Washington Post, September 9: Tough US-Korea Trade Talks End in Disappointment

Civil Disobedience, Saturday morning

Photos of the civil disobedience this morning in front of the Washington Convention and Trade Center where the negotiations are taking place. KoA, KAWAN and Seattle activists participated, 15 people were arrested. All the South Koreans were released without bail. Three US based activists remain in jail, but will be released tonight.
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South Koreans hold a candlelight vigil while...

KoA, KAWAN and Seattle residents take the streets and do sam-bo-il bae - three steps and one bow.

Seattle's KOMO TV coverage of Thursday, September 7, 2006

Seattl'es KOMO TV coverage of Thursday, September 7, 2006

The beautiful protests flags of South Korea

Seattle Times news coverage of the protests, front page of the Business section.

Local WA news coverage of Sept. 6th protests

Photos from the First Day of Protests in Seattle: September 6, 2006

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Click to read a Brief on the "Real Understanding of the KorUS FTA"

Written by the Korean Alliance Against the KorUS FTA (KOA).

Seattle Times editorial Sunday, September 3, 2006

Editorial: The Seattle Round of Korea trade talks

The editorial ends with:

Organized labor plans a protest at Westlake Center at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday. We recall the AFL-CIO's anti-WTO march of 1999, which was peaceful and law-abiding, and expect the same.

Though labor should be heard, we believe it is generally mistaken about these agreements. Freer trade begets efficiency — and efficiency benefits most of labor most of the time.

Article from Real Change News.org

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A Fair Shake: South Korean activists seek “mini-WTO protest” at trade talks