Concepcion Picciotto
Picciotto protesting outside from the White House, June 2010
Concepción Picciotto (née Martín January 15, 1936 – January 25, 2016) also known as Conchita or Connie, was a Spanish-born American peace activist. She lived in Washington, D.C. on the 1600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, in a peace camp across from the White House.
She lived in a tent outside from the White House since from August 1, 1981 because of the protest of nuclear arms under the Ronald Reagan presidency until her death in 2016.[1][2] She carried on the longest act of political protest in the United States,[3] with her camp having been nicknamed by her supporters as 1601 Pennsylvania Avenue.[4] She was born in Vigo, Spain.
Picciotto died in Washington, D.C. from complications of a fall on January 25, 2016 at the age of 80.[5]
References
- ↑ Tanber, George Joseph (December 4, 1988). "A life of protest". The Blade (Google News Archive): 12. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=Gn0UAAAAIBAJ&sjid=IgMEAAAAIBAJ&dq=concepcion-picciotto&pg=5393%2C2492797. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
- ↑ Associated Press (November 4, 1992). "For some, the vigil isn't over yet". Times-News (Google News Archive): 8A. https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=gx4aAAAAIBAJ&sjid=1CQEAAAAIBAJ&dq=concepcion-picciotto&pg=6682%2C1398104. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
- ↑ Mathes, Michael (March 15, 2009). "Washington protester who outlasts presidents". The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/world/washington-protester-who-outlasts-presidents-20090315-8yuk.html. Retrieved July 5, 2010.
- ↑ "The President's Neighbor". www.prop1.org. Retrieved 2016-01-20.
- ↑ Concepcion Picciotto, who held vigil outside the White House for decades, dies The Washington Post by Caitlin Gibson January 25 2016 5:52 PM; retrieved 01-25-2016
Other websites
- Official site
- Interview with Concepcion Picciotto Archived 2016-01-29 at the Wayback Machine by DCist
- Washington Post, May 2, 2013 - Connie Picciotto has kept vigil near the White House for 32 years. Why and at what cost?
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