Oxfam reaction to Spain, Brazil and South Africa launching a new coalition to tax the super-rich

. . SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT . .

An article from Oxfam

In response to Spain, Brazil and South Africa’s new global coalition to tax the super-rich, launched today at the Fourth Financing for Development Conference in Seville, Oxfam Tax Justice Policy Lead Susana Ruiz said: 

“We welcome the leadership of Brazil, Spain and South Africa in calling for taxes on the super-rich. People around the world are pushing for more countries to reject the corrupting political influence of oligarchies. Taxation of the super-rich is a vital tool to secure sustainable development and fight inequalities. The wealth of the richest 1% has surged $33.9 trillion since 2015, enough to end annual poverty 22 times, yet billionaires only pay around 0.3% in real taxes.  


“This extreme inequality is being driven by a financial system that puts the interests of a wealthy few above everyone else. This concentration of wealth is blocking progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals and keeping over three billion people living in poverty: over half of poor countries are spending more on debt repayments than on healthcare or education. 

“In a tense geopolitical environment, Spain, Brazil and South Africa have taken an important step in forging an alliance here at the UN conference in Seville to show political will for taxation of the super-rich. Now other countries must follow their lead and join forces. This year, the FFD in Seville, COP30 in Brazil and G20 in South Africa are key opportunities for international cooperation to tax the super-rich and invest in a sustainable future that puts human rights and equality at its core.”

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Opposing tax havens and corruption: part of the culture of peace?

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Download the Oxfam report “From Private Profit to Public Power: Financing Development, Not Oligarchy ” which was launched ahead of the Fourth Financing for Development Conference with new analysis on economic inequality.

Greenpeace and Oxfam International commissioned a study this month on public opinion on taxing the super-rich. The research was conducted by first party data company Dynata  in May-June 2025, in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Kenya, Italy, India, Mexico, the Philippines, South Africa, Spain, the UK and the US. The survey had approximately 1200 respondents per country, with a margin of error of +-2.83%. Together, these countries represent close to half the world’s population. See the results here.

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Moreover, an official side event on inequality and tax reform will take place at 2.30pm on July 1, 2025, at the FIBES Exhibition Centre room 20 joined by high-level government representatives from Brazil, Spain and South Africa, international organizations and global experts. See note here.

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English bulletin July 1, 2025

THE PEOPLE TAKE TO THE STREETS

Fed up with the wars and militarism of their countries, the people of Europe, North America and the Middle East have taken to the streets in protest.

In the United States, more than 5 million people participated in the No Kings rallies on June 14 to protest the escalating abuses of power by President Trump. CPNN has republished photos of No Kings rallies from all 50 states. One of the organizers, Joseph Gerson of Mass Peace Action, explained, “If you had doubts about Trump/MAGA tyrannical ambitions and the threat to democracy, think about Trump’s illegal and totally mobilization of National Guard troops,  the dispatch of Marines to repress protests in Los Angeles, the threat to arrest Governor Newsom or Trump’s stupid birthday gift to himself – his massively expensive and wasteful military parade.”

The map republished by CPNN showed that the thousands of demonstrations took place throughout the United States, including in those states that voted for Trump.

The protest in San Antonio, Texas faced National Guard sent by the pro-Trump governor of the state, who predicted violence. Instead, however, the protest was more like a fiesta with mariachi and conjunto music. According to the mayor, “Once again, San Antonio has demonstrated that we have a long tradition of peaceful demonstrations and protests in support of human rights and civil rights.”

In The Hague, Netherlands on June 15, a demonstration against the government’s support of Israeli genocide was so large that it stretched for five kilometers, as shown in a video republished on CPNN. Rights groups such as Amnesty International and Oxfam organised the demonstration through the city to the International Court of Justice, creating a so-called “red line”. Many waving Palestinian flags and some chanting “Stop the Genocide”, the demonstrators turned a central park in the city into a sea of red on a sunny afternoon.

People took to the streets in The Hague again a week later to protest the NATO meeting dedicated to the rearmament of Europe, while other large demonstrations took place in Rome and Brussels for the same reason. In both Rome and Brussels the turnout was claimed to be 30,000, as can be seen in the videos published by sources in India. Protesters condemned the expansion of military budgets across Europe, coming at the direct expense of public services like healthcare, education, and other public services.”

