Community Alliance for Global Justice, UFCW 21 & Town Hall Seattle present:
Another World is Possible! WTO+20
How a People’s Uprising Shut-Down the World Trade Organization in ‘99 & Why it Matters for Today’s Movements for Justice
SAT NOV 30, 2019: 10AM – 4PM; Doors open at 9AM
Location: Town Hall Seattle, 1119 8th Ave, Seattle, WA 98101
FREE EVENT: Please register today
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Today in Seattle, and around the world, social movements are taking to the streets, striking, locking down, and engaging in multiple forms of direct action. These tactics build collective power to transform the intersecting crises of our times into opportunities for equity, healing, and sustainability. Join the WTO+20 gathering for hands-on direct action training, arts workshops, story-telling, and opportunities to plug into local organizing! Let’s inspire action to change the world!
Morning Program:
Opening Dialogue on significance of 1999 WTO protests, and stories of direct action, from 1999 to today:
Music with Correo Aereo
Ramon Torres & Edgar Franks, Familias Unidas por la Justicia
Paul Cheoketen Wagner, Founder of Protectors of the Salish Sea
Nancy Haque, Labor/Direct Action Network organizer in ’99, Executive Director of Basic Rights Oregon
Maru Mora Villalpando, Founder of La Resistencia (NW Detention Center Resistance) and Latino Advocacy
Lisa Fithian, Author of Shut It Down: Stories from a Fierce, Loving Resistance
Afternoon Trainings & Movement-building workshops (simultaneous)
Trainings:
Escalating Resistance, Mass Rebellion Training with Lisa Fithian
Screen-printing with David Solnit, Direct Action Network organizer in ’99, North American Arts Organizer, 350.org
Workshops:
Seattle’s Green New Deal with Matt Remle (Lakota) Co-founder of Mazaska Talks, and Alec Connon, 350Seattle
Campaign to permanently shut down the Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma, Washington, with La Resistencia
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Please register today, and contact us to get involved in organizing!
Town Hall Parking & Transit info. Town Hall Access info.
Checkout all of the WTO+20 events taking place in November and on SAT Dec 7!
