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WTO ten years later: What do the WTO protests mean now?

This fall marks ten years since activist groups came together to plan a mass protest. Their target was the November 1999 meeting of the World Trade Organization in Seattle. The demonstrations challenged international trade practices, disrupted the meeting and inspired people around the world.

How should history record the Battle in Seattle? What does it mean today? If you'd like to revisit that time before reflecting on it for us, KUOW's Ross Reynolds prepared an audio montage. Click on the link to get to The Conversation's page. Scroll down a bit and look to the right under WTO Anniversay Montage.

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