Pete Perry

Who is Pete Perry?

Peter Perry was born in Washington, DC on October 31, 1969. He is a peace and social justice activist who has been affiliated with the National Campaign for Nonviolent Resistance and the Washington Peace Center.

Perry helped organize one of the protests on the second inauguration of President George W. Bush on January 20, 2005 in Washington DC.

On February 9, 2005 Perry and activists David Barrows and Midge Potts protested US torture and the nomination and confirmation hearings of Alberto Gonzalez for United States Attorney General. The demonstration occurred on the steps of The United States Supreme Court. The three were subsequently convicted in DC Superior Court June 30, 2005 for violating Title 40 sec. 6135 of US Code. However, they appealed to DC Superior Court and on January 23, 2007 in that appeal, the Czech Ambassador to The United Nations, Martin Palous, appeared on their behalf.

Perry, Barrows, with Mike Ferner, a member of Veterans for Peace, and Malachy Kilbride interrupted the US House Appropriations Committee in March 2006 that was in the process of voting on $67,000,000,000 in military funding for the US war and occupation of Iraq and Afghanistan.

Perry continued protesting the Iraq War, and as a resident of Maryland, at that time, he joined other peace activists in early 2007 "occupying" the Capitol Hill office of Senator Barbara Mikulski.