In addition to being an historic political event, WTO Seattle was also an impressive cultural and artistic festival as well. The creativity that made WTO Seattle such a tremendous success shone through in the art created for the event. After police assaulted demonstrators on the morning of November 30 with tear gas and rubber bullets, a few protesters retaliated by smashing some of the windows of affluent corporations. Relative to the violence initiated by the police, the damage was minimal. Down With WTO A demonstrator casts down one of the WTO banners hanging over the city streets.
Humans Unite The overriding message of the day.
Signs of the Times Some of the political messages brought to Seattle by demonstrators from around the nation. Tidings of Profit and Joy Demonstrators join in song against the schemes of transnational corporations and their lackeys in government. Dumpster Drummer A demonstrator uses a dumpster as an improvised drum. The beat of dumpster drums thundered throughout the day in the concrete canyons of Seattle's skyscrapers. Securing the Sheraton Police and hotel security personnel guard the entrance to the Sheraton building, which contained an underground tunnel into the Convention Center.