Global Days of Action to Close Bases
Promoted by World Beyond War with groups around the world participating

Thousands of military bases, both foreign and domestic, are a critical piece of the war machine that must be dismantled. The U.S. alone has 877 known bases in 95 countries costing US taxpayers $80 billion each year.

February 22, 2026, Times Square – See the photos by Hideko Otake

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MLK Day in Union Square
NYC WRL was out in Union Square near the Gandhi Statue on Jan. 19, 2026, handing out WRL tags and flyers with MLK quotes and holding antiwar signs. On the Martin Luther King Jr holiday we wanted to reinforce his message of nonviolence and “declaring eternal hostility to poverty, racism, and militarism.”

Hiroshima-Nagasaki Days 2025
WRL Exhibit in Tompkins Square Park, August 9
The exhibit hung all afternoon for passers by to read. At 1 pm, Pax Christi NYC gathered for a remembrance and led a procession around the park with signs, banners, and leaflets.

Photo by Ed Hedemann

Photo by Linda Novenski

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THANKS to Veterans for Peace for organizing the Veterans & Allies Fast for Gaza — and a big shout out to all the participants who fasted for 40 days (or anytime during the 40 days). The final day of actions was terrific. NYC WRLers were among the marchers and die-in participants with 29 arrests total. There are many photos and videos online. Here are a few links:

Background info – https://www.fosna.org/2025gazafast.
July 5, 2025: Mondoweiss – Why I quit the U.S. Air Force and went on a hunger strike to stop the Gaza genocide
July 2, 2025: The Dissident Voice – “Have Some Blood! You Like Shedding It All Over the World So Much? There You Go!” 
Hideko Otake Photos: https://photos.app.goo.gl/MT15BbXW4GrCaBwZ7
Hideko’s video of the June 30 action in front of the Israeli Consulate, NYC

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No Taxes for War Demonstration at the IRS
April 15, 2025

Photos by Ed Hedemann on our Facebook page
More photos by Hideko Otake here from the Manhattan demonstration.

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Anti-Nuclear Actions March 2025
On March 5th, during the 3rd Meeting of States Parties to the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW), a coalition of groups will call on the United States to join the treaty and lead the world toward global, verifiable nuclear disarmament.
Two actions were held on March 5, 2025.

At Noon the Atlantic Life Community, NYC War Resisters League, Raging Grannies and others held a vigil, picket and direct action at the U.S. Mission to the UN, calling on staff to cross the street, attend the meetings, and sign the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons. A letter sent in advance to the Mission received no response. Three activists tried to deliver it again in person but were stopped. Others wheatpasted copies of the treaty text to the sidewalk in front of the Mission, and others marched their banners across 1st Avenue to the UN side to get more attention. 17 were arrested. Photos and video by Hideko Otake

Earlier in the day, the Manhattan Project for a Nuclear Free World and others held a vigil and rally at the Isaiah Wall across from UN with moving presentations from international activists attending the UN meetings: Videos by Hideko Otake

Part 1: Press conference

Part 2: March

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