In Israel on June 28 , tens of thousands of demonstrators fille Hostages Square in Tel Aviv to demand an end to the war on Gaza .with a deal that brings everyone home

The Israeil/American attack on Iran brought hundreds of thousands of people into the streets in protest in cities across the country Reporting from Tehran, Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi called Friday’s demonstrations “unprecedentedly large.” “We have to keep in mind that a considerable proportion of Tehran’s population has decided to get out of the city amid the attacks, but still we see huge numbers,” said Asadi. “Since day one of these strikes, we’ve seen this strong sense of anger from ordinary citizens. Now they’re taking to the streets to express that.”

Thousands of people joined a March on Gaza, inspired by the Gaza Flotilla sailboat Madleen, that included environmental activist Greta Thunberg, that set sail to break the blockade of Gaza and that was illegally boarded and seized by Israel (an act of piracy). A video of the March was published by CPNN.. German lawyer Melanie Schweizer explained that this peaceful initiative sends a messages of international solidarity, aiming to:
° Represent civil societies of the participating countries.
° Involve unions, rights organizations, medical and humanitarian sectors, and individuals from all backgrounds to amplify the voice of global civil society.
° Emphasize the nonviolent and voluntary nature of the march — no government backing, and participants self-fund their journey.

Although the March on Gaza has been blocked by Egyptian authorities, and none of the marches and protests have yet prevented the increased genocide, war and preparations for war by the governments of the United States, Europe and the Middle East, they serve notice that their citizens do not support their wars and are not afraid to take to the streets in order to oppose them.

While the repressive policies of Russia and Ukraine have prevented street demonstrations against their war, there has been another form of resistance that may ultimately be as effective. The 100,000 documented deserters from Ukraine and Russia are an invisible army for peace. And since the war began, Russia has lost much of its scientific and artistic citizens who have protested the war. One estimate puts the figure at 700,000 people who have fled Russia in protest..

The stage is set for a global anti-war movement.

DEMOCRATIC PARTICIPATION

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WOMEN’S EQUALITY


France: Thirty Years of Service to Immigrant Women
  

TOLERANCE & SOLIDARITY


Gaza Floatilla Ship Madleen Begins Voyage to Gaza

EDUCATION FOR PEACE


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DISARMAMENT & SECURITY


Fourth Annual 24-Hour Peace Wave

HUMAN RIGHTS


The Hague: Rally against Gaza genocide June 15

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Fourth Annual 24-Hour Peace Wave

DISARMAMENT AND SECURITY .

An announcement from World Beyond War

Easy way to get to this page: http://24hourpeacewave.org

The Fourth Annual 24-Hour Peace Wave is coming on July 12, 2025.

Contact us to participate.

The peace wave is a 24-hour-long Zoom featuring live peace actions in the streets and squares of the world, moving around the globe with the sun. The peace wave visits dozens of locations around the globe and includes rallies, concerts, production of artworks, blood drives, installation of peace poles, dances, speeches, and public demonstrations of all variety.

In 2025 we are encouraging participants to address the need to abolish nuclear weapons.

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All parts will have machine-translated captions in Zoom. Some parts will have human voice interpretation.

Organized by: International Peace Bureau, Stop the War Coalition Philippines, Gensuikyo, and World BEYOND War.

The Peace Wave will happen on July 12, 2025, from 0:00 to 24:00 UTC. In Japan that is 9 a.m. July 12 to 9 a.m. July 13. In Europe that is 2 a.m. July 12 to 2 a.m. July 13. In U.S. and Canada Eastern Time that is 8 p.m. July 11 to 8 p.m. July 12.

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Israel: Tens of thousands of protesters at Hostages Square call for an end to the Gaza war

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An article from Arab News

Thousands of demonstrators rallied in Israel on Saturday [June 28] to demand that the government secure the release of 49 hostages still held in Gaza.


A crowd filled the “Hostages Square” in central Tel Aviv. Image: Mostafa Alkharouf/Anadolu Agency/IMAGO

It was the first rally by hostages’ relatives since Israel agreed a ceasefire with Iran on June 24 after a 12-day war, raising hopes that the truce would lend momentum to efforts to end the Gaza conflict and bring the hostages home.

