Concepcion Picciotto

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Concepción Picciotto February 2004

Concepcion Picciotto (1945? - ), also known as Conchita or Connie, has lived in Lafayette Square on the 1600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue, in Washington, D.C., across from the White House since August 1, 1981 in protest of nuclear arms.

Born Concepción Martín in Vigo, Spain, she emigrated to the United States at the age of 18. She worked in New York at the Spanish consulate. She fell in love with an Italian businessman and married him at 21. However, a bitter separation and custody battle cost her her home, her daughter and her job.

Picciotto was featured in Michael Moore's 2004 film Fahrenheit 9/11.