Anti-war action in defiance of Trump's military parade
On June 13, one day before Trump's birthday military parade, veterans and community members took to the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court Building and held a press conference in defiance.
After the press conference, the group of almost 200 protesters marched to the U.S. Capitol Building, and a group of over 50 veterans stormed past barricades in a coordinated direct action to occupy the steps of the Capitol demanding the military get off the streets of DC and across the country. Soon there were envoys of Capitol Police armored vans and buses on the scene ready to transport the protesters after arrest. Veterans and press were assaulted by police, with one veteran having a barricade land on his face after being tackled by a Capitol Police officer. The community and other organizations were shouting in support of the protesters' actions and condemning police violence.
DCAARPR joined a broad coalition of organizations standing in solidarity with the protestors, and supported the action by making signs and banners, attending the press conference at the Supreme Court and observing the Capitol sit-in.
Money for people not parades! Benefits not bullshit!
