Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In 1999, over 40,000 demonstrators gathered in downtown Seattle to protest the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference.

SEATTLE — The Beacon Cinema will host a screening of “WTO/99” on May 2 at 7 p.m., offering a retrospective look at one of the city's most defining modern events. Directed by Ian Bell, the 2025 ...

The year is 1999. Clouds of tear gas obscure the crowded streets of Seattle as police attempt to disperse thousands of protesters who have come out to protest the World Trade Organization. In “WTO/99, ...

Ian Bell’s retrospective view of the 1999 WTO protests depicts an inflection point in the history of American protest, the police state, and the new economic order. By 10 a.m. on the morning of ...