More than 2500 people packed into Seattle's Benaroya
Symphony Hall Nov. 26-28 for the sold-out teach-in
WTO Foes Make Their Case to an Audience of Thousands
Thousands of concerned citizens spent the weekend in Seattle arming themselves with the
weapon most likely to derail the corporate-driven free trade agenda: knowledge of the WTO
and its impacts on nature, workers, food security, human rights, and democracy. (more)
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World Labor Leaders Condemn WTO
There were no surprise announcements in store for the worlds top labor leaders
when WTO head Michael Moore delivered an address to a Seattle conference of the
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions Nov. 29. (more)
The Chaos Started In Geneva
In the next few days the media will bombard the public with news stories about
blockades, demonstrations and protests at the Seattle WTO Ministerial. Democracy, they
will claim, is mucking up the works. But the real chaos surrounding the WTO began months
ago in Geneva. (more)
WTO Symposium For NGOs Biased
The organizers of the WTO Ministerial Conference in Seattle are facing a wave of criticism
over their choice of speakers to address a symposium for non-governmental organizations
(NGOs) on international trade issues to be held today at the Washington State Convention
and Trade Center. (more)
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