“Lisa Fithian: The direct action element always brings the energy, attracts young people, but it is also the primary way in which we're building culture. Because all of these movements have to have culture the songs, the music, the visuals. Culture's life. And we're dealing with a culture of death in the U.S. We need to have an alternative. So, we were embodying a culture of life. [As quoted by DW Gibson.]” ActivismProtestAmerican CultureSeattle ProtestsWto Protests Book:One Week to Change the World: An Oral History of the 1999 WTO Protests Source: One Week to Change the World: An Oral History of the 1999 WTO Protests