World Trade Organization (WTO) Protests

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Discusses the 1999 WTO protest in Seattle, Washington as an anti-Capitalist protest. Violence of protest. Background of WTO & its main functions and rules of trade between nations. Claims protest was effective in mobilizing masses of people and getting media attention, but was unsuccessful in changing WTO policy.

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The 1999 World Trade Organization Protests in Seattle, Washington have effectively brought the protest movement back to the forefront as a medium for getting attention. While they caused major destruction of property and captivated media outlets for days, the protestors themselves were exploited more than their cause. While we heard they were protesting the World Trade Organization (WTO) and its practices, we were never given specifics regarding this information through the media. I believe the Seattle protestors were successful in focusing attention on where an organization (the WTO) was meeting and crystallizing new methods of protest communication, but not necessarily in getting across the message of why some WTO policies are so controversial."

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