Democracycast: Seattle WTO Protest 20th Anniversary Part 2

Seattle WTO Protest 20th Anniversary Part 2

Feb 15, 2020

Mark Taylor-Canfield recounts his witness of the Seattle protests in 1999 during the World Trade Organization negotiations on economic globalization. The conference ended with participants unable to reach an agreement, in part due to the protests.

Known as the Battle-in-Seattle. Tens of thousands of people took to the streets on November 30 objecting to the lack of representation for the environment, developing nations, worker safety, and human rights. On December 3 the conference ended with participants unable to reach an agreement, in part due to the protests. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1999_Seattle_WTO_protests

Duration 18:45 Recorded 2019-12-12

Mark Taylor-Canfield "Lessons of the WTO 20 Years Later (Seattle Times)

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/lessons-of-the-wto-protests-20-years-ago/

Mark's song about the WTO protests: "The Ballad of N30"

https://vimeo.com/50338811

MTC on Jeff Santos Show:WTO ANniversary Report etc. Part 1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HTaYVbpvvS0

MTC on Jeff Santos Show: WTO Anniversary Report etc. Part 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCWI7QHCS0c

MTC Article on WTO Anniversary

https://www.opednews.com/articles/Anniversary-of-Seattle-WTO-by-Mark-Taylor-Canfie-121130-410.html

Community Alliance For Global Justice WTO Anniversary