This year marks the 25th anniversary of the WTO protests in Seattle, a raucous action by 50,000 protesters who descended on the city in the fall of 1999. Their aim? Shutting down a conference of top decision makers at the World Trade Organization. 

When this coalition of activists succeeded in stopping the WTO’s opening ceremonies, the “Battle of Seattle” became an inflection point in a growing struggle between advocates for free trade – and groups fighting for the rights of labor, farmers, the environment and more.

Comprising over 100 interviews, author DW Gibson’s book, One Week to Change the World, tells a new oral history of the protest through the eyes of people who participated. 

This segment originally aired on Soundside in June. 

Guests:

• DW Gibson, journalist and author of One Week to Change the World.

Related Links: 

• One Week to Change the World | Book by DW Gibson | Official Publisher Page | Simon & Schuster

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