President’s Day Protest

Posted on February 17, 2025 by deborahshapiro

On January 17, President’s Day, protests against the Trump administration took place in all 50 state capitols. In New York City, thousands marched to Washington Square Park to protest near the great arch memorializing our first President.

Children cheering for the marchers

Protesters marching from Union Square to Washington Square Park

“Down with Autocracy” sign held by a protester in front of the famous Washington Square Arch

Protesters under the Washington Square Arch with a statue of George Washington in the background

There is some irony here since Washington, whose statue is seen on the arch, was a slave owner.

The upside-down American flag is a sign of distress

A protester standing under the Washington Square Arch looks up Fifth Avenue

A safety pin was a sign of resistance to the Nazi occupiers in Norway and the Netherlands during World War II.

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