Emergency restrictions in place during the war with Iran had prevented the normally weekly rally from taking place.

A crowd filled “Hostages Square” in central Tel Aviv, waving Israeli flags and placards bearing the pictures of Israelis seized by Palestinian militants during Hamas’s October 7, 2023 attack on Israel.

The deadly attacks prompted Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to launch a fierce military offensive in Gaza, vowing to crush Hamas and free the hostages.

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Twenty months and several hostage exchanges later, 49 of those seized are still held in Gaza, including 27 the Israeli military says are dead — raising pressure on Netanyahu’s government.

“The war with Iran ended in an agreement. The war in Gaza must end the same way — with a deal that brings everyone home,” said the Hostages and Missing Families Forum, the main body representing the relatives, in a statement to mark the rally.

Some demonstrators called on US President Donald Trump to help secure a ceasefire in Gaza that would see the captives freed, hailing his backing for Israel in the conflict with Iran.

“President Trump, end the crisis in Gaza. Nobel is waiting,” read one placard, in reference to a possible peace prize for the US leader.

“I call on Prime Minister Netanyahu and President Trump,” one released hostage, Liri Albag, said at the rally.

“You made brave decisions on Iran. Now make the brave decision to end the war in Gaza and bring them home.”

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France: Thirty Years of Service to Immigrant Women

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An article by Geneviève Roy in Breizh Femmes (translation by CPNN)

Immigration today represents 3.7% of the world’s population, or around 300,000 people, 48% of whom are women. Catherine Wihtol de Wenden introduced her topic with a few figures.

The CNRS researcher, political scientist, and lawyer, who teaches at Sciences Po Paris, came to Rennes to shed light on migration on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of Déclic Femmes.

An anniversary that the founder, Fatima Zédira, wanted to celebrate by retracing the history of an association directly serving immigrant women, striving to provide solutions that meet each individual’s needs.

Women are leaving their countries in ever-increasing numbers, and they are increasingly doing so alone. In Europe, they are even more numerous than the global average, representing 51% of immigrants. Often invisible in society, they hold undervalued jobs working with the elderly, as caregivers, or in the clothing industry.

For researcher Catherine Wihtol de Wenden, this situation is nothing new. “Migration is world history!” she exclaims, praising the remarkable work that the association Déclic Femmes
has been doing for three decades in welcoming these migrant women to Rennes. “We’re in a very paradoxical context,” she continues, “since in Europe we need immigration in many professional sectors and to increase the demographics of different countries, but at the same time we are pursuing increasingly restrictive policies for welcoming migrants.” Surprisingly, since the 1990s, it has never been easier to leave one’s country, but it has never been more difficult to enter another. In France, for example, the refugee status recognition rate has peaked at 35% of applications.

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Prospects for progress in women’s equality, what are the short and long term prospects?

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A Priority: Learning French

The global vision of the situation of migrants around the world, provided by the guest expert, allows Fatima Zédira, founder of Déclic Femmes, to situate the history of her association within French society. In 1995, she chose to support immigrant women through “dignity, family, social, and professional autonomy, and access to citizenship.” Drawing on a quote from Gisèle Halimi, stating that women’s economic independence is their freedom, she outlines thirty years of association life largely focused on employment and vocational training.

“The association focused its activities on welcoming and listening,” recalls Fatima Zédira, remembering the small 13m² space on Rue de Picardie in the Villejean neighborhood where women lined up on the sidewalk. Currently, at 7bis rue d’Armagnac, a few blocks from the original location, the premises are much more spacious and allow for a wider range of activities, welcoming more women, and also exhibiting some of their work. At the same time, branches have been established in other neighborhoods—Blosne and Maurepas. Each year, Déclic Femmes welcomes between 300 and 500 women, and in total, more than 90 nationalities have crossed paths at the association.

