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1999 Seattle WTO protests
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The 1999 Seattle WTO protests, sometimes referred to as the Battle of Seattle, were a series of anti-globalization protests surrounding the WTO Ministerial Conference of 1999, where members of the Wor
A police officer sprays pepper spray at the crowd
A police officer sprays pepper spray at the crowd
The "turtles": environmentalist protestors in sea turtle costumes
The "turtles": environmentalist protestors in sea turtle costumes
WTO protest sign depicting the organization trampling on three environmental laws
WTO protest sign depicting the organization trampling on three environmental laws
Black bloc organizing during WTO protests
Black bloc organizing during WTO protests
Black bloc
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A black bloc is a tactic used by protesters who wear similar clothing including ski masks, scarves, sunglasses, goggles, gas masks, motorcycle helmets with padding, or other face-concealing and face-p
1999 Seattle WTO protests
…protests marked the reappearance of anarchism as a significant force within the Western far left, influenced subsequent social movements by spreading the black bloc strategy and drew widespread international attention to the anti-globalization movement. Locally, they led to the resignation of Norm Stamper, Seattle's police…
A black bloc group participating in a march near the World Bank, in Washington, DC, in 2009. Some black bloc protesters wear hoods, allowing their fac
A black bloc group participating in a march near the World Bank, in Washington, DC, in 2009. Some black bloc protesters wear hoods, allowing their faces to be viewed, while others use such items as scarves, dark sunglasses or masks to conceal their faces as much as possible.
Demonstration in Hamburg/Germany with Black Bloc in the front rows
Demonstration in Hamburg/Germany with Black Bloc in the front rows
Part of a black bloc in Hamburg during the G20 summit
Part of a black bloc in Hamburg during the G20 summit
Black bloc members spray graffiti on a wall during the Iraq War protest in Washington, D.C., on 21 March 2009.
Black bloc members spray graffiti on a wall during the Iraq War protest in Washington, D.C., on 21 March 2009.