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Riots surround WTO meetings in Seattle

Hotel Booking Violence rocked the city of Seattle Nov. 30 as police and protesters clashed outside the World Trade Organization (WTO) meetings.

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Travel Agency In the weeks prior to the conference, labor and environmental concerns groups planned peaceful protests that would draw attention to their causes.

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Flight Booking "Why should college students at Luther have any concern? The WTO is not only about trade, but power and the ability of corporations to use that power to dismantle any law that might decrease their profits," said Ellyn Swan, a '99 Luther grad who currently works for People for Puget Sound, a Seattle-based environmental organization.

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Travel Agent The WTO was established in Geneva, Switzerland in January of 1995 to set world trade standards and intermediate trade disputes. Currently there are 134 member nations who have agreed to follow WTO decisions.

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Hotel Chicago Many labor organizations, environmental groups and developing nations contend, however, that the organization is simply a tool for powerful states to bolster their own economies at the peril of human rights and the environment.

Online Booking "The real problem is not the institution, but that such a highly influential body has come under massive unchecked influence of large corporations," said Swan.

Travel Health Insurance The week of Nov. 28 through Dec. 3 in Seattle marked the fourth WTO meeting. During that week, an estimated 40,000-50,000 protesters voiced concerns with the WTO in Seattle. On Nov. 30, violence broke out when police began firing tear gas and rubber bullets into crowds of protesters. Meanwhile, more violent groups began vandalizing and looting many downtown areas of Seattle.

Hotel Reservation "An estimated 600 protesters were arrested and now charges against the city and police department are in progress," said Swan.

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