Multiple activists have been arrested in Washington DC as actress Alyssa Milano led massive protests against Brett Kavanaugh on the eve of the high-stakes Senate hearing.
Demonstrators wearing ‘Believe Women’ t-shirts screamed and chanted on Wednesday outside the offices of several senators in protest over Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court.
Several women were arrested in the hall of the Dirksen Senate Office Building and outside the office of Alaska Republican Senator Dan Sullivan.
Actress Alyssa Milano led protesters in the Senate on Wednesday against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
Multiple activists were arrested in Washington DC on Wednesday as they protested against Brett Kavanaugh on the eve of the high-stakes Senate hearing
One of those women screamed for an end to rape as she was led away in restraints by US Capitol Police.
Activists also held up signs outside Maine Senator Susan M. Collins’ office in a bid to persuade her to vote against President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee.
Alyssa Milano led protesters as they banged on the door of Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith to urge her staffers to listen to the stories of sexual assault survivors.
‘Open the door, hear the stories,’ the Charmed actress and fellow protesters chanted repeatedly.
Milano tweeted that she was in DC because ‘I don’t believe any man’s misogyny should take precedent over a survivor’s humanity’.
‘We tried to see (senators) Murkowski, Collins and Hyde-Smith today and share our stories of survival. They refused to see us.’
A tearful Alyssa Milano led the massive protests against Brett Kavanaugh on Wednesday – just days after revealing she was a victim of sexual assault
Alyssa Milano led protesters as they banged on the door of Mississippi Senator Cindy Hyde-Smith to urge her staffers to listen to the stories of sexual assault survivors
Emily Thompson (fron left) recounts her story of being sexually assaulted beside protesters including actress Alyssa Milano
The Charmed actress (left) cried as she and other protesters shared stories of sexual assault as they demonstrated against the nomination of Kavanaugh
Many protesters wore shirts or sashes with ‘Believe Women’ emblazoned across it as they were led away by US Capitol Police
Activists hold signs up outside the office of Maine Senator Susan M. Collins in support of Kavanaugh’s chief accuser Christine Blasey Ford
Activists chanted loudly in the hall of Dirksen Senate Office Building during the protest
Capitol Police arrested this activist at the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Wednesday
Milano’s appearance on Capitol Hill comes just days after revealing she was sexually assaulted 30 years ago but never reported the incident to authorities or told her parents because ‘justice was never an option.’
Protesters have been flooding Capitol Hill all week in support of Kavanaugh’s chief accuser Christine Blasey Ford.
Authorities are preparing for hundreds more demonstrators on Thursday when Senators head both Ford and Kavanaugh’s sides.
In testimony for Thursday’s Senate hearing, Kavanaugh has acknowledged drinking in high school with his friends, but says he’s never done anything ‘remotely resembling’ the sexual misconduct alleged by his chief accuser.
Two more women have come forward this week with allegations of sexual misconduct involving Kavanaugh.
Hoping the hearing will yield no new surprises, the Judiciary Committee scheduled its own vote on Kavanaugh for Friday.
US Capitol Police escorted a smiling woman from the building on Wednesday
A woman wearing a ‘Believe Women’ shirt was escorted away in restraints by Capitol Police
A demonstrator shouts to end rape as she is arrested outside the Capitol Hill office of US Senator Dan Sullivan, Republican of Alaska, on Tuesday
A protester wearing a sign saying ‘I believe survivors’ was escorted away in restraints Tuesday