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1999 Anti-WTO Protests in Seattle - News Archive News Archive
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This is an archive of Infoshop News' coverage of the 1999 anti-WTO protests in Seattle. Infoshop News was one of the few alternative media projects that covered the protests live throughout the week of dissent.
Please note that some of these links are broken. Corporate media sites typically change their structures with little regard to pages like this one. We will make an effort to locate the articles posted here originally in 1999 and correct links accordingly.
Alternative Media
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December 4, 1999 and later
- BYE
BYE, STAMPER
- Clubbing
in Seattle: Clevlandanders on the WTO Front [Cleveland
Free Times]
- The
Conscience of the King - The World's Still Watching
- The
Evil Empire Has Landed! Stormtroopers save Niketown
from sea turtles by JOEL MCNALLY [Shepard Express (Milwaukee)]
- EYES
ON THE WTO BY LENORA TODARO [Village Voice]
- Interview
w/Seattle MD
- Kansas
Citians protest WTO talks at home and in Seattle BY
PATRICK DOBSON [K.C. Pitch]
- Mark
Laskey replies to Albert's "On Trashing and Movement
Building"
- "Mikey'zine"
salutes the Heroes of Seattle!
- New
World Disorder [Eugene Weekly]
- New
World disorder: Clash in suites not streets, killed WTO
talks. by Monte Paulsen [Metro Times (Detroit)]
- THE
OBSERVERS: Notes from the Convention Center Press Room
- Protest
of the Century by Greta Anderson [Icon (Iowa City)]
- Seattle
- the highwater mark of our resistance
- Seattle:
Voices From The Streets by Michael Parrish [Willamette
Week]
- Seattle
was a riot
- Thousands
Protest in Manila
- Tortured
by police in Seattle - two reports
- A
TWITCH IN THE BODY POLITIC
- Victory
in Seattle (CounterPunch)
- Voting
with bricks in corporate Seattle - The World's Still Watching
- Who
Owns the Movement?
- Answer: not Michael Albert
- Without
'Bad Apples,' WTO Protests Wouldn't Have Worked
- WTO
PROTEST: Trade globally, hurt locally By DAN JAFFEE
[Isthmus (Madison)]
- WTO
RESISTANCE JOURNAL
- Zmag.org:
Nonviolence, trashing and movement strategy
December 3, 1999
- Solidarity
with arrested in Seattle in Amsterdam
December 2, 1999
- Active
Transformation - WTO Emergency Report - Seattle, the second
day
- All
the way to Seattle
- Anarchist
Response to World Trade Organization
- The
bottom gets on top
- COLLATERAL
DAMAGE IN SEATTLE
- The
day the WTO stood still
- BY GEOV PARRISH. How the protesters shut down Seattle.
- Dispatches
BY SEATTLE WEEKLY STAFF
- Filing
complaints against the cops
- Indian
Movements vs. WTO - Part 1
- Inside
the bunker
- More
Police Violence on Capitol Hill
- N30
at the Baltimore World Trade Center
- N30
in Europe
- N30
Reports from Southern Anarchists
- Not-so-nice
Seattle
- BY KNUTE BERGER. Downtown turned into a giant shopping-free
zone.
- The
Siege of Seattle Continues
- Support
the General Strike for the Seattle 600!
- Welsh
anti-WTO protest
- Where
have all the anarchists gone?
December 1, 1999
- Anarchist
librarian Jessamyn reports from Seattle
- Anti-WTO
in Pennsylvania. Seattle is only the beginning...
- The
Battle in Seattle
- D.C.
Anti-"Frankenfood" demo video online!
- Eight
arrested today for looking different
- Greater
things yet to come
- In
the Streets of Seattle, Echoes of Turbulent '60s
- The
Mask Slips
- N30
in Nashville, TN
- N30:
Report from Atlanta
- N30
Schiphol, Amsterdam Airport, Netherlands: Let's Fly
at the WTO!
