The following is a list of rallies and protest marches in

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, which shows the variety of expression of notable political views. Events at the

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are located somewhere between the

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and the

Lincoln Memorial The Lincoln Memorial is a U.S. national memorial built to honor the 16th president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln. It is on the western end of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., across from the Washington Monument, and is in the ...

. The Mall is regulated by the

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which is required to respect the

free speech Freedom of speech is a principle that supports the freedom of an individual or a community to articulate their opinions and ideas without fear of retaliation, censorship, or legal sanction. The rights, right to freedom of expression has been ...

rights of Americans. Following a controversy over the

Million Man March The Million Man March was a large gathering of African-American men in Washington, D.C., on October 16, 1995. Called by Louis Farrakhan, it was held on and around the National Mall. The National African American Leadership Summit, a leading ...

in 1995, the National Park Service stopped releasing crowd size estimates for rallies on the

. Crowd estimates after that point have come from protest organizers, researchers or news outlets. Owing to different methodologies, estimates can vary greatly. Most marches and rallies in Washington are one-time events. Two exceptions are the

March for Life March for Life may refer to: * March for Life (Washington, D.C.), an annual anti-abortion gathering held in Washington, D.C. * March for Life (Paris), an annual demonstration held in Paris protesting abortion * March for Life (Prague), an annual ...

and Rolling Thunder, both held annually. The March for Life is a protest against abortion held on or near January 22 marking the anniversary of the ''

Roe v. Wade ''Roe v. Wade'', 410 U.S. 113 (1973),. was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the Constitution of the United States conferred the right to have an abortion. The decision struck down many federal and st ...

'' Supreme Court case legalizing abortion. The march has been held annually since 1974, typically drawing several hundred thousand demonstrators. Rolling Thunder is a motorcycle demonstration held since 1987 on

Memorial Day Memorial Day (originally known as Decoration Day) is a federal holiday in the United States for mourning the U.S. military personnel who have fought and died while serving in the United States armed forces. It is observed on the last Monda ...

to raise awareness of issues related to American

Prisoner of War A prisoner of war (POW) is a person who is held captive by a belligerent power during or immediately after an armed conflict. The earliest recorded usage of the phrase "prisoner of war" dates back to 1610. Belligerents hold prisoners of wa ...

Missing in action Missing in action (MIA) is a casualty classification assigned to combatants, military chaplains, combat medics, and prisoners of war who are reported missing during wartime or ceasefire. They may have been killed, wounded, captured, ex ...

Before 1900

* 1894 – March 16 to May 1,

Fry's Army Fry's Army was the informal name given to a short-lived radical protest movement organized in Los Angeles, California in 1894 and headed by trade union and socialist political activist Lewis C. Fry. Fry's Army was one of about 40 "Industrial Ar ...

. Protest march by unemployed workers. * 1894 – March 25 to May 1,

Coxey's Army Coxey's Army was a protest march by unemployed workers from the United States, led by Ohio businessman Jacob Coxey. They marched on Washington, D.C. in 1894, the second year of a four-year economic depression that was the worst in United State ...

. Protest march by unemployed workers.

1900–1949

* 1913 – March 3,

Woman Suffrage Procession The Woman Suffrage Procession on 3 March 1913 was the first suffragist parade in Washington, D.C. It was also the first large, organized march on Washington for political purposes. The procession was organized by the suffragists Alice Paul and L ...

. 5,000 march to support

women's voting rights Women's suffrage is the right of women to vote in elections. Beginning in the start of the 18th century, some people sought to change voting laws to allow women to vote. Liberal political parties would go on to grant women the right to vot ...

the day President-elect

Woodrow Wilson Thomas Woodrow Wilson (December 28, 1856February 3, 1924) was an American politician and academic who served as the 28th president of the United States from 1913 to 1921. A member of the Democratic Party, Wilson served as the president of ...

arrived for his swearing in the next day. * 1914 – April–May, Coxey's Army Second March. * 1925 – August 8,

Ku Klux Klan march Ku, KU, or Kū may refer to: Arts and entertainment * Ku (fictional language), a constructed language created for the 2005 film The Interpreter * Esther Ku, a Korean-American comedian * Kumi Koda, Japanese pop star nicknamed Ku or Kuu * In an ali ...

