"What was intended to be a barrier became a public canvas instead. There are now 1.7 miles of new fencing and barricades surrounding the White House grounds, but protesters did not let that deter them from exercising their First Amendment rights. The fence has been adorned with protest art and signs left by demonstrators over the last week."—Text & images via dcist . . . #protestart #artivism #activism #blacklivesmatter #blm #powertothepeople #speakupspeakout