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Pamela Smith, the chief of the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C., said in a news conference Monday that the People’s March will be the biggest protest happening in the city ...
As many as 30,000 people are expected to join a pro-Palestine rally in Washington DC to call for a ceasefire in the war in Gaza and the end of US aid to Israel.. Hamas, the group in charge of Gaza ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Thousands of people gathered in Washington on Saturday to protest President-elect Donald Trump's inauguration, as activists for women's rights, racial justice and other ...
Crowd estimates after that point have come from protest organizers, researchers or news outlets. Owing to different methodologies, estimates can vary greatly. [2] Most marches and rallies in Washington are one-time events. Two exceptions are the March for Life and Rolling Thunder, both held annually.
The 2017 Woman's March at that time was the largest single-day protest in U.S. history, which was surpassed three years later by the George Floyd protests. In the United States, the Women's March on Washington event drew in around 470,000 people, while over an estimated 3,267,134 and 5,246,670 people attended in over 408 rallies.
On 23 July, hundreds of Jewish Voice for Peace protestors held a sit-in protest inside the United States Capitol; 400 of these protestors were arrested. [6] [7]On 24 July 2024, thousands of demonstrators gathered in Washington, D.C., to protest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to the United States and his joint address made in Congress.
The Washington Post described the protests as a "joint effort among civil rights, racial and social justice and reproductive health organizations," highlighting the event’s "diverse mix of people."
The protests have focused on a variety of issues related to the conflict and have been held on varying scales since the October 7 Hamas attacks. [1] The march in DC was one of many held on November 4 in support of Palestine and a cease-fire with demonstrations being held across the United Kingdom, Europe and Latin America. [2]