Engaging a Protester

Outside the White House, students walked through Lafayette Park and met Conception Picciotto, who has been protesting in the park every day since 1981. For some seeing a person with such strong convictions that she would devote her life to a daily vigil was an eye-opening experience.

Students engaged her with curiosity, respect, and an open mind. They listened to her express her opinions, asked a few questions, and read her signs. Most importantly, however, as they walked away, they made their own opinions about her cause.