. Between 25,000 and 50,000

Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan (), commonly shortened to the KKK or the Klan, is an American white supremacist, right-wing terrorist, and hate group whose primary targets are African Americans, Jews, Latinos, Asian Americans, Native Americans, and ...

members march to show support for the KKK and demand immigration restrictions based on race and nation of origin. * 1931 – December 6,

Hunger March Hunger marches are a form of protest, social protest that arose in the United Kingdom during the early 20th century. Often the marches involved groups of men and women walking from areas with high unemployment, to London where they would protest ou ...

. Communist-led march of unemployed workers from across the country. * 1932 – January 6,

Cox's Army Cox's was a department store in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. With a four-story flagship store in the downtown business district of McKeesport, Pennsylvania, Cox's had seven retail stores in shopping malls throughout the Pittsburgh area. History Co ...

. A march of 25,000 unemployed Pennsylvanians to encourage Congress to start a public works program. * 1932 – May–July,

Bonus Army The Bonus Army was a group of 43,000 demonstrators – 17,000 veterans of U.S. involvement in World War I, their families, and affiliated groups – who gathered in Washington, D.C., in mid-1932 to demand early cash redemption of their servic ...

. March by 20,000

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veterans and their families seeking advance payment of bonuses from the Hoover administration; two killed. * 1939 – April 9,

Marian Anderson Marian Anderson (February 27, 1897April 8, 1993) was an American contralto. She performed a wide range of music, from opera to Spiritual (music), spirituals. Anderson performed with renowned orchestras in major concert and recital venues throu ...

concert. 75,000 estimated attendance. Integrated concert at

held in defiance of DAR refusal to host her performance * 1943 – October 6,

Rabbis' march The Rabbis' March was a demonstration in support of American and allied action to stop the destruction of European Jewry. It took place in Washington, D.C. on October 6, 1943, three days before Yom Kippur. It was organized by Hillel Kook, nephew o ...

. Protest for American and allied action to stop the destruction of European Jewry.

1950–1999

2000–2009

* 2000 – April 16, Protests of the IMF/World Bank meeting. Supporting march for the A16 street blockades of an IMF/World Bank meeting. * 2000 – April 28 – 30,

Millennium March on Washington The Millennium March on Washington was an event to raise awareness and visibility of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people and issues of LGBT rights in the US, it was held April 28 through April 30, 2000 in Washington, DC. The Mill ...

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political rally. * 2000 – May 14,

Million Mom March The Million Mom March was a rally held on Mother's Day, May 14, 2000 in the Washington, D.C. National Mall by the Million Mom March organization to call for stricter gun control. The march reportedly drew an estimated attendance of 500,000 to 75 ...

. March against

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at Million Mom March website * 2000 – August 26, Rev.

Al Sharpton Alfred Charles Sharpton Jr. (born October 3, 1954) is an American civil rights activist, Baptist minister, talk show host and politician. Sharpton is the founder of the National Action Network. In 2004, he was a candidate for the Democratic ...

organized the "Redeem the Dream" march in Washington DC commemorating the 37th anniversary of Rev. Martin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech. * 2000 – September 26,

Brides March Against Domestic Violence A bride is a woman who is about to be married or who is newlywed. When marrying, the bride's future spouse, (if male) is usually referred to as the ''bridegroom'' or just ''groom''. In Western culture, a bride may be attended by a maid, brides ...

. Demonstration of several women in wedding dresses marching to raise domestic violence awareness. * 2000 – October 16,

Million Family March The Million Family March was a rally in Washington D.C. to celebrate family unity and racial and religious harmony; as well as to address other issues, including abortion, capital punishment, health care, education, welfare and Social Security ref ...

* 2001 – January 20, Counter-

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demonstrations against President

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* 2001 – September 29,

Anti-Capitalist Convergence Anti-Capitalist Convergences (ACC) are organizations which sprang up in North America in the late 1990s and early 2000s as forms of coordinating activities by the growing social justice, anarchist, and environmentalist anti-capitalists Anti-c ...

. Originally an organized protest to counter planned World Bank and IMF meetings, many protesters backed out after the World Bank and IMF canceled their meetings in the wake of the

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. The protest was turned into the first of several

protests against the invasion of Afghanistan The proposed invasion of Afghanistan prompted protests with mass demonstrations in the days leading up to the official launch of the war on October 7, 2001. The continuation of the war in Afghanistan from 2001 to 2021 lead to further protest and ...

