Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:technology
protest |
| gptkbp:alsoKnownAs |
gptkb:Battle_of_Seattle
|
| gptkbp:cause |
opposition to WTO policies
opposition to globalization |
| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:United_States
|
| gptkbp:date |
1999-11-30
|
| gptkbp:documentedIn |
numerous news reports
The Battle in Seattle (film) This Is What Democracy Looks Like (film) |
| gptkbp:endDate |
1999-12-03
|
| gptkbp:hashtag |
#BattleOfSeattle
|
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Seattle WTO protests (1999)
|
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Seattle
|
| gptkbp:mainEvent |
protest against World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference
|
| gptkbp:mediaCoverage |
international
|
| gptkbp:notableEvent |
property damage
National Guard deployment window smashing police-protester clashes media criticism of police response |
| gptkbp:notableParticipant |
gptkb:NGOs
gptkb:anarchists students labor unions environmental activists |
| gptkbp:organizer |
gptkb:Direct_Action_Network
gptkb:Teamsters gptkb:AFL–CIO environmental groups student groups |
| gptkbp:participants |
tens of thousands
|
| gptkbp:relatedEvent |
gptkb:anti-globalization_movement
1999 World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference IMF and World Bank protests |
| gptkbp:result |
mass arrests
curfew imposed declaration of state of emergency in Seattle use of tear gas and pepper spray by police disruption of WTO Ministerial Conference |
| gptkbp:significance |
influenced future global justice protests
major anti-globalization movement event |
| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:David_Solnit
|
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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