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A protest at the White House earlier this year.
Ben Powless
A protest at the White House earlier this year.
Ben Powless
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Activists are allowed on the sidewalk in front of the White House as long as they keep moving, but if they sit, they're vulnerable to arrest.
Josh Lopez
Activists are allowed on the sidewalk in front of the White House as long as they keep moving, but if they sit, they're vulnerable to arrest.
Josh Lopez
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A protester has written legal support numbers on his arm before the sit-in.
Tar Sands Action
A protester has written legal support numbers on his arm before the sit-in.
Tar Sands Action
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Corina Torgeson, the first protester to be arrested, listens to warnings from the police.
Shadia Fayne Wood
Corina Torgeson, the first protester to be arrested, listens to warnings from the police.
Shadia Fayne Wood
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NRDC cofounder Gus Speth was arrested on the first day.
Shadia Fayne Wood
NRDC cofounder Gus Speth was arrested on the first day.
Shadia Fayne Wood
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A protester is greeted after being released from jail. Activists arrested on the first day were held for three days.
Milan Ilnyckyj
A protester is greeted after being released from jail. Activists arrested on the first day were held for three days.
Milan Ilnyckyj
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Many activists wore 2008 Obama campaign buttons to remind the president who makes up his base.
Shadia Fayne Wood
Many activists wore 2008 Obama campaign buttons to remind the president who makes up his base.
Shadia Fayne Wood
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A police officer readies plastic handcuffs on the second day of the protest.
Milan Ilnyckyj
A police officer readies plastic handcuffs on the second day of the protest.
Milan Ilnyckyj
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Canadian actress Margot Kidder (of Superman fame) gets arrested.
Shadia Fayne Wood
Canadian actress Margot Kidder (of Superman fame) gets arrested.
Shadia Fayne Wood
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Bryan Parras (center) and Cherri Foytlin (right) traveled up from the Gulf Coast.
Josh Lopez
Bryan Parras (center) and Cherri Foytlin (right) traveled up from the Gulf Coast.
Josh Lopez
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There's still time to join the protest yourself.
Josh Lopez
There's still time to join the protest yourself.
Josh Lopez
