Above: Antiwar protest in Salt Lake City Sunday, April 15, 2018 by Scott Sommerdorf for The Salt Lake Tribune
Weekend protests continued Sunday against the US attack on Syria and US militarism and war. A large protest was held in New York City, as can be seen in the tweet report below.
The focus of the protests also included Israeli murders of unarmed Palestinian protesters on the Gaza border. Thirty-two people have been killed by sniper fire since the Palestinian protests began on March 30. The protests will continue for six weeks until the anniversary of the Nakba on May 15.
In addition to Syria and Israel, people protested the ongoing war in Yemen and threats to Iran, North Korea and Venezuela. People also protested the US military base in Okinawa, Japan and US militarism in the Philippines. The massive increase in spending on war and war preparation, now making up 60 percent of federal discretionary spending, was also protested as people called for divestment from the war machine.
The US antiwar movement, which had become somewhat dormant in the era of Barack Obama due to his rhetoric opposing war and despite his expansion of US militarism, is showing signs of reawakening. More protests are likely in the coming months, especially if the Trump administration escalates or begins wars in other areas.
Protests are planned in the fall, including the Women’s March on the Pentagon on October 20-21, 2018 and the protest against Trump’s military parade on November 11, 2018, the 100th anniversary of Armistice Day (also known as Veterans Day). The Women’s March is planning an ongoing vigil at the Pentagon linking the two protests.
Below is a Twitter Moment created by Margaret Kimberley of Black Agenda Report which shows the protest in New York City.
New York Antiwar Spring Action 2018
Additional protest scenes are provided in the links below.
Proud to be a part of today’s #SpringAgainstWar march in NYC. We need to unite and end the war machine. pic.twitter.com/8hpqfPqqDc
— Lia (@LiaParisyan) April 16, 2018
An antiwar protest at Herald Square #antiwar #protest #nyc #SundayFunday # pic.twitter.com/ndmg632eEG
— EL EL (@EllenLevittEL) April 15, 2018
Video from NYC #springagainstwar @workersworld @Blacks4Peace @UNAC1 pic.twitter.com/uf4VzCg3qu
— Margaret Kimberley (@freedomrideblog) April 16, 2018
Connecting the dots at #SpringAgainstWar – today in NYC pic.twitter.com/jtS0Mx57tz
— WorldBeyondWar.org (@WorldBeyondWar) April 16, 2018
@gmattera, co-chair of @GreenPartyUS, at today’s #NYC #AntiWar rally in #HeraldSquare, sharing with the crowd that #Greens are the only anti-war party w/ballot access @greenpartynyc @GreenPartyofNJ @greenpartyofpa @bcpagreens @knowwhereIstand @metamish @DrJillStein @ajamubaraka pic.twitter.com/CHxon2QPwq
— Stuart Chen-Hayes???️? (@SChenHayes) April 15, 2018
When @workersworld had its first action against the Vietnam war in 1962, nobody could have seen that 1968 was just around the corner. A handful of comrades standing against armed racists could have never seen the ASU would have tens of thousands of members in less than a decade.
— I’m nobody! who are you? (@fivek) April 15, 2018
Joe Lombardo of @UNAC1! #SpringAgainstWar pic.twitter.com/dvI2ZHjrFB
— Workers World Party (@workersworld) April 15, 2018
.@ajamubaraka of @Blacks4Peace! #SpringAgainstWar pic.twitter.com/BMvhvN7d8z
— Workers World Party (@workersworld) April 15, 2018
U.S. out of Okinawa! #SpringAgainstWar pic.twitter.com/nj2xLNCX95
— Workers World Party (@workersworld) April 15, 2018
@medeabenjamin wowing the #AntiWar crowd today in #NYC #heraldsquare and her sign: #diplomacynotwar. @codepink @wardollarshome @codepinknyc @GreenPartyUS @bcpagreens. We talked briefly; I thanked her for all she does to challenge #war. @knowwhereIstand @metamish @gmattera pic.twitter.com/reEhhV1ax6
— Stuart Chen-Hayes???️? (@SChenHayes) April 15, 2018
.@freedomrideblog of @UNAC + @Blacks4Peace + @blkagendareport on the #Russiagate scam! #SpringAgainstWar in NYC pic.twitter.com/BzWkpjqT91
— Workers World Party (@workersworld) April 15, 2018
.@saraflounders of @iacenter at #SpringAgainstWar in NYC pic.twitter.com/DXjoHgjpfg
— Workers World Party (@workersworld) April 15, 2018
#Buffalo NY #HandsOffSyria – End U.S. wars at home & abroad! Apr. 15 #SpringAgainstWar @iacenter @workersworld pic.twitter.com/K3TyhR3ppT
— Greg Butterfield (@redguard1971) April 16, 2018
Great action today! 70 plus people in a blizzard! #handsoffsyria #NoWarOnSyria pic.twitter.com/sO5aZFrpSR
— Anti-War Committee (@AntiwarMN) April 15, 2018
UPDATE: Dozens gather at Capitol to protest Syria airstrikes https://t.co/GsjZ1azZ1E pic.twitter.com/kpXWTIXsrR
— Austin Statesman (@statesman) April 15, 2018
https://www.facebook.com/winstonweeks/posts/10211773999647969?notif_id=1523834963441979¬if_t=notify_me&ref=notif
#CODEPINK Bay Area springing into action at anti-war rally & march in #Oakland @codepink pic.twitter.com/OjIHVLdQfN
— Nancy Mancias (@nancymancias) April 15, 2018
Rhonda Ramiro of BAYAN USA https://t.co/ME5OaC1zuT
— Anti Police-Terror (@APTPaction) April 15, 2018
Cat Brooks https://t.co/x9kxnUF3Kt
— Anti Police-Terror (@APTPaction) April 15, 2018
#Antiwar #rally at #LakeMerritt gathering for #march to #CityHall at 12:30pm, Rally in #FrankOgawaPlaza at 1:30pm #Syria #YemenGenocide #Korea #Phillipines Iraq pic.twitter.com/wo2bXbOs2u
— Jean Quan (@jeanquan) April 15, 2018
⚡️#BREAKING
World community strongly condemns #US-led attack on #Syria#France #GreatBritain #Macron #TheresaMay @POTUS @realDonaldTrump https://t.co/GbTb1O12mY— SMM Syria (@smmsyria) April 16, 2018