, the first major action of the

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. * 2002 - April 15, National Rally in Solidarity With Israel. 100,000 people rally in support of the State of Israel. * 2002 – August 17, Millions for Reparations March. This march, held on the National Mall, called for reparations for slavery in the United States. Various speakers talked about the state of racism in the U.S., and the need to redress the wrongs of the past. * 2002 – October 26,

Protests against the Iraq War Beginning in late 2002, and continuing after the 2003 invasion of Iraq, large-scale protests against the Iraq War were held in many cities worldwide, often coordinated to occur simultaneously around the world. After the biggest series of demon ...

. Attended by over 100,000 people. * 2003 – January 18,

Anti-war Demonstration A political demonstration is an action by a mass group or collection of groups of people in favor of a political or other cause or people partaking in a protest against a cause of concern; it often consists of walking in a mass march formati ...

. Between "10s of thousands" and 200,000 in attendance on the National Mall. * 2004 – April 25,

March for Women's Lives The March for Women's Lives was a protest demonstration held on April 25, 2004 at the National Mall in Washington, D. C. There was approximately 1.3 million participants. The demonstration was led by seven groups; National Organization for Wo ...

. A

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march; between 500,000 and 1,100,000 attend. * 2004 – October 17,

Million Worker March The Million Worker March was a rally against perceived attacks upon working families in America and what organizers described as millions of jobs lost during the Bush administration with the complicity of the Congress of the United States. The ...

. * 2005 – January 20, Counter-inaugural protests. Demonstrations against

's second inauguration. * 2005 – September 24, Anti-War in Iraq protest. * 2005 – October 15,

Millions More Movement The Millions More Movement was launched by a broad coalition of African American leaders to mark the commemoration of the 10th Anniversary of the Million Man March. A mass march on Washington, DC, was held on October 15, 2005, to galvanize public s ...

. March to commemorate the 10th Anniversary of the ''Million Man March''. * 2006 – March 6, ProjectMARCH. March for colon cancer screening for all adults * 2007 – January 27,

January 27, 2007 anti-war protest The January 27, 2007 anti-war protest was an anti-war march sponsored by United for Peace and Justice in Washington, D.C. The official event consisted of a rally and march at the United States Capitol Building, United States Capitol. At the prote ...

. Sponsored by

United for Peace and Justice United for Peace and Justice (UFPJ) is a coalition of more than 1,300
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. * 2007 – March 17,

March 17, 2007 anti-war protest __NOTOC__ The March 17, 2007 anti-war protest was an anti-war demonstration sponsored by ANSWER Coalition that marched from Constitution Gardens in Washington, D.C. to The Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia. The date was selected to coincide with ...

. March against the

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2010

* March 20 – March 20, 2010 anti-war protest. March on the White House against wars in Afghanistan and

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. * March 21 – March for America. 200,000 people call for comprehensive immigration reform. * August 28 –

Restoring Honor Rally The Restoring Honor rally was held August 28, 2010 at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. and was organized by Glenn Beck to "restore honor in America" and to raise funds for the non-profit Special Operations Warrior Foundation. Billed as ...

, cosponsored by

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and promoted as a "celebration of America's heroes and heritage." The number of attendees is

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. Event organizer

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also held an event at the Kennedy Center called "Divine Destiny" focused more on faith and religion on 8/27. * September 27 – Appalachia Rising, a march of 4,000 residents from across Appalachia, to the EPA and the White House, demanding an end to destructive

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practices. About 113 people were arrested in front of the White House as part of a direct action protest, including Jim Hansen, known as the father of the global warming movement. A series of workshops and seminars were held by the event's organizers at Georgetown University the weekend directly prior to the march, discussing topics such as

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, Appalachian History, and political organizing. * October 2 – One Nation Working Together March for Jobs, Peace and Justice. Rally at the Lincoln Memorial to press for immigration reform, financial reform. * October 30 –

Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear The Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear was a gathering that took place on October 30, 2010, at the National Mall in Washington, D.C. The rally was led by Jon Stewart, host of the satirical news program ''The Daily Show'', and Stephen Colbert ...

