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Interview with Jason Adams
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| Title | Interview with Jason Adams |
| Creator | Interviewer: Jeremy Simer
Interviewee: Jason Adams
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| Publisher/Affiliation | Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
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| Place of Publication | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | 2000-03-16 |
| Notes | Text of this interview can be found at the following url: http://depts.washington.edu/wtohist/interview_index.htm People discussed in interview: Shawna, Zoey, Romey, Seth Tobokman, Kathy Lowenberg, O'Shawn?, Mike Miller, Ron Judd, Eric Dee, Martha Baskin, Dick Burton, Roger Weaver, John Persack?, Ben Ferguson, Alex Bus [Bautista?], Sweeney.
Places discussed in interview: Labor Temple, Victoria, Portland, Olympia, Philadelphia, Winnipeg, Manitoba, U.S. , Washington D.C., Gainesville Florida, Sixth and Union, Memorial Stadium, Westlake, Teamster's Local 174 Hall.
Organizations discussed in interview: Industrial Workers of the World [IWW/Wobbles], Tenants Union, Student Worker Walkout Committee, French Government, Seattle Central Community College (SCCC), Labor Mobilization Committee, People for Fair Trade/Network Opposed to WTO (PFT), Direct Action Network (DAN), Seattle Anarchists Response, University of Washington (UW), Peoples Global Action, EarthFirst!, Shoreline Community College, Teamsters, King County Labor Council (KCLC), Labor Education Committee, International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU / Longshoreman), anti Bonistas [?], Boeing, Machinists, Secret Service.
Summary of interview:An active member of the International Workers of the World (IWW), Jason Adams discusses his year-long role in helping mobilize international and local support for the WTO protests through a variety of groups, including the IWW Labor Mobilization Committee, Direct Action Network (DAN), and Seattle Anarchists Response. Adams describes the organization of University of Washington and community college students and his own work designing flyers and stickers urging a citywide student walkout. He describes conflicts between various anti-WTO organizations, and gives vivid descriptions of the November 30th Labor march. Adams also discusses the pros and cons of working with coalitions, and his use of the Internet in organizing Labor, students, and the general public. |
| Timeline | After WTO |
| Intended Purpose | Oral History
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| Issue Area | Labor
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| Subjects | World Trade Organization. Ministerial Conference—Personal narratives |
| Geographic Coverage | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Object Type | Interview
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| Physical Description | Computer file |
| Collection | WTO History Project
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| Contributor | WTO History Project |
| Repository | University of Washington Libraries. Special Collections Division. |
| Organizations Mentioned | Industrial Workers of the World [IWW/Wobblies], Tenants Union, Student Worker Walkout Committee, French Government, Seattle Central Community College (SCCC), Labor Mobilization Committee, People for Fair Trade/Network Opposed to WTO (PFT), Direct Action Network (DAN), Seattle Anarchists Response, University of Washington (UW), Peoples' Global Action, EarthFirst!, Shoreline Community College, Teamsters, King County Labor Council (KCLC), Labor Education Committee, International Longshore and Warehouse Union (ILWU/Longshoreman), anti-Bonistas [?], Boeing, Machinists, Secret Service
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