More teargas attacks
by Dang Ngo (dngo@envirolink.org)
11:54pm Mon Dec 6 '99
No one was spared from the teargas attacks.

Demonstrators with Gas masks
by Dang Ngo (dngo@envirolink.org)
11:53pm Mon Dec 6 '99
Some of the more "resistant" demonstrators were prepared with gas masks.

Police teargas protestors
by Dang Ngo (dngo@envirolink.org)
11:52pm Mon Dec 6 '99
Crowds retreat slightly after police fired a barrage of teargas into them.

National Guard Called in
by Dang Ngo (dngo@envirolink.org)
11:51pm Mon Dec 6 '99
The Seattle mayor, Paul Schell, called in National Guard troops to help police "control" the crowd of demonstrators.

Police armed with teargas and rubber bullets
by Dang Ngo (dngo@envirolink.org)
11:50pm Mon Dec 6 '99
Police were well armored and stocked with teargas, CS gas (nerve agent), pepper spray and rubber bullets.

We Demand a Public Voice
by Dang Ngo (dngo@envirolink.org)
11:47pm Mon Dec 6 '99
Despite the few incidents of vandalism, most demonstrators were peaceful and simply demanded to be heard.

Darth Vader
by Dang Ngo (dngo@envirolink.org)
11:37pm Mon Dec 6 '99
Police, sometimes described as looking like a cross between Darth Vader and the Ninja Turtles, were well armored and stocked with teargas, CS gas (nerve agent), pepper spray and rubber bullets.

Protestor Blocking Delegate
by Dang Ngo (dngo@envirolink.org)
11:33pm Mon Dec 6 '99 v A delegate unsuccessfully demands to be let through the crowd of protesters to his hotel.

WTO Banner
by Dang Ngo (dngo@envirolink.org)
11:32pm Mon Dec 6 '99
Protesters scale facade of the Pike Tower hotel to hang this banner.

Vandals attract media attention
by Dan Ngo (dngo@envirolink.org)
11:55pm Mon Dec 6 '99
A small minority of vandals attracted much of the media attention. Here, they spraypainted their symbol on this Ann Taylor clothing store.

Police teargas crowd of people
by Dang Ngo (dngo@envirolink.org)
11:52pm Mon Dec 6 '99
Police teargas the crowd of protesters and onlookers who refused to disperse.

National Guard Called in
by Dang Ngo (dngo@envirolink.org)
11:51pm Mon Dec 6 '99
The Seattle mayor, Paul Schell, called in National Guard troops to help police "control" the crowd of demonstrators.

Tear Gas
by Dang Ngo (dngo@envirolink.org)
11:48pm Mon Dec 6 '99
Teargas couldn't stop everyone. In the minutes before this photo was taken, without warning, police fired numerous teargas canisters into the crowd only to have people return in greater numbers.

Veterans for Peace
by Dang Ngo (dngo@envirolink.org)
11:36pm Mon Dec 6 '99
Veteran's For Peace members came to Seattle to support the demonstrations.

Free Tibet Demos
by Dan Ngo (dngo@envirolink.org)
11:35pm Mon Dec 6 '99
Free Tibet demonstrators demand independence for Tibet before China is accepted into the WTO.

Protestors from China
by Dang Ngo (dngo@envirolink.org)
11:34pm Mon Dec 6 '99
As these young but energetic demonstrators profess, most laborers in China do not benefit from "free trade."

Welcome to Seattle
by Steve Herrick
11:46am Tue Dec 7 '99
Welcome to Seattle. Microsoft gets its own pic.

50,000 Demonstrators
by Dang Ngo (dngo@envirolink.org)
11:31pm Mon Dec 6 '99
Angela Brucker (center-left) and Ruben Deumling (center-right) are 2 of the 50000 demonstrators who blocked downtown Seattle's streets.