property damage
National Guard deployment
curfew imposed
police use of tear gas
mass civil disobedience
gptkbp:notablePerson gptkb:Lori_Wallach
gptkb:Ralph_Nader
gptkb:John_Sellers
gptkb:Norm_Stamper
gptkb:José_Bové
gptkb:Paul_Schell
gptkbp:participants gptkb:anarchists
human rights organizations
students
environmental groups
labor unions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_Trade_Organization
gptkb:trade_unionist
gptkb:Black_Bloc
gptkb:Direct_Action_Network
gptkb:anti-globalization_movement
gptkb:Teamsters
gptkb:Sierra_Club
environmentalist
Ministerial Conference of 1999
gptkbp:result disruption of WTO conference
increased attention to anti-globalization movement
policy changes in protest policing
gptkbp:topic gptkb:World_Trade_Organization_Ministerial_Conference_of_1999
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:World_Trade_Organization_Ministerial_Conference_of_1999
gptkb:The_Nineties
gptkb:Leftism
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7