White House Peace Vigil

The White House Peace Vigil, March 2025
The Vigil, staffed by volunteers Philipos Melaku-Bello (left) and Joe Brown (right), with Lafayette Square in the background.
The Vigil facing the White House.

The White House Peace Vigil is an anti-nuclear weapons peace vigil started by William Thomas in 1981. Thomas believed it to be the longest running uninterrupted anti-war protest in U.S. history.

After Thomas's death in 2009, it was maintained around-the-clock by Concepción Picciotto until her death in 2016, and also by other volunteers to prevent the vigil from being dismantled by authorities. Craig S. Thompson, one of those volunteers, spends about 40 hours per week at the vigil.

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