The Peace Tank makes an appearance at the People’s March, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Gary Fields)
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People march toward the Lincoln Memorial during the People’s March, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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People march in the People’s March, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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People march in the People’s March, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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People march past the Washington Monument during the People’s March, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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The Peace Tank makes an appearance at the People’s March, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Gary Fields)
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The Peace Tank makes an appearance at the People’s March, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Gary Fields)
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People march toward the Lincoln Memorial during the People’s March, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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People march toward the Lincoln Memorial during the People’s March, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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People march in the People’s March, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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People march in the People’s March, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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People march in the People’s March, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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People march in the People’s March, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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People march past the Washington Monument during the People’s March, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
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People march past the Washington Monument during the People’s March, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mike Stewart)
Thousands of signs with different messages dotted K Street NW as protesters staged at three different areas within a five-block radius.
Lillian Fenske, 31, drove six hours from Greensboro, North Carolina, to participate. Her signs expressed concern over oligarchs and the disunity. “America is not for sale,” said one, while another said simply, “Divided We Fall.”
Nearby, Ary Mondragon, 39, and Ren Lee, in her late 30s, stood near a plywood tank with Peace Tank on the side. Lee, a local activist, said, “It’s not really about the White House or DC, or just our streets or even America.It is global, the inequality, the way that our economic injustices are shaped in every single fashion and every single corner of this world. When we think about the peace tank, it’s really about a movement for equality.”
Mondragon said the tank, which has been a fixture at recent protests, is full of symbolism. “It’s actually a piece of art that does not move unless we all push together. It’s always a physical representation of our collective power and the collective liberation and energy,” she said.
