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Interview with Nadine Bloch
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| Title | Interview with Nadine Bloch |
| Creator | Interviewer: April Eaton
Interviewee: Nadine Bloch
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| Publisher/Affiliation | Direct Action Network(DAN)
Ruckus Society
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| Place of Publication | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | 2000-08-15 |
| Notes | Text of this interview can be found at the following url: http://depts.washington.edu/wtohist/interview_index.htm People discussed in interview: Lydia Sargent, Michael Albert, John Sellers, Tate Sorenson, Manuel Noriega, Jimmy Carter, Soren Ambrose.
Places discussed in interview: Washington DC, Arlington, Woods Hole, Philadelphia, Iraq, Los Angeles, Fort Benning GA, School of Americas, Boston, Atlanta, New York, Nevada, Russia, Maryland College of Art and Design, Prague, China, Tibet.
Organizations discussed in interview: Direct Action Network (DAN), Ruckus Society, CAN, Greenpeace, World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), ACT UP, AFL-CIO, Metro DC Labor Council, Alliance for Government, Employees, Teamsters Democratic Union, Jobs With Justice, Justice for Janitors, Initiative Against Economic Globalization (INPEG), Friends of the Earth, 50 Years is Enough, Sierra Club, Guerilla Gardeners, Black Bloc.
Summary of interview: Nadine Bloch worked closely with The Ruckus Society, which provided an action camp teaching non-violent civil disobedience. This education was very important since many people had not had exposure to mass actions. Bloch, experienced in political theater and as a puppet maker, also organized for street theater helping environmental and human rights organizations. She further worked with the Direct Action Network (DAN) which, in her opinion, was the instigating force behind the WTO protests; they also placed people in logistical work. Overall DAN helped connect people, create networks and provide the strength of numbers; they worked non-hierarchically with many groups using a formal consensus process. DAN's work was inclusive not exclusive, providing support for a network rather than building one. DAN's preference was not to dictate but to teach empowerment, which is creative and proactive and does not necessarily mean breaking laws. DAN united with labor groups, met with their leaders and invited them into the network. In general the labor unions provided support, the AFL-CIO contributing toward the end. Bloch also sees the Internet as a big force behind international and local work. Finally global views of corporate globalization were helpful in understanding national events in the United States. |
| Timeline | After WTO |
| Intended Purpose | Oral History
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| Issue Area | Direct Action
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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 | Direct Action Network (DAN), Ruckus Society, CAN, Greenpeace, World Bank, International Monetary Fund (IMF), ACT UP, AFL-CIO, Metro DC Labor Council, Alliance for Government, Employees, Teamsters Democratic Union, Jobs With Justice, Justice for Janitors, Initiative Against Economic Globalization (INPEG), Friends of the Earth, 50 Years is Enough, Sierra Club, Guerilla Gardeners, Black Bloc
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