Members of the Youth International Party, called Yippies, introduced their mascot and "first lady" Mrs. Pigasus to a crowd at the Washington Monument grounds on Thursday January 16, 1969. The Yippies were in Washington, D.C. to attend the counter-inaugural, protest activities against the 1969 inauguration of President Richard M. Nixon.
Members of the Youth International Party, called Yippies, introduced their mascot and "first lady" Mrs. Pigasus to a crowd at the Washington Monument grounds on Thursday January 16, 1969. The Yippies were in Washington, D.C. to attend the counter-inaugural, protest activities against the 1969 inauguration of President Richard M. Nixon.
Spurred by the Three Mile Island accident, over 65,000 demonstrators marched on the Capitol to protest nuclear dependence, including both nuclear weapons and nuclear power on Sunday May 6, 1979. The demonstration was organized by the May 6 Coalition, an umbrella organization of anti-nuclear, environmental, and other groups.
This image was labeled May Day (5-3-1971). The May Day protests, organized by the May Day Tribe, were meant shutdown the federal government. The protests started on May 1, 1971 and continued for the next several days in Washington, D.C. Upon further review, some of the images in this grouping are most likely from the April 24, 1971 Vietnam War Out Now rally organized by the National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC), an umbrella organization comprised of approximately 100 activist groups. This particular event also featured support from the United Auto Workers, the United Farm Workers of California, and segments of the Teamsters. The demonstration is against the invasion of Cambodia for immediate withdraw of all US forces from Southeast Asia. The event featured several prominent speakers such as Reverend Ralph Abernathy of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Senator Vance Hartke, Bella Abzug and Herman Badillo, Members of Congress. Also addressing the Capitol Hill Convocation were I.F. Stone, Betty Friedan and Joseph Duffey. There were also several smaller protests leading up to Vietnam War Out Now, including Vietnam veteran demonstrations against the war and women's contingent demonstrations.
The National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (MOBE) organized a counter-inaugural demonstration in protest of President Richard M. Nixon's inauguration, Washington, D.C. between January 18-20,1969.
Washington's Student Mobilization Committee organized an anti-war rally and march. Demonstrators gathered at Dupont Circle and marched to the Sylvan Theater on the National Mall, Washington, D.C., 26 October 1968.
The National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (MOBE) organized a counter-inaugural demonstration in protest of President Richard M. Nixon's inauguration, Washington, D.C. between January 18-20,1969.
The Vietnam Veterans Against the War/Winter Soldier Organization and other organizations held a series of demonstrations, marches, and vigil between July 1st and 4th around the National Mall and Lafayette Square with the purpose of demanding ouster for President Nixon, demanding veterans' benefits, and demanding amnesty for draft resisters.
An anti-smoking march between 7th Street and Adams Drive to the Sylvan Theater on January 11, 1970 staged during No Smoking Week. The rally was sponsored by the D.C. Interagency Council on Smoking including many public and private organizations.
An anti-smoking march between 7th Street and Adams Drive to the Sylvan Theater on January 11, 1970 staged during No Smoking Week. The rally was sponsored by the D.C. Interagency Council on Smoking including many public and private organizations.
An anti-Soviet demonstration took place during the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union Leonid I. Brezhnev's visit for a summit with President Nixon.
Several anti-war organizations held a counter-inaugural demonstration in protest of President Richard M. Nixon's inauguration, Washington, D.C. 20 January 1973.
Young Pal discusses his Japanese identity and his experience in an American school. He speaks to the importance of Chinatown for Asian American communities and describes his poster, which he painted with Japanese characters and phrases, inspired by Miu Eng's theme of migration.
This image was labeled May Day (5-3-1971). The May Day protests, organized by the May Day Tribe, were meant shutdown the federal government. The protests started on May 1, 1971 and continued for the next several days in Washington, D.C. Upon further review, some of the images in this grouping are most likely from the April 24, 1971 Vietnam War Out Now rally organized by the National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC), an umbrella organization comprised of approximately 100 activist groups. This particular event also featured support from the United Auto Workers, the United Farm Workers of California, and segments of the Teamsters. The demonstration is against the invasion of Cambodia for immediate withdraw of all US forces from Southeast Asia. The event featured several prominent speakers such as Reverend Ralph Abernathy of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Senator Vance Hartke, Bella Abzug and Herman Badillo, Members of Congress. Also addressing the Capitol Hill Convocation were I.F. Stone, Betty Friedan and Joseph Duffey. There were also several smaller protests leading up to Vietnam War Out Now, including Vietnam veteran demonstrations against the war and women's contingent demonstrations.
The National Mobilization Committee to End the War in Vietnam (MOBE) organized a counter-inaugural demonstration in protest of President Richard M. Nixon's inauguration, Washington, D.C. between January 18-20,1969.
This image was labeled May Day (5-3-1971). The May Day protests, organized by the May Day Tribe, were meant shutdown the federal government. The protests started on May 1, 1971 and continued for the next several days in Washington, D.C. Upon further review, some of the images in this grouping are most likely from the April 24, 1971 Vietnam War Out Now rally organized by the National Peace Action Coalition (NPAC), an umbrella organization comprised of approximately 100 activist groups. This particular event also featured support from the United Auto Workers, the United Farm Workers of California, and segments of the Teamsters. The demonstration is against the invasion of Cambodia for immediate withdraw of all US forces from Southeast Asia. The event featured several prominent speakers such as Reverend Ralph Abernathy of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Senator Vance Hartke, Bella Abzug and Herman Badillo, Members of Congress. Also addressing the Capitol Hill Convocation were I.F. Stone, Betty Friedan and Joseph Duffey. There were also several smaller protests leading up to Vietnam War Out Now, including Vietnam veteran demonstrations against the war and women's contingent demonstrations.