Battle In Seattle Real Story

The battle of the story of the battle of seattle.
Battle in seattle real story. Battle in seattle now in theaters is a dandy movie but it overstates the impact of the world trade organization protests of 1999. The story is based on the protest activity at the wto ministerial conference of 1999. It is unmistakable that wto got a sobering message but the portrait director stuart townsend. The conference was to be the launch of a new millennial round of trade negotiations.
From dawn to dusk on november 30 1999 tens of thousands of people shut down the world trade organization meeting facing cops firing tear gas and rubber bullets the national guard and the suspension of civil liberties. The battle in seattle is intended to inspire members of the burgeoning movement who took seattle by surprise and now seem to show up at every city holding international trade talks to register their disapproval. 1999 seattle wto protests sometimes referred to as the battle of seattle were a series of protests surrounding the wto ministerial conference of 1999 when members of the world trade organization convened at the washington state convention and trade center in seattle washington on november 30 1999. Battle in seattle is a 2007 political action thriller film written and directed by stuart townsend in his directorial debut.