“Learning French is the key for us to escape isolation, regain self-confidence, and integrate into the host society,” explains Fatima Zédira. It is therefore natural that this learning is at the heart of all the activities offered by the association. From discussion groups to language classes, it has taken a lot of energy from the association’s volunteers and employees over the years to find the right balance. Training sessions are also provided to help people learn how to learn. A Positive

Process of Integration into Society

One of Déclic Femmes’ priorities is to offer individualized pathways that take into account the individual and their background. For example, there’s no question of mixing people with diverse educational backgrounds in French classes. There are those who have hardly ever attended school, those with a primary school education, sometimes a secondary education, and those who already have a university degree in their own language. Some come from French-speaking countries, others not. Some are comfortable speaking, but not at all writing… But none of them have “time to waste.” They often held jobs, sometimes responsibilities, in their countries of origin. They have obtained diplomas that France does not recognize. They need—and want—to return to working lives as quickly as possible in France. Fatima Zédira emphasizes a real “aspiration for emancipation” for all of them.

For all these women, the association has chosen to co-develop its proposals, tailored as closely as possible to each woman’s immediate needs. And in collaboration with numerous partners. Beyond efficiency, the association also strives to foster civic engagement, offering a variety of visits, trips, participation in activist activities, raising awareness of women’s rights, gender equality, political culture, and cultural and artistic initiatives.

It’s difficult to measure the impact of the work accomplished over thirty years. However, when a woman leaves the association fluent in French and with a better understanding of the culture and institutions of the host country, Fatima Zédira believes that “it’s an entire family that is drawn into a positive process of integration into society.”

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European Protests against NATO

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A survey by CPNN

People took to the streets to protest against the NATO meetings where European countries pledged to increase military spending..

In Rome, a report by the People’s Dispatch, said that “some 30,000 people took to the streets on June 21 to protest war and rising military expenditures. Organized under the banner “Disarmiamoli!” (Let’s disarm them!), the demonstration brought together workers, grassroots trade unions, student collectives, and social movements. Protesters condemned the expansion of military budgets across Europe, coming at the direct expense of public services like healthcare, education, and other public services.”


Frame from the video of anti-NATO protest in Brussels published by the Times of India.

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In The Hague, where NATO was meeting, Euro News reported that “hundreds of people gathered on Sunday to protest against NATO, rising military spending, and the risk of war with Iran. The protest comes two days before a summit of the alliance in The Hague, where leaders are expected to discuss increasing defence budgets. “Let’s invest in peace and sustainable energy,” Belgian politician Joe d’Haese said addressing a crowd in a park near the summit location.”

A video of anti-NATO protest in the Netherlands was published by DRM News.

Is it a problem of censorship by the Western media? In order to find videos of the anti-NATO demonstrations Belgium and additional videos from the Netherlands, we had to go to media based in India.

A video of anti-NATO protest in Brussels was published by the Times of India.

A video of the anti-NATO protest in the Hague was published by the Hindustan Times.

There was an article about the Hague protest in The Guardian, but its subject was mainly the arrests of protesters, rather than the purpose of the demonstration.

And there was also an article about the Hague protest in Reuters, but its subject was mainly about protesting the attack of Israel and the US on Iran, rather than the rearmanent agenda of NATO.

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Hundreds of Thousands March Against US-Backed Israeli Aggression in Tehran

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An article by Jake Johnson from Common Dreams (reprinted according to Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 3.0).

Hundreds of thousands of people took to the streets of Tehran and other cities across Iran on Friday to protest Israel’s illegal and escalating assault as the U.S.—Israel’s top ally and arms supplier—considers entering the war, which killed or wounded more than 2,600 Iranians during its first week.


Iranians protest Israeli attacks in Tehran on June 20, 2025. (Photo: AFP via Getty Images)

Reporting from Tehran, Al Jazeera’s Tohid Asadi called Friday’s demonstrations “unprecedentedly large.”

“We have to keep in mind that a considerable proportion of Tehran’s population has decided to get out of the city amid the attacks, but still we see huge numbers,” said Asadi. “Since day one of these strikes, we’ve seen this strong sense of anger from ordinary citizens. Now they’re taking to the streets to express that.”

Protests also broke out in the capitals of Iraq and Lebanon as Israel and Iran traded missile strikes, and Iran’s foreign minister, Abbas Araghchi, arrived in Geneva for talks with European Union and United Kingdom officials.
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In an interview ahead of the talks, Araghchi called the United States “a partner in this crime” and said that Iran is unwilling to engage in negotiations “until this aggression stops.”