- "No
WTO, No 'Frankenfood'!", Washington DC 11.30.99
- Pictures
from Boston Protest
- Taking
to the Streets
- Tuesday
Night Update from Seattle
- Turtles
and Teamsters Unite Against Patent on Life
- Vancouver
Hunger Strike Against the WTO Continues
- WTO
declares hatred for RTMark
- WTO
political materials banned at Seattle Airport
November 30, 1999
- A
Brief Comment What's Happening in Seattle and Why
- Clinton
Woos the AFL-CIO
- Delivering
Democracy With a Tear Gas Gun
- Eyewitness
to Day One
- Protestors
Build Barricades, Lock Down Before Cops
- Indy
Media Radio
- Live protest coverage courtesy of micropower radio
- DAMN
- Direct Action Media Network WTO page
- WTO
Foes Make Their Case to an Audience of Thousands
- Washington,
DC Anarchists Report From Seattle
- WTO
Sit-in open! - enter the virtual protest now!
- Organizer
warns against activist split
November 29, 1999
- Vignettes
of an occupation [RealAudio]
- Hundreds
Protest Ahead of WTO Meeting, Seattle
- Protesters
Target WTO Meeting
- International
Anti-WTO Rally Defies Permit Denial
- Are
Labor Communication and Democratic Rights Threatened?
- Citizens
Arrest Warrants To Be Served On Trade Ministers
- 9th
and Virginia Video
- Police surround squatted building.
- First
Aid for and use of Riot Control Agents (sound: mp3 @
3.4 megs)
- WTO
Activists Liberate 12 Unit Downtown Apartment Complex
- Editorial
from KOMO4TV News Director . . . News Blackout!
- IWW
press release for WTO Day of Action
-
WTO Satellitecast - Showdown in Seattle
- The
world is not enough by the Anarchist
Action Collective
- Trade
body chief deplores fake WTO websites
- Genetic
patenting row looms over WTO talks
- WTO
Anarchist News from Ireland
- An
anarchist's manifesto
- Don't
be fooled
- Washington,
DC Anarchists Report From Seattle
- WTO
Sit-in open! - enter the virtual protest now!
- Protestors
Smash Windows of McDonalds
- Organizer
warns against activist split
- Vignettes
of an occupation [RealAudio]
- Hundreds
Protest Ahead of WTO Meeting, Seattle
- International
Anti-WTO Rally Defies Permit Denial
- Are
Labor Communication and Democratic Rights Threatened?
- Citizens
Arrest Warrants To Be Served On Trade Ministers
- 9th
and Virginia Video
- Police surround squatted building.
- First
Aid for and use of Riot Control Agents (sound: mp3 @
3.4 megs)
- WTO
Activists Liberate 12 Unit Downtown Apartment Complex
- Editorial
from KOMO4TV News Director . . . News Blackout!
 WTO
Activists Liberate 12 Unit Downtown Apartment Complex
News Prior to November 26, 1999
- Trade
body braces for NGO ire in Seattle
- WTO
poses ripe target for protest
- PGA
Caravan on the Road-Arizona
- Demand
No New Round of WTO Negotiations!
- Special
WTO Coverage from Corporate Watch
- The
high cost of throwing rocks
- Impolitics
101
- Supreme
showdown
- Trading
hearts and minds
- PGA
Caravan-Notes from Fayetteville to OKC
- N30:
List of Seattle targets
- No
to WTO Ireland
- WTO
- Jubilee 2000 - Human Chain on November 29
- US
Seattle Direct Action and Street Theater Convergence, Nov
20-28
- Anti
WTO Caravans
- Reporters
Needed for WTO
- Moore
power or less?
- How
will the homeless cope with November's corporate love-in?
- Seattle
Weekly WTO coverage
- Shutting
down Seattle
- Two
Sensational Stories on Online Activism
- Will
labor fight?
News from the Boss Press
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We have included articles from the massive media on this page,
only to provide a look at how the boss press covers these
events. Please take this "journalism" with a grain of salt.
Major newspapers are known to massively undercount the turnout
for protest events, plus they are owned by a class of people
who have no interest giving the people a voice in their media
outlets. Support the alternative media!
