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  • Three Ithacans Arrested at the White House

    01/01/2003 5:33:21 PM PST · by Behind Liberal Lines · 75 replies · 808+ views
    Tompkins County Green Party ^ | Sunday, December 29 2002 | Linda Holzbaur
    Lisa Guido, Peter DeMott and Grace Ritter of Ithaca and 13 others were arrested on December 28, 1:30 pm at the White House in Washington DC for participating in a nonviolent, peaceful die-in to protest the ongoing war against Iraq and the invasion of Iraq, now well underway. Some of the participants poured their own blood on themselves during the protest. DeMott and Ritter were charged with participating in a stationary demonstration in a restricted area and released with an order to appear in DC court on April 16; Guido is still being held. All three were part of the...