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fromenglish.elpais.com
5 days ago

Chapter 10: Architecture and decoration as a form of power

The Trump administration attempted to dismantle a 44-year White House peace vigil while pursuing a policy to reshape federal architecture toward classical, gilded-age aesthetics.
fromwww.ocregister.com
1 month ago

A decades-long peace vigil outside the White House is dismantled after Trump's order

Philipos Melaku-Bello, a volunteer who has manned the vigil for years, told The Associated Press that the Park Police removed it early Sunday morning. He said officials justified the removal by mislabeling the memorial as a shelter. The difference between an encampment and a vigil is that an encampment is where homeless people live, Melaku-Bello said. As you can see, I don't have a bed. I have signs and it is covered by the First Amendment right to freedom of speech and freedom of expression.
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