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International Trade and Finance Explained in One Hour in Plain English
Wed, Oct 08
|Youth Room
Come listen to a plain English explanation by Chuck Roxin of how international trade actually works. Learn how it can work well, and how it may not.
Time & Location
Oct 08, 2025, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Youth Room, 3841 NE 123rd St, Seattle, WA 98125, USA
About the Event
On November 30th, 1999, Seattle was ground zero for anti-international trade protests.
The World Trade Organization, successor to the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade
[founded in 1947], intended to modernize international protocols that regulated trade. The
protests against the WTO inspired the Brexit movement in the UK. It was also based on some
interesting misunderstandings about how trade is actually conducted.
The United States and other nations are now wrestling with issues of international trade, often