The “Battle in Seattle” 25 years later Part 2 w/ former labor organizer Nancy Haque

“It was about the anti-democratic nature of the WTO..”

– Nancy Haque, organizer with Portland Jobs with Justice and Direct Action Network

On November 30th, 1999, a huge movement spanning labor, environment, human rights, fair trade and more literally shut down the World Trade Organization in Seattle. It was milestone in the growing anti-corporate globalization movement and challenged the inevitability of neo-liberalism.

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In a new series of episodes, we’re looking at the 25th anniversary of the “Battle in Seattle” talking with a number of people who participated in the organizing and its aftermath.

In this episode, we talk Nancy Haque who was an organizer with Portland Jobs for Justice and the Direct Action Network.

Bio//
Nancy was a labor-community organizer with Portland Jobs with Justice which uniquely bridged the labor movement with the Direct Action Network and mobilized hundreds of students and community folks from Portland.
Since 1999, Nancy works in philanthropy to support non-profit organizations in Oregon. Prior to her current role, Nancy was the executive director of Basic Rights Oregon, an LGBTQ policy and advocacy organization. Before that she was the Building Political Power Director at Western States Center. She also worked as a national field organizer for Jobs with Justice and as a program specialist at the AFL-CIO.