Career
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 West. Bush on January 20, 2005 in Washington District of Columbia. On February 9, 2005 Perry and activists David Barrows and Midge Potts protested United States 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 District of Columbia Superior Court June 30, 2005 for violating Title 40 secretary
6135 of United States Code. However, they appealed to District of Columbia Superior Court and on January 23, 2007 in that appeal, the Czechoslovakian Ambassador to The United Nations, Martin Palous, appeared on their behalf. 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.
By 2008 Perry had expanded his activism with the Washington Peace Center to include addressing the apparent rise in anti-gay violence in Washington District of Columbia. Due to several violent anti-gay attacks Perry organized with other communities in Washington District of Columbia. Perry was a lead organizer of one of the first anti-war protests at the White House during President Barack Obama"s administration in October 2009. This action resulted in more than 60 peaceful protesters arrested on the White House sidewalk.
On May 21, 2009 Perry, Steve Mihalis, Eve Tetaz, and Ellen Barfield protested the funding of the spreading war and the occupation of Afghanistan.
They interrupted Admiral Michael Mullen, Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff as he spoke to United States Senate Foreign Relations Committee chair, United States Senator John Kerry. The committee was discussing President Barack Obama"s counter-terrorism strategy in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Perry stood up and quoted Senator Kerry"s own words from Kerry"s antiwar protests in which he said "“How do you ask someone to be the last American soldier to die for a mistake?”
As a result of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee protest, Perry and Barfield were sentenced by Judge Lynn Liebovitz in December 2009 after being convicted by a jury.
Barfield was sentenced to 25 days in jail, and Perry received a four-day sentence.
They were also given lengthy stay-away orders from Capitol Hill. Tetaz was also sentenced to 25 days in jail on January 25, 2010.
Perry has recently taken a much less visible role in activism, although he donates to various small progressive organizations. Perry was the coordinator of the Washington Peace Center in 2007.
In 2011 Perry was an organizer with the Bradley Manning Support Network.
