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Interview with Anne Slater
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| Title | Interview with Anne Slater |
| Creator | Interviewer: Gillian Murphy
Interviewee: Anne Slater
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| Publisher/Affiliation | Radical Women
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| Place of Publication | United States--Washington (State)--Seattle |
| Date | 2000-12-12 |
| Notes | Text of this interview can be found at the following url: http://depts.washington.edu/wtohist/interview_index.htm
People discussed in interview: Bill Gates, Paul Allen, Ralph Nader, Fidel Castro.
Places discussed in interview: Africa, Asia, Middle East, Central America, South America, Seattle, Cuba, Third World, China, Capital Hill, New York, Washington D.C.
Organizations discussed in interview: Seattle Radical Women, Freedom Socialist Party (FSP), People's Assembly, Church Council, Central Chamber of Commerce, labor unions, University of Washington (UW), Seattle Central Community College (SCCC), Community Coalition, mayor's office, Direct Action Network (DAN), Boeing, SPEEA, International Women's Day Committee, Third World countries caucus, Cuban delegation, Public Citizen, Seattle Police.
Summary of interview: An organizer for Seattle Radical Women, Anne Slater says the group's success relies on grassroots involvement. Radical Women prepared for the WTO protests through a series of coalition meetings with its sister organization, the Freedom Socialist Party. Seattle Radical Women created "A Women's Guide to the WTO, " a tool to educate the public about the WTO's effects on women. Slater says the organization believes the WTO's mechanism of global capitalism only benefits the already-wealthy, who have no need for an international enforcement agency. Slater describes Seattle Radical Women's work with other organizations that opposed the WTO, and credits Seattle's democratic tradition with allowing coalition members to work together, despite disagreements. Slater says the WTO protests illustrated the benefits of action and organization, but led to the first declaration of martial law in the United States in 30 years. |
| Timeline | After WTO |
| Intended Purpose | Oral History
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| Issue Area | Women
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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 | Seattle Radical Women, Freedom Socialist Party (FSP), People's Assembly, Church Council, Central Chamber of Commerce, labor unions, University of Washington (UW), Seattle Central Community College (SCCC), Community Coalition, mayor's office, Direct Action Network (DAN), Boeing, SPEEA, International Women's Day Committee, Third World countries caucus, Cuban delegation, Public Citizen, Seattle Police
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