– Held by talk show hosts

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and

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to oppose radical political trends in American politics. A crowd estimate commissioned by

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by AirPhotosLive.com estimated 215,000 people attended, with a

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of plus or minus 10 percent. According to

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of the ''

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'', the

privately told

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there were "well over 200,000" people present. * December 16 – Veterans for Peace rally in Lafayette Park and on the White House sidewalk. 131 people arrested for blocking the view of the White House per 36 CFR 7.96 (g)(5)(viii), the "ten yards" rule, upheld in 1984–5271 in the White House Vigil for the ERA v. Clark, as a time-place-manner exception to the First Amendment, to achieve a fundamental purpose of the Park Service specified in USC16 article 1.

2011

* October 1 –

Occupy D.C. Occupy D.C. was an occupation of public space in Washington, D.C. based at McPherson Square and connected to the Occupy movements that sprung up across the United States in Fall 2011. The group had been demonstrating in McPherson Square since Octob ...

* October 16 – The Right2Know March for Genetically Engineered Foods (GMO) to be labeled in the United States. The march left New York City on October 1 and arrived after marching 313 miles to the White House. More than 1000 people participated in the march. * October 15 – Jobs and Justice march to protest poverty, homelessness and high unemployment. * November 9–23 –

Occupy Wall Street Occupy Wall Street (OWS) was a protest Social movement, movement against economic inequality and the Campaign finance, influence of money in politics that began in Zuccotti Park, located in New York City's Financial District, Manhattan, Wall S ...

protesters march from New York City to Washington DC, to demonstrate at a congressional committee meeting to decide whether to keep President Barack Obama's extension of tax cuts enacted under former President George W. Bush. Protesters say the cuts benefit only rich Americans.

2012

* January 11 – Close Guantanamo – 271 people in jumpsuits marched from the White House to the Supreme Court, along with 750 others not in jumpsuits. * February 20 – Veterans Support Ron Paul, March on the White House – Approximately 320 – 558 Veterans and active duty Veterans Marched, with another 1500 supporting behind the march. Upon arriving at the White House, the veterans and active military service members turned their backs to symbolically signify that they didn't condone recent wars. There was an eight-minute hand salute for every active duty military member who had committed suicide under Obama. There was a rally for 2 hours before the march at the Washington Memorial and a 6-hour after party at the rock n roll hotel. *March 24 – Reason Rally – The

Reason Rally The first Reason Rally was a public gathering for secularism and religious skepticism held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2012. The rally was sponsored by major atheistic and secular organizations of the United States and wa ...

was a rally for secularism and religious skepticism held on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. on March 24, 2012. Approximately 20,000 people in attendance. 2] The rally was sponsored by major atheistic and secular organizations of the United States and was regarded as a "Woodstock for atheists and skeptics". Future events include "Reason Rally 2016", scheduled for June 2, 2016 at the Lincoln Memorial. *July 28 – Stop the Frack Attack Rally – 5,000 people marched calling for an end of dangerous and dirty drilling using the process of

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. The march led to the formation of the Stop the Frack Attack Network. *November 3 –

Million Puppet March Initially called the Million Muppet March, Million Puppet March was a grassroots rally organized during the 2012 Presidential campaign in support of continued public funding of public media.

– Approximately 1,500 people and puppets marched in support of continued funding for public broadcasting. The march was later recognized as the largest puppet march by RecordSetter. *November 17 – Move:DC – Approximately 10,000 people marched around the White House to call for an end to the LRA in Central Africa, with the march concluding at the Washington Monument. The march and rally were organized by

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as a part of the

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campaign.

2013

* January 26 –

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– After

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in December 2012. * February 17 – Forward on Climate – An estimated 40,000 people rallied on the Mall and marched to the White House demanding action on

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from President Barack Obama and the US Government. Particular focus was put on stopping the expansion of the

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. * September 7 – NO War Against Syria – Over 500 people gathered to demand an end to the drive to war. Organized by the

, the protest was supported by a wide range of organizations including

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, United National Anti-war Coalition and the All-African People's Revolutionary Party. * October 13 – "Million Vet March" – Thousands of protesters expressed their dissatisfaction over the closure of national memorials honoring the service of American veterans in combat administered by the

which have been officially closed due to the

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. Protesters removed barricades (or "Barrycades" as coined by the protesters) from the

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and brought them to the fence surrounding the

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and

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made appearances at this rally.

