Concepcion Picciotto, who kept a vigil for nuclear peace across from the White House for almost 35 years, died on Monday, according to officials at the N Street Village, a shelter for homeless and low-income women, where she lived.
She was thought to be 80.
Picciotto told The Washington Post in 2013 that she did it “to stop the world from being destroyed.” Her signs included “LIVE BY THE BOMB, DIE BY THE BOMB” and “BAN ALL NUCLEAR WEAPONS OR HAVE A NICE DOOMSDAY.”
She began her vigil June 3, 1981, when she joined William Thomas, who had already been sitting in silent protest. The Post reports that she had been an embassy secretary and at the time was working as a nanny for an area family.
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May she finally find the peace she was looking for!
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ReplyDeleteHomeless? Sounds less like a protest and more likely she had no better place to be.
ReplyDeleteWow, harsh. It sound like this magnificent woman had more peace than most posters here.
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~Ghandi
Only one line saying that park police siezed her belongings and kicked her off her post she held for 35 years.... in 2013....under Obama....yes I do mean Nobel Peace prize winner Obama.
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