December 4, 1999 and later
- An
Anarchist Looks to Provide Logic To Coterie Leading WTO
Vandalism
- An
overflow crowd vents its anger at city, police
- Arianna
Huffington: Clueless in Seattle
- Brutal
police behavior was recorded on video
- Building
owner struck no deal
- Day
of the Jackal
- Embattled
Seattle police chief resigns
- Eugene
Protesters thrilled, put off by WTO riots
- From
tragedy to comedy, a good 170 miles
- A
Classic Clash of Values in Seattle [LA Times]
- Corporate
responsibility has big payoff
- Deluded
battle devil in Seattle
- Demonstrators
a diverse lot with a common goal
- Jim
Godbold: News reports about protests draw criticism
- Kill
a Turtle for the Dow? No, but Trade Does Matter [LA
Times]
- Labor
Unions Revive Powerful Past as WTO March Looks to New
Future [LA Times]
- Mayor,
sheriff had angry exchange
- The
New Radicals
- Our
fear of the anarchist spurs the anarchy of fear
- Police
officer blames city's poor planning
- Poor
Nations Defy, Derail WTO 'Club' [LA Times]
- Protesters
released as normalcy returns
- Questions
from Seattle: Whose world is it?
- Seattle
City Council hears eight hours of WTO 'horror stories'
- From the Seattle Times, an anti-IWW newspaper.
The Seattle Times was instrumental in 1919 in inflaming
the city against anarchist and radical labor agitators.
- Skewered
in Seattle: Fringe Protesters at Center of Global Mainstream
[LA Times]
- Some
really warped post-WTO stuff
- The
Sound and the fury of protesters in black
- Student
activists in WTO protest released from jail [LA Times]
- Students
hit police tactics in Seattle protest [LA Times]
- U.S.
News: Trade's battle in Seattle
- Who
were those masked anarchists in Seattle?
- WTO
protesters recount tales of tear gas, brutality
- Yahoo!
Seattle WTO Aftermath
December 3, 1999
- How
the Battle of Capitol Hill unfolded
- Police
"restrained" at peaceful jail protest
- Protesters'
arraignment is slow grind
- Seattle
has implications for Philly
- Seattle
will remember when we blew it with the WTO gig
- Squatters
vacate downtown building after 'deal'
- STREET
RAGE: Dark Parallels With Anarchy Concocted in Oregon
- Uneasy
truce across the city
December 2, 1999
- Anarchists
put Eugene in spotlight
- 'Anarchy'
vs capitalism
- Bare
Breasts, Green Condoms and Rubber Bullets
- Bob
Welch: Issues get lost in the violence
- Caught
in the crossfire
- Clenched
Fists in Seattle Lead to Pointed Fingers
- New York Times admits that the anarchists were
more organized than the cops.
- Clinton
signs child labor treaty
- Police
offer to escort anti-WTO march
- Protesters
surround jail
- Seattle
Police Botch Crowd Control
- Second
straight night of confrontations rocks Capitol Hill
- "Tear
gas sucks"
- Time
Short for Protested WTO Talks
- Troops
sent to Seattle as part of terrorism contingency plan
- WTO
protests awaken '60s-style activism
December 1, 1999
- Anarchists
clash with police and with peaceful protest
- Anarchists
in middle of demonstrations
- Chaos
closes downtown Seattle
- Crowds
hit with tear gas, pepper spray
- Group
rejects others' pleas of 'no violence'
- New
Seattle Clashes, Curfew Reimposed
- Seattle
is gripped by shock
- Second
night for curfew in Seattle
- Second
straight night of confrontations rocks Capitol Hill
- World
Trade Organization protesters bring world of complaints
- Why
Did WTO Protest Turn Ugly?
- WTO
draws patchwork of protest
November 30, 1999
- Police
admit reputation is now 'tarnished'
- Police
chaos close downtown
- Tools
of the Trade Summit Riots
- WTO
Foes Riot in London
- Crowds
hit with tear gas, pepper spray
- 100,000
in Battle of Seattle Streets
- "Riot police use pepper gas as US grapples with biggest
demonstration since Vietnam"
- U.K.:
Riot police clash with demonstrators
- Seattle
Declares Civil Emergency
- Mayor
imposes curfew on Seattle; cites civil emergency
- Tens
of thousands join labor rally; more violent outbursts by
police
- Over
2,000 Anti-Capitalist Demonstrators Battle Police in the
U.K.
