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LONDON, ENGLAND
On 30th November 1999 activists and campaigners came together outside Euston train station to protest against the WTO meetings in Seattle. Amongst the crowd of some 1000 there was a more radical element of 100 who took "direct action" - destroying property and taking on the police, who responded with force. |
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SEATTLE, USA
50,000 well organised demonstrators shut down the start of the WTO annual meeting. Images of riot police battling bandana wearing eco-warriors with teargas and batons are broadcast around the globe for a week. Does this symbolise an awakening of eco-concious activism , an anti-capitalist backlash or anarchic anger? |
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| A short film produced and directed by Jon Levy and Sam Harman. Duration 1 minute 26 secs. |
Photographs and text by Andrew Lichtenstein. |
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