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| Title | Interview with Bill Aal |
| Creator | Interviewer : Miguel Bocanegra
Interviewee : Bill Aal
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| Publisher/Affiliation | People for Fair Trade / Network Opposed to WTO (PFT)
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| Place of Publication | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | 2000-11-11 |
| Notes | Text of this interview can be found at the following url: http://depts.washington.edu/wtohist/interview_index.htm People discussed in interview: Carleen O'Dell, Elijah Saxon, Jeremy Madsen, Lydia Cabasco, Micah Anderson, Mike Dolan, Mike Gotfried, Paul Lurch, Ron Judd, Sally Soriano, Terry Hasselwait.
Places discussed in interview: Florida, India, Malaysia, Ohio, Olympia (WA), San Francisco (CA), Vancouver (BC), Washington DC.
Organizations discussed in interview : AFSC [American Friends Service Committee], Amy Goodman Show, Citizens Trade Campaign, Democracy Now, Direct Action Network, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), Global Economy Working Group of the Church Council of Greater Seattle, Hightower Show, Independent Media Center, Labor Council, Non-Governmental Organization Coalition, One Northwest, People for Fair Trade/Network Opposed to WTO (PFT), People's Assembly, People's Coalition for Justice, Ruckus Society, Seattle Young People's Project, Speakeasy, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, United Steelworkers, Washington Biotechnology Action Council, Washington Trade Campaign.
Summary of interview: Bill Aal (People for Fair Trade/Network Opposed to WTO) became involved with the WTO protest organizing efforts because of his concerns about adverse global effects of biotechnology and genetic engineering. He discusses the divisions in ideology between members of People for Fair Trade before November 30. Some members, he explains, believed that targeting a broad audience would leave out many minority activists. Some wanted to reform the WTO while others wanted more revolutionary changes. The overall goal of People for Fair Trade, says Aal, was to provide a central point for the non-governmental organizations coming from out of town and to coalesce these talents to make a large impact on Seattle and the national scene with the protests. However, the group struggled to retain control over some of the events when out-of-town groups came into the picture. While Aal feels that People for Fair Trade could have used the talents of the Seattle groups better, he says members did manage to discredit the WTO, influence the younger generations, and expose police brutality. |
| Timeline | After WTO |
| Intended Purpose | Oral History
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| Issue Area | Trade
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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 | AFSC [American Friends Service Committee], Amy Goodman Show, Citizens Trade Campaign, Democracy Now, Direct Action Network, General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT), Global Economy Working Group of the Church Council of Greater Seattle, Hightower Show, Independent Media Center, Labor Council, Non-Governmental Organization Coalition, One Northwest, People for Fair Trade/Network Opposed to WTO (PFT), People's Assembly, People's Coalition for Justice, Ruckus Society, Seattle Young People's Project, Speakeasy, Teamsters, United Auto Workers, United Steelworkers, Washington Biotechnology Action Council, Washington Trade Campaign
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