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On the One-Year Anniversary of the WTO Battle in Seattle, Mayor Calls for Media Blackout On Protests
One year ago today, on November 30, 1999, 50,000 protesters shut down global trade talks in Seattle, in a historic event that became known as the Battle in Seattle. In an unprecedented move, activists prevented delegates from attending the World Trade Organization’s talks by forming a human chain around the Seattle convention center, and shutting down the city’s downtown.
