‘We Are All DC’: Tens of Thousands March to White House

. HUMAN RIGHTS .

An article from Common Dreams

The heart of Washington, D.C., pulsed with defiance on Saturday (September 6) as tens of thousands of demonstrators surged down 16th Street toward the White House. It was the city’s first major organized protest since President Donald Trump declared a state of emergency and unleashed federal troops onto its streets.

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Banners waved and voices rose in unison at the “We Are All D.C.” march, a massive show of resistance led by a coalition that included Free DC, defenders of local self-rule, Democracy Forward, and the American Civil Liberties Union. Their message was clear: the federal occupation of the capital must end.

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