Citing an unnamed senior Iranian official,  Reuters reported that Iran “was ready to discuss limitations on uranium enrichment but that any proposal for zero enrichment—not being able to enrich uranium at all—would be rejected, ‘especially now under Israel’s strikes.'”

The mass demonstrations came as U.S. President Donald Trump weighed options—including the use of a nuclear weapon—to directly join Israel’s attack on Iran. The White House said Thursday that a final decision from the president will come within two weeks.

Ryan Costello, policy director at the National Iranian American Council, said in a statement Friday that “the use of nuclear weapons to prevent the mere possibility of nuclear weapons is not strategy—it is a waking nightmare.”

“A nuclear strike would massacre Iranians indiscriminately and unleash devastating radioactive fallout across Iran and the region, spreading terror, panic, and irreversible harm,” said Costello. “We should never have come to this point. But we are here. And we must raise our voices, urgently, against Netanyahu’s war of aggression and the warmongers cheering it on. The path forward is diplomacy, not devastation. We must shut this Pandora’s box before more horrors are unleashed.”

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The Hague: Rally against Gaza genocide June 15

. . HUMAN RIGHTS . .

An article from the New Arab

Tens of thousands of people dressed in red marched through the streets of The Hague on Sunday (June 15) to demand more action from the Dutch government against Israel’s ongoing atrocities in Gaza, calling it a genocide.

(Editor’s note: the following video of the three-mile march supports claims that there were 150,000 people and that it was the largest demonstration in the Netherlands in this century.)



Video copied from twitter account of Rutger Bregman

Rights groups such as Amnesty International and Oxfam organised the demonstration through the city to the International Court of Justice, creating a so-called “red line”.

Many waving Palestinian flags and some chanting “Stop the Genocide”, the demonstrators turned a central park in the city into a sea of red on a sunny afternoon.

Protesters brandished banners reading “Don’t look away, do something”, “Stop Dutch complicity”, and “Be silent when kids sleep, not when they die”.

Organisers urged the Dutch government – which collapsed on 3 June after a far-right party pulled out of a fragile coalition – to do more to rein in Israel.

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“People in Gaza cannot wait and the Netherlands has a duty to do everything it can to stop the genocide,” they said in their call to action.

Dodo Van Der Sluis, a 67-year-old pensioner, told AFP: “It has to stop. Enough is enough. I can’t take it anymore.”

“I’m here because I think it’s maybe the only thing you can do now as a Dutch citizen, but it’s something you have to do,” she added.

A previous protest in The Hague on 18 May drew more than 100,000 people, according to organisers, who described it as the country’s largest demo in 20 years.

Police did not give an estimate for that demonstration.

Israel began waging a war on the Gaza Strip on7 October, 2023, in response to a surprise attack launched by Hamas. Israel’s actions have been decried globally over the months, with many experts labelling it as a genocide against the Palestinian people.

Israel’s military operation has killed at least 55,207 people, the majority of them civilians.

The International Court of Justice is currently weighing a case brought by South Africa against Israel, arguing its actions in Gaza breach the 1948 UN Genocide Convention.

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USA: No Kings rallies in all 50 states

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According to the American Civil Liberties Union , more than 5 million people participated in the No Kings rallies on June 14 to protest the escalating abuses of power by President Trump. Here are photos of No Kings rallies from all 50 states:

ALABAMA


 Montgomery resident Lyn Head holds a protest sign at the “No Kings” rally in Montgomery, Alabama on June 14, 2025. (Alander Rocha/Alabama Reflector)
(Alabama Reflector)

ALASKA


Protesters line the street in downtown Anchorage, Alaska. Bill Roth/Anchorage Daily News/AP. (CNN)

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ARIZONA


Frame from a video of NoKings protest in Phoenix, Arizona. (AZCENTRAL)

ARKANSAS

Protesters carry signs across the Broadway Bridge between Little Rock and North Little Rock on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Thousands of people gathered for the No Kings march and rally, part of a nationwide show of dissent against President Donald Trump’s administration. (Tess Vrbin/Arkansas Advocate). (Arkansas Advocate)

CALIFORNIA


Demonstrators march in the “No Kings” protest with a President Donald Trump balloon in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) (AP News)

