Timeline Tuesday 30 November 1999

Events on Tuesday 30 November 1999 1

• 1999 WTO Ministerial Protests in Seattle Mass demonstrations disrupt world trade talks Tens of thousands of protesters disrupted the World Trade Organization's ministerial conference in Seattle, opposing globalization's effects on labor and the environment. Clashes with police and property damage led to a curfew and the deployment of the National Guard. The 'Battle of Seattle' became a landmark moment for the global anti-globalization movement.