2014

* December 13 – Justice for All – Thousands march to call attention to the recent deaths of unarmed African American men at the hands of police.

2015

* August 26 –

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– March and Rally from St. Stephen's Episcopal Church to National Mall, Washington, D.C

* October 10 – 20th Anniversary of the Million Man March: Justice or Else – to commemorate the twentieth anniversary of the

2016

* April –

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– March to Washington, D.C. and sit-ins for progressive reforms. * May – (Break Free) March from Lafayette Park to Lincoln Memorial protesting for divestment from fossil fuels and stopping offshore drilling. * July 16 – Together 2016 rally –

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and musical groups and musicians, including Hillsong United and

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, participated in a gathering of thousands of

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s on the National Mall.. Although the event was originally scheduled to conclude at 9 p.m., it ended at 4 p.m. due to excessive heat. Officers reportedly responded to 350 medical calls for heat-related injuries. The large number of people who lost

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because of

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s. * August 26 – Women's Equality Day – March and Rally from St. Stephen's Episcopal Church to National Mall, Washington, D.C. * September 11 – Restoring Freedom – Hundreds protested the Unconstitutional practices of the Family Court systems.

2017

* January 20 – The

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Protests. Actions that occurred in Washington, DC that attempted to disrupt events of the presidential inauguration of the 45th U.S. President, Donald Trump. * January 21 –

Women's March on Washington Women's March may refer to: * Women's March on Versailles, a 1789 march in Paris * Women's Sunday, a 1908 suffragette march in London * Woman Suffrage Procession, a 1913 march and rally in Washington, D.C. * Women's March (South Africa), a 1956 ma ...

, estimated 1,500,000 protesters marched in the Nation's Capital ( with over 1.3 million estimated marched across the United States), and another 3,200,000 marched across the world to promote women's rights, immigration reform, and LGBTQ rights, and to address racial inequities, worker's issues, and environmental issues. This marks the protest as the largest combined protest across the United States. * January 27 – The annual

protest through Washington, D.C. in dissent of the decision made in the 1973 Supreme Court case ''Roe v. Wade''. * January 28 – 2017 United States Donald Trump airport protests Thousands of protesters across varying U.S. airports to protest

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. In implementation of the order, an estimated 375 travelers were affected by the order. * January 29 – More than 5,000 protesters marched from the White House to the U.S. Capitol to demonstrate opposition to the

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executive order. Thousands of protesters also appeared at airports across the country. * March 4 – March 4 Trump * March 10 – Native People's March on Washington - Thousands of primarily Indigenous people marched from west of Union Station to Lafyette square. The march was led in part by members of the

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and protested the

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, broken treaties, and the U.S. Government's treatment of Indigenous people. The event began on March 7, when a symbolic Tipi camp was erected at the Washington Monument. * April 15 – Tax March, The intent of the march was to pressure U.S. President Donald Trump to release his tax returns. * April 22 –

March for Science The March for Science (formerly known as the Scientists' March on Washington) is an international series of rallies and marches held on Earth Day. The inaugural march was held on April 22, 2017, in Washington, D.C., and more than 600 other cit ...

, The march in Washington drew about 40,000 participants and proceeded to the National Mall where scientists and others discussed their work and the importance of evidence-based policy. * April 29 – People's Climate March. Between 100,000 and 200,000 protested, in unseasonably warm temperatures, Trump's anti-climate agenda * May 1 – May Day Action: Immigrants and Workers March * May 28 – PGA Trump Protest on Memorial Day weekend against President Trump's with the internet of disrupting Senior PGA Senior Championship at Trump National Golf Course Washington DC to be broadcast live on NBC. * June 3 – About 100,000 protesters participated in the

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to demand a large scale and quick investigation of American and Russian political collusion in the 2016 election. * June 11 –

National Pride March The National Pride March, also known as the Equality March for Unity and Pride and LGBT Resist March, occurred on June 11, 2017, in conjunction with Washington, D.C.'s annual pride parade, Capital Pride. The event was organized by New York gay a ...

