In October 2002, a group of local anti-war activists started standing in protest every Friday afternoon at the corner of Linden and Carpinteria avenues. Eventually, people started calling the spot âPeace Corner,â and the name stuck.Â
A few weeks ago, on Jan. 22, the group was out for the last time this year. Participation has ebbed and flowed over the years, and for James and Barbara Finch, two of the groupâs most stalwart participants, 18 years and 900 Fridays was enough. âWe have a new president, new peace and new hope, so we decided to stop,â said Barbara.Â
For others, itâs the pandemic that has made the protests untenable and after Covid-19 is quelled, they hope to be back out there.Â