Trump may be about to drag the United States directly into a devastating regional war in the Middle East with an attack on Iran. In these critical days and hours, all people who oppose the war machine need to be in the streets! Protests across the country will take place on June 18, as part of a national day of action.
Register your protest here
Already, the administration has backed the brutal Israeli bombardment that has caused widespread civilian casualties — carried out with an arsenal paid for with our taxpayer dollars. But now, Trump may be on the verge of ordering direct U.S. strikes that would escalate the war to unspeakably dangerous new heights. U.S. “boots on the ground” could easily be drawn in, and war could ripple across the entire region or even the whole world. We need to take a stand and prevent this from becoming a reality!
After having committed genocide in Gaza for nearly two years, the Israeli regime is now igniting an even wider war across the Middle East with its unprovoked attack against Iran. And regime change in Iran — which controls vast oil and gas resources — has been a long-standing goal of the Pentagon and the State Department establishment. But the people of this country have nothing to gain and so much to lose if the warmongers get their way.
List of June 18 protests (check here for frequent updates)
Asheville, North Carolina
Pack Square
6:30 p.m.
Boston, Massachusetts
MA State House (24 Beacon St)
6:00 p.m.
Burlington, Vermont
Top of Church Street
6:00 p.m.
Champaign-Urbana, Illinois
Champaign County Courthouse (101 E. Main St, Urbana)
5:30 p.m.
Cincinnati, Ohio
City Hall
12:00 p.m.
Concord, New Hampshire
NH State House, 107 N Main St, Concord, NH 03301
6:00 p.m.
Eastsound, Washington
Corner of Main St. & North Beach Rd.
12:00 p.m.
Eugene, Oregon
211 E 7th St
5:00 p.m.
Fresno, California
2500 Tulare St.
11:00 a.m.
Kansas City, Missouri
W 43rd St & Broadway Blvd
6:00 p.m.
Las Vegas, Nevada
Federal Courthouse
6:00 p.m.
Los Angeles, California
Wilshire Federal Building (11000 Wilshire Blvd)
5:00 p.m.
Martinsburg, West Virginia
100 E. King Street – Martinsburg Square
6:00 p.m.
New York City
Bryant Park (Library steps)
6:00 p.m.
Richmond, Virginia
Monroe Park
6:00 p.m.
Sacramento, California
Outside Memorial Auditorium and 16th and J St.
5:00 p.m.
Washington, D.C.
The White House
6:00 p.m.
Call your representative and Senators in Congress right now to demand they vote in favor of the War Powers Act resolution that will be debated and voted on in the coming days.
Mass opposition is growing to the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran. We have been in the streets in the past week condemning this act of aggression alongside millions of people who oppose Trump’s agenda, and we are planning for other actions later this week. In the coming hours, a rare debate will unfold in Congress on a measure that would prohibit Trump from ordering an all-out U.S. attack on Iran. This is a moment when we need to use every avenue possible to make it clear that millions of people reject this drive to war.
Only Congress has the power to declare war under the Constitution. If Trump were to unilaterally start a new war, it would be illegal under both international and U.S. law. Although over the years Congress has routinely capitulated to the White House on issues of war and peace, the War Powers Act remains an important tool to reign in unilateral military actions by the president. The majority of people in this country do not want to start another endless war — we need to make sure every politician in Washington votes with that fact on their mind.