COLORADO


Marchers participate in the “No Kings” protest in downtown Denver. Photo: Esteban L. Hernandez/Axios. (Axios)

CONNECTICUT


Hartford: Demonstrators outside The Connecticut State Capitol chant during a No Kings protest that event organizers said an estimated 7000 people attended. Mark Mirko/Connecticut Public. (NPR)

DELAWARE


More than a thousand people gathered in Wilmington on June 14, 2025, as part of “No Kings” day, a national day of protest planned on President Donald Trump’s birthday and the Army’s 250th anniversary celebration.  ESTEBAN PARRA/DELAWARE NEWS JOURNAL. (Delaware Online)

FLORIDA


Demonstrators hold a “No Kings” rally in West Palm Beach, Florida, on June 14, 2025, near President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago home.
GIORGIO VIERA/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES. (CBS News

GEORGIA


People take part in a “No Kings” protest at Liberty Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia. Photo: Elijah Nouvelage/AFP via Getty Images. ()

HAWAII


A huge crowd of demonstrators rally outside the State Capitol for Honolulu’s “No Kings” protest against the Trump administration today, one of several held around the state and about 2,000 across the country. JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM. (Star Advertiser)

IDAHO


Thousands of protesters gathered outside of the Idaho Capitol Building in Boise Saturday, June 14, 2025 as part of the national “No Kings” protests against President Donald Trump and his administration. Sarah A. Millersmiller@idahostatesman.com. (Idaho Statesman)

ILLINOIS


Protesters gather at Daley Plaza holding placards and chanting slogans during a “No Kings” demonstration in Chicago, Illinois, on June 14, 2025.
Photo by Jacek Boczarski/Anadolu via Getty Images. (Common Dreams)

INDIANA


Protesters chant and march on Saturday, June 14, 2025, during a ‘No Kings’ protest at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. (USA Today)

IOWA


Protesters from Nebraska and Iowa gather at Council Bluffs’ Tom Hanafan Park on what organizers say was a day of public demonstrations against President Donald Trump. (Courtesy of Blue Dot Nebraska/Blue Dots United). (Nebraska Examiner)

KANSAS


Community members gather at Watson Park for Lawrence’s No Kings protest as part of a nationwide movement, June 14, 2025. They hold signs with messages such as “Make America kind again” and “Rejecting kings since 1776”. Molly Adams / Lawrence Times. (Lawrence KS Times)

KENTUCKY


Thousands packed Jefferson Square Park, the steps of Metro Hall and Jefferson Street in Louisville, Ky. as part of the “No Kings” protest on Saturday, June 15, 2025. (USA Today)

LOUISIANA


Protestors walk down Decatur Street during the No Kings Day of Action protest in the Marigny neighborhood of New Orleans, Saturday, June 14, 2025. (Photo by Sophia Germer, The Times-Picayune) STAFF PHOTO BY SOPHIA GERMER. (NOLA)

MAINE


‘No Kings’ protestors rally in Lincoln Park in Portland on June 14, 2025. Esta Pratt-Kielley/Maine Public. (Maine Public)

MARYLAND


Video from Maryland (CBS News)

MASSACHUSETTS


Protesters march along a street in Boston. | Kelly Garrity/POLITICO. (Politico)

MICHIGAN


People take part in a “No Kings” protest outside the Michigan Capitol in Lansing, Michigan, on June 14, 2025. JEFF KOWALSKY/AFP VIA GETTY IMAGES. (CBS News)

MINNESOTA


St. Paul: Demonstrators rally outside the Minnesota State Capitol building.
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images. (NPR)

MISSISSIPPI


A demonstration against the Trump administration was attended by several hundred protestors on the grounds of the Mississippi State Capitol in Jackson, Miss., on Saturday, June 14, 2025. Many attendees of the “No Kings Day” event held homemade signs declaring various causes of protest.  SARAH WARNOCK/SPECIAL TO THE CLARION LEDGER. (Clarion Ledger)’’

MISSOURI


St. Louis: Robert Hull, a 76-year-old demonstrator from St. Charles, left in green, protests alongside his granddaughter Maddie Flynn, 29 of Wentzville, center, during the No Kings protest, in downtown St. Louis. “I cannot stand to see injustices perpetrated against groups of people,” she said. “I have the privilege to speak up and my grandpa taught me to stand up for people who can’t stand up for themselves.” Brian Munoz/St. Louis Public. (NPR)

