Early in the day Tuesday. Things look calm enough, so far...
"Way Too Orwellian," the first of many such reworkings of the WTO acronym I'll see.
Save the dolphins and Niketown. I also caught another photo-spectator in this shot. There were many of us.
WTO attendees taking in the protest.
One of many skeletons carried by protesters.
Cameras hoisted above the crowds were almost as common as slogan-bearing signs. And, why is that fellow wearing a gas mask?
Rounding the corner onto Union, getting jostled by the crowd. It has dawned on me that the gas masks are not symbols being used by the protesters.
The police prepare to clear the intersection at 6th and Union. The protesters were blocking this intersection and the one at 6th and Pike in a largely successful effort to prevent WTO delegates from reaching the conference. The opening proceedings were cancelled.
A man waves the Tibetan flags as a cop dons a gas mask.
The cops are all wearing gas masks now, as the most dedicated protesters sit down, refusing to give up the intersection.
The cops look ready, though the crowd (including me) still seem mostly unaware of what is about to happen.
Protesters display the US flag, wearing handkerchiefs to reduce the effects of the tear gas.
A group of protesters blocking the entrances to the Sheraton hotel on 6th, where some of the WTO meetings were to be held.
A line of protesters flanked by a line of riot police at the valet parking entrance of the Sheraton.
The crowd at 6th and Union as tear gas is used.
Protesters at the Sheraton.
Reaction to the tear gas.
Some of the crowd disperses.
Another blurry crowd/tear gas shot.
An early sign of vandalism; newspaper dispensers and trash cans used as a traffic barricade.
A journalist covering the protest.
Looking up Pike, with the Sheraton and convention center on the right. Lines of riot police can be seen up the hill.
Police trying to keep protesters out of the Sheraton while trying to let WTO attendees in.
