White House Peace Vigil

The White House Peace Vigil
The Vigil, staffed by volunteers Philipos Melaku-Bello (left) and Joe Brown (right), with Lafayette Square in the background, March 2025.
The Vigil facing the White House, March 2025.
Start dateJune 3, 1981 (1981-06-03)
Duration44 years and 9 months
LocationLafayette Square, Washington, D.C., United States
CauseAnti-war protest and peace vigil
OrganisersPhilipos Melaku-Bello (2016–present)
Concepción Picciotto (2009–2016)
William Thomas (1981–2009)

The White House Peace Vigil is an ongoing protest calling for global nuclear disarmament and world peace, located directly across from the United States White House, which has demonstrated continuously since 1981. Volunteers staff the vigil 24/7 and it is widely considered to be the longest continuous act of political protest in U.S. history.

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