Government or official record
WTO Accountability Review Committee Report
City of Seattle
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Social movements · 30 November–3 December 1999Open article references →
The 1999 WTO Protests in Seattle
Washington State Convention Center protest zone · United States
Why editors use it hereOfficial review of city preparation, command, emergency orders, force, arrests, and recommendations.
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From 30 November to 3 December 1999, tens of thousands of labor, environmental, faith, student, consumer, and global-justice activists protested the World Trade Organization ministerial meeting in Seattle.
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Trigger and conditions
Before dawn on 30 November, activists locked down intersections around the convention center, preventing many delegates from entering and canceling the opening ceremony.
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Uncertainty
Attendance estimates range from about forty thousand to more than fifty thousand.
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Why it matters
Seattle joined highly organized nonviolent disruption, limited property destruction, indiscriminate police tactics, and substantive diplomatic disagreement.
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