- WTO
opening ceremonies 'indefinitely postponed' by protests
- WTO
Says Protests Cancel Seattle Opening Ceremony
- Opponents
mock WTO Web site with their version
- WTO
Opening Delayed As Delegates Kept in Hotels
- In
pictures: The WTO protests
- Protests
disrupt trade talks
- Numbers
low for besieged WTO opening
- Police
fire pepper spray at WTO protesters
- Police
use Chemical Weapons Against Demonstrators
- It's
Protest City -- and get ready for the big one today
- French
farmer Bové takes his beef to McDonald's
- Sea
turtles frolic while city officials fret
- Protests,
delay at WTO warm-up
- Media
ready to go -- with little protest to show
- By
taking high road, KOMO ends up on low road of journalism
- WTO
meets amid real splits
- Trade
Talks Start in Seattle Despite a Few Disruptions
- Trade-Dependent
Seattle of Two Minds on WTO
- WTO
Listens to Critics on Eve of Meeting
- Protestors
Smash Windows of McDonalds
November 29, 1999
- City
braces for onslaught of trade protests
- Break-in
reveals activists' capacity for disruption sessions
- Financial
futures around world are at stake in Seattle
- Environmentalists
scale crane by I-5
- Cabbies
plan walkout tomorrow
- Protesters
take over empty building
- Talking
Trade. A Slew of Protesters Promise to Make This Week's
WTO Talks Lively
- Protesters
Could Steal the Show at Seattle Trade Talks
- Security
scare hits WTO
- Online
activists plan global protest
- Seattle
Fears Explosion of WTO Protests. City's image at stake if
violence breaks out
- Stop
the Anarchy!
- Yeah, right, as if anarchy can be stopped!
- WTO
activists take control of vacant building
- Police
shut down, sweep Seattle convention center
- WTO
has many surly in Seattle
- Demonstrations
may overshadow Seattle trade conference
- Protests
Mount Against Seattle WTO Meeting
- WTO
to Meet as Protesters Rally Forces
- Labor
Protests Against WTO
- Seattle
Weekly special coverage: World Trade Organization
- The
Real Battle in Seattle Is Behind the Scenes. Anti-WTO demonstrators
may grab the headlines at the trade summit, but many of
the delegates are also ready to rumble
- Environmentalists
scale crane by I-5
- Cabbies
plan walkout tomorrow
- Protesters
take over empty building
- Talking
Trade. A Slew of Protesters Promise to Make This Week's
WTO Talks Lively
- Protesters
Could Steal the Show at Seattle Trade Talks
- Security
scare hits WTO
- Online
activists plan global protest
- Seattle
Fears Explosion of WTO Protests. City's image at stake if
violence breaks out
- WTO
activists take control of vacant building
- Police
shut down, sweep Seattle convention center
- Unions,
White House Clash On Trade
- French
sheep farmer fights 'to know what's on our plates' Activist
takes cause to world trade group meeting in Seattle
[USA Today]
- WTO
under fire on many fronts Group's leader says critics have
bigger -- and 'darker' -- agenda [USA Today]
- WTO
has many surly in Seattle
- Demonstrations
may overshadow Seattle trade conference [CNN]
- Protests
Mount Against Seattle WTO Meeting [Reuters]
- WTO
to Meet as Protesters Rally Forces [Washington Post]
- Labor
Protests Against WTO [AP]
- AFRICANS
WANT BARS ON MARS
November 28, 1999
-
Global
Trade Forum Reflects a Burst of Conflict and Hope [NY
Times]
News Prior to November 26, 1999
- Reinventing
the World
- Seattle
will extend a hand in greeting and raise another in protest
for WTO
- November's
World Trade Organization summit in Seattle is shaping up
to be the mother of all political demonstrations
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