''TRADE OFF'' Returns for WTO Anniversary At Cinerama; Seattle Cinerama Theatre Hosts One-Week Run of Award-Winning Documentary.Entertainment Editors SEATTLE--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--NOV. 30, 2000 TRADE OFF, winner of the 2000 Seattle International Film Festival "Space Needle Noun 1. Space Needle - a tower 605 feet tall in Seattle; a tourist attraction Seattle - a major port of entry and the largest city in Washington; located in west central Washington on the protected waters of Puget Sound with the snow-capped peaks of the Cascade " Award for Best Documentary, opens December 1 at Seattle's one-of-a-kind Cinerama Theatre. The film tells the story of the five history-making days in Seattle that shook the world. From November 29 through December 3, 1999 the World Trade Organization's first meeting on U.S. soil was met with the protests of tens of thousands of people from a broad coalition of diverse communities never seen before. Violent media images of "The Battle in Seattle" captured international headlines but did not answer key questions about what was at stake. Shot entirely on location, this balanced overview of the protests moves through rallies, marches, street actions, and press conferences providing a voyeuristic exploration of this important week of protest and the people's movement There have been a number of groups called the People's Movement or similar.
The issues raised by TRADE OFF are those faced by civil society -- the effects of global trade policy on the environment and health, food and agriculture, labor and human rights, and the future of democracy around the world. Featuring activists, organizers, and policy experts who worked to raise awareness, mobilize the citizenry, and bring the world to the streets of Seattle -- including Jose Bove (Farmers Confederation), Chris Desser (Funders Working Group on Biotechnology), Mike Dolan (Ralph Nader's Public Citizen), Patti Goldman (Earthjustice Legal Defense Fund), Jim Hoffa (Brotherhood of Teamsters Teamsters large, powerful union of U. S. truckers. [Am. Hist.: NCE, 2703] See : Labor ), Martin Khor Martin Khor (born 1951 in Penang, Malaysia) is a journalist, economist and Director of the Third World Network which is based in Penang, Malaysia. He is active in civil society movement. (Third World Network), Jerry Mander (International Forum on Globalization globalization Process by which the experience of everyday life, marked by the diffusion of commodities and ideas, is becoming standardized around the world. Factors that have contributed to globalization include increasingly sophisticated communications and transportation ), Carl Pope Carl Pope is the Executive Director of the Sierra Club, an American environmental organization founded by conservationist pioneer John Muir in 1892. Pope was appointed to his position as Executive Director in 1992, the club's centennial. (Sierra Club Sierra Club, national organization in the United States dedicated to the preservation and expansion of the world's parks, wildlife, and wilderness areas. Founded (1892) in California by a group led by the Scottish-American conservationist John Muir, the Sierra Club ), Mark Ritchie (Institute of Agriculture and Trade Policy), Han Shan (Ruckus Society), Vandana Shiva (Research Foundation for Science, Technology and Ecology) and Leroy Trotman (International Confederation of Free Trade Unions The International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) was an international trade union. It came into being on December 7, 1949 following a split within the World Federation of Trade Unions (WFTU), and was dissolved on October 31, 2006 when it merged with the World ) -- as well as politicians from both sides of the barricades -- including Charlene Barshefsky (US Trade Representative), Bill Clinton (US President), Tom Hayden (California State Senator), Michael Moore (World Trade Organization), Paul Schell (Mayor of Seattle), Norm Stamper (former Seattle Chief of Police), and Paul Wellstone (US Senator) -- and music, poetry and satire from Michael Moore (Roger & Me), Jello Biafra, the Laura Love Band, Seize the Day, and Spearhead. SELECTED BY HUMAN RIGHTS WATCH FILM FESTIVAL, GLOBAL VISIONS FESTIVAL, VANCOUVER FILM FESTIVAL, & the CINEVEGAS INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TRADE OFF will play from December 1 - 7, 2000 at the Cinerama Theatre, 2100-4th Avenue (at Lenora). Show times are daily at 1pm, 3pm, 5pm, 7pm and 9pm. The Seattle Cinerama is operated by General Cinema Theatres on behalf of owner Vulcan Northwest, Inc. Order Cinerama movie tickets via telephone at 206/441-3080. Learn more about TRADE OFF online at www.wrightanglemedia.com. For more information about TRADE OFF: Rebecca Fisher, 206/228-7077 For more information about CINERAMA: Jason J. Hunke, 425/453-1940. |
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