WTO protests 1999

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gptkbp:instanceOf protest
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Battle_of_Seattle
gptkbp:arrested over 500
gptkbp:cause environmental concerns
opposition to globalization
concerns about labor rights
concerns about corporate power
gptkbp:cityMayor gptkb:Paul_Schell
gptkbp:date November 30, 1999
December 1, 1999
gptkbp:documentedIn 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)
gptkbp:hashtag #BattleOfSeattle
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label WTO protests 1999
gptkbp:impact increased scrutiny of WTO
inspiration for future anti-globalization protests
gptkbp:lawEnforcementResponse gptkb:Seattle_Police_Department
gptkb:Washington_National_Guard
gptkbp:location gptkb:Seattle,_Washington,_USA
gptkbp:mediaCoverage international
gptkbp:notableEvent property damage
curfew imposed
police use of tear gas
mass civil disobedience
National Guard deployed
gptkbp:notableFigure gptkb:Lori_Wallach
gptkb:John_Sweeney
gptkb:Ralph_Nader
gptkb:Medea_Benjamin
gptkb:José_Bové
gptkbp:notableGroup gptkb:Black_Bloc
gptkb:Direct_Action_Network
gptkb:Earth_First!
gptkb:Ruckus_Society
gptkb:Teamsters
gptkb:AFL-CIO
gptkb:Sierra_Club
gptkbp:participants gptkb:NGOs
gptkb:anarchists
students
environmental groups
labor unions
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:World_Trade_Organization_Ministerial_Conference_of_1999
gptkb:anti-globalization_movement
gptkbp:result disruption of WTO conference
widespread arrests
cancellation of opening ceremonies
property damage in downtown Seattle
gptkbp:target gptkb:World_Trade_Organization_Ministerial_Conference_of_1999
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:History_of_Seattle
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7