* August 26 – Women's Equality Day – March and Rally from St. Stephen's Episcopal Church to National Mall, Washington, D.C. * September 16 – Juggalo March on Washington to protest the FBI gang label (see

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) * September 16 –

Mother of All Rallies The Mother of All Rallies (M.O.A.R.) was a rally held on September 16, 2017, at the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States, in support of President Donald Trump. The event was held on the same day as other demonstrations throughout the ...

at The National Mall in Washington D.C. * September 18 – Restoring Freedom: March to protest the Family Court systems. * September 30 – March for Racial Justice; March for Black Women * October 7 – National Popular Vote March for 2020

2018

* January 19 –

2018 - The annual March for Life protest through Washington, D.C. in dissent of the decision made in the 1973 Supreme Court case ''Roe v. Wade''. * January 20 & 21 –

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- Thousands took to the streets on the anniversary of the inauguration of Donald Trump as president of the United States. * March 24 –

March for Our Lives March for Our Lives (MFOL) was a student-led demonstration in support of gun control legislation. It took place in Washington, D.C., on March 24, 2018, with over 880 sibling events throughout the United States and around the world, and w ...

* April 14 –

- This year the main focus was on direct advocacy, encouraging people to get involved to build a future where science informs the policies that impact our lives and communities. * June 28 – Women Disobey, Protest against the Trump administration family separation policy. * June 30 –

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, more than 30,000 people rallied in downtown D.C. to protest the Trump administration's immigration policies. * August 12 –

Unite the Right 2 The "Unite the Right 2" rally (also called Unite the Right II) was a white supremacist rally that occurred on August 12, 2018, at Lafayette Square near the White House in Washington, D.C., United States. It was organized by Jason Kessler to ...

* September 8 – Rise for Climate * November 8 – Nobody Is Above the Law

2019

* January 18 –

2019 - The annual March for Life protest through Washington, D.C. in dissent of the decision made in the 1973 Supreme Court case ''Roe v. Wade''. * January 18 –

Indigenous Peoples March The Indigenous Peoples March was a demonstration and march on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., on January 18, 2019. The event included speeches, prayers, songs, and dance. Its goal was to draw attention to global injustices against indigeno ...

(and many other solidarity marches) * January 19 –

(and many other local marches) * February 16 – Take Back the Vote, march on Washington before Congress introduces the new Voting Rights Act. * March 14 – Kids at Washington Liberty, Yorktown, and other schools near D.C, marched against gun violence. Kids wore orange and held big signs to protest. * March 15 –

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, international movement of school students, repeating event * May 27 – Last ride by Rolling Thunder in Washington, DC. * July 9 –

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Rally demanding that Congress formally declare a climate emergency * September –

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2020

* February 8 – About one hundred members of the

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group

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marched along the National Mall from the Lincoln Memorial to the U. S. Capitol. * May 31 – Ongoing protests over the

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begin in Minneapolis, with the protests quickly spreading nationally.

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in Washington, D.C. and its suburbs continued into June, drawing thousands. * August 28 – Tens of thousands gathered to commemorate the 57th anniversary of the March on Washington, which was announced in June during the funeral of

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and will be led by Rev. Al Sharpton along with the NAACP. * October 3 – Unsilent Majority March On Washington * November 14 – Thousands of protesters marched to support

and his claims of voter fraud in the November 3 election . * December 12 - Thousands of Trump supporters, including a large group of

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, to protest electoral vote counts. In clashes with counter-protesters, 4 people are stabbed.

2021

* January 6 – A crowd gathered for the 'Save America' march to express grievances over the allegedly fraudulent 2020 election. This gathering was immediately followed by the

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* April 12- Protestors marched through D.C. to

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the

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. The group met at

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, before marching through

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and its

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. * July 11 - 3000 people rally against anti-semitism. * September 18 - Protest to support those jailed because of their actions during the January 6th

. Several hundred held a rally in Union Square park in front of the Capitol. Four arrests were made.

2022

* January 23 - Thousands of protesters began marching at Washington D.C. on Sunday, planning to march from the

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to the

, in protest of the federal mandates for vaccination against COVID-19. The

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, and

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have been monitoring the organization of the protests for weeks and began taking early measures against the protests. * May 12 - Million Nurse March. Nurses from across the country took part in the Million Nurse March in D.C. to protest pay caps and demand better conditions.