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MONTANA


Demonstrators take part in the “No Kings” protests in Livingston, Montana. Photo: William Campbell/Getty Images. (Axios)

NEBRASKA


Roughly 2,000 protesters in downtown Lincoln protest the Trump administration on Jun. 14, 2025. (Juan Salinas II/Nebraska Examiner).(Nebraska Examiner)

NEVADA


Protesters during the No Kings demonstration against President Donald Trump organized by the Northern Nevada chapters of Indivisible and the 50501 movement in front of the Capitol in Carson City on June 14, 2025. (David Calvert/The Nevada Independent). (a href=”https://thenevadaindependent.com/article/photos-thousands-gather-for-no-kings-protests-across-nevada”>The Nevada Independent)

NEW HAMPSHIRE


Protesters began arriving in downtown Concord at noon on Saturday, June 14, 2025, about an hour before the scheduled start of the No Kings event. By early afternoon people lined both sides of the street in front of the State House. (Photo by Dana Wormald/New Hampshire Bulletin). (New Hampshire Bulletin)

NEW JERSEY


A “No Kings” rally takes place on Springwood Avenue in Asbury Park, NJ on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (USA Today)

NEW MEXICO


Thousands of Santa Feans join millions of other Americans in communities nationwide for a “No Kings Day” rally at the Roundhouse and a march to the Plaza on Saturday. The event is part of a nationwide protest against what demonstrators see as the Trump administration’s growing authoritarian stance and his pricey military parade in Washington that also took place Saturday. Jim Weber/The New Mexican. (Santa Fe New Mexican)

NEW YORK


People take part in a “No Kings” protest in New York on June 14, 2025. Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU / AFP. (Common Dreams)

NORTH CAROLINA


People protest in Asheville, North Carolina. Allison Joyce/AFP/Getty Images. (CNN)

NORTH DAKOTA


Emily Mizell, right, of Bismarck holds up her sign and cheers at passing cars near the Capitol in Bismarck during the nationwide No Kings protests on June 14, 2025. (Michael Achterling/North Dakota Monitor). (North Dakota Monitor)

OHIO


Demonstrators march down a street in Cincinnati, Ohio. Jason Whitman/NurPhoto/Associated Press. (CNN<:a>)

OKLAHOMA


Tulsa: Protesters gather for protest in downtown Tulsa. Ben Abrams/KWGS. (NPR)

OREGON


Demonstrators cross the Hawthorne Bridge as they take part in the “No Kings” protest, Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Portland, Ore. (AP Photo/Jenny Kane). (AP News

PENNSYLVANIA


Philadelphia: Demonstrators fill Eakins Oval in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. Yuki Iwamura/AP. (NPR)

RHODE ISLAND


Video of protest in Providence. (ABC6

SOUTH CAROLINA


Thousands attend a protest at the South Carolina Statehouse in Columbia Saturday, June 14, 2025, as part of the coast-to-coast “No Kings” grassroots protest event in opposition to the Trump administration. (Photo by Jessica Holdman/SC Daily Gazette). (SC Daily Gazette)

SOUTH DAKOTA


Sioux Falls demonstrators line Minnesota Avenue as part of the national “No Kings” protest. (Argus Leader

TENNESSEE


People demonstrate during a “No Kings” protest Saturday, June 14, 2025, in Nashville, Tenn. George Walker IV/AP. (NPR)

TEXAS


People gather at the “No Kings” nationwide demonstration on Saturday, June 14, 2025 in Houston. (Raquel Natalicchio/Houston Chronicle via AP). (AP News)

UTAH


(Francisco Kjolseth | The Salt Lake Tribune) An estimated 10,000 walk the streets of downtown Salt Lake City for a No Kings demonstration on Saturday, June 14, 2025. (S L Trib)

VERMONT


A drone view shows protesters holding a “We the People” sign in Bennington County, Vermont. Michael Beach/Reuters. (CNN)

VIRGINIA


Charlottesvile, VA.: People take to the streets to protest. Shaban Athuman/VPM News. (NPR)

