'Your fight is my fight.' Protests display a diverse coalition of support
Protesters marching through the nation’s capital on Friday will find new spaces to rest and recharge: local theaters that have been unable to welcome audiences for weeks.
The theater on the Southwest Waterfront shut down as the novel coronavirus pandemic sent the District into lockdown three months ago. At noon Thursday, its doors burst open, welcoming inside 10 protesters at a time in adherence to the city’s social distancing rules. The lobby, full of natural light, had tables with water and masks available for those who needed them.
Lichtenberg and her team had decided to play a role in the protests on a Zoom call Thursday morning. Less than five hours later, she said, her theater was open with renewed life and purpose for its community. The team plans to hand out food Friday, when the theater will open again at noon.For one moment, protesters and Park Police understand each other at the Lincoln Memorial
Someone else told the officer that his silence meant “you want me dead, my family dead, everyone around me dead. So if you’re not speaking, you are a problem!”“Tonight?!!” a few in the audience shouted in disbelief. “Captain Jeffrey Schneider,” he replied. She encouraged him to talk to his children “about the racial injustices in this country. This is a f---ing revolution!”“After the protesters were tear-gassed in Lafayette for a photo op — did that make you proud to be a Park police officer?” Silence.
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