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Seniors Beat Pots to Defend D.C. | Washington DC News
Eighty-eight-year-old Sue HartDegen and her neighbors in D.C. are turning pots and pans into protest tools, banging them nightly at 7 PM for a year to remind the city — and the world — that Washington isn’t a war zone, even with National Guard troops on the streets. Starting last August, this grassroots movement began as a way for seniors like Sue, who can’t march in big rallies, to make their voices heard — often while using walkers and oxygen tanks. Some residents show support by hanging D.C. flags from balconies, quietly declaring pride in their city. As they mark one year of protest…
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