WASHINGTON


Seattle: Demonstrators cheer after getting a horn from the Seattle Monorail while marching from Cal Anderson Park to Seattle Center. Megan Farmer/KUOW. (NPR)

WEST VIRGINIA


‘No Kings’ demonstrators rallied at the West Virginia Capitol, Charleston, June 14, 2025. (WV Public)

WISCONSIN


Drone footage shows scale of Milwaukee No Kings protest. Cathedral Square Park was filled with people attending the No Kings protest against the Trump administration. (JS Online)

WYOMING


The Jackson Police Department estimated anywhere from 225 to 300 people gathered on the Town Square for a “No Kings” protest Saturday, June 14, 2025. Participants estimated 500. (Rebecca Huntington/WyoFile). (Wyo File)

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Greg Abbott Sent the Texas National Guard to San Antonio. Protesters Threw a Fiesta.

The stage was set for a photo-worthy showdown in the Alamo City. Instead, protesters marched to mariachi and conjunto music and lots of honking.


People gathering in protest of ICE raids at San Antonio City Hall on June 11.

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Transcript of PBS interview by Geoff Bennett with mayor of San Antonio from PBS, Public Broadcasting Service

Geoff Bennett:
Mayor Nirenberg, welcome to the “News Hour.”
How would you characterize what unfolded in San Antonio last night? What did you see and what did it signal to you?


Ron Nirenberg, Mayor of San Antonio, Texas:

It was a peaceful demonstration in opposition to very cruel and inhumane ways that the Trump administration is carrying out its interpretations of immigration law.


Once again, San Antonio has demonstrated that we have a long tradition of peaceful demonstrations and protests in support of human rights and civil rights. And it was there last night. And it was also monitored and supported in people exercising their First Amendment rights by our San Antonio Police Department, which does a great job in supporting people’s right to assemble.

Geoff Bennett:


Governor Abbott says the decision to send in the National Guard will allow for what he called a more robust response. Do you agree?


Ron Nirenberg:


Well, we don’t need the National Guard. We know how to handle these kinds of protests and demonstrations. We have a long history of that. We didn’t ask for the Guard. We weren’t notified about it. My hope is that DPS and the San Antonio Police Department will remain coordinated.


But, in my estimation, this kind of anticipatory show of force only feeds into the people that want to escalate tensions. And that’s not the goal if our effort is to protect public safety.

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Geoff Bennett:


And how does that complicate your job as mayor?


Ron Nirenberg:


Well, number one, this nation and our democracy is founded on the right to exercise speech and to assemble and to oppose dictatorial law — or dictatorial rule. And that’s what people are doing here in the street of San Antonio and so many other places.


It ought to be supported by people, at the same time protecting public safety. And that’s what we have continued to remind our community. There is a way to do this right and also make your voice heard. And that is to ensure nobody gets harmed and property isn’t damaged. That’s what the police department here is very good at supporting. And they’re going to continue to do that.
National Guard hasn’t been deployed in San Antonio in a very, very long time. And we don’t see it’s necessary, given what we saw last night and what we have seen repeatedly over the years.


Geoff Bennett:


How have the ICE raids affected the San Antonio community?


Ron Nirenberg:


Well, San Antonio is an international city. We are a binational community by heritage. We are a community that’s the largest Latino majority in the country.
And so we treat people with dignity and respect and compassion, and that goes for immigrants too. And so the kind of really cruel and inhumane approach to immigration policy that you have seen from the Trump administration really rips at the fabric of families here. And that’s why you’re seeing the resistance and the opposition out in the street.


We stand up for our neighbors. We stand up for the people that we work with and go to school with and who fight our battles in the military for us. And that’s going to continue. It’s making people very angry. It’s making people who have immigrated here fearful. And that rips away the fabric and social cohesion that is an earmark of the San Antonio community. That’s why people are upset.


That’s why I, frankly, agree with their anger. And that’s why we need to peacefully assemble and oppose these kind of inhumane laws and try to bring some reason back into our lawmakers.

Geoff Bennett:
Ron Nirenberg, the mayor of San Antonio, thank you for joining us this evening. We appreciate it.


Ron Nirenberg:
Thanks for having me, Geoff.


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