Street theater

Politics | A colorful march, a motivational homeless movie, and dubious news find audiences in the nation’s capital | Becky Perry

Clad in shades of their signature color—fuchsia foam tiaras, rosy wigs, magenta feather boas—the women of CODEPINK gathered on the stone steps of the Navy Memorial to stage an Iraq war protest that assembled celebrities, lawmakers, and activists at the U.S. Capitol.

Convened on a brisk but sunny Saturday morning, the crowd of several hundred chanted anti-war slogans: "They say Code War/ we say Code Pink," a jab at the color-coded terror alert system. Tie-dyed pink banners and glittery posters proclaimed: "Give Bush the Pink Slip," "Resistance is Fertile," and "Augmentation is for Boobs."

In festively pink galoshes, rhinestone glasses, and a feathered hat, CODEPINK organizer Jodie Evans grabbed the microphone to declare, "This is what peace looks like."

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