‘Seven Days in June’: Protests nationwide this week rally against Trump $1 trillion cuts to health care and hospitals
This week, nationwide rallies and vigils are protesting more than $1 trillion in healthcare cuts—to Medicaid, Medicare, public health and disease prevention programs and hospitals—in H.R. 1, President Trump’s so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which Congress passed last year and was signed into law on July 4. The week-long event is dubbed “Seven Days in June: Health is Primary.” “This week is all about taking action. Our message is very clear that healthcare cuts hurt real people, weaken public health, and they put millions at risk,” organizer Cleve Jones tells Fast Company. “These cuts will be devastating to hospitals, clinics, workers, and communities all across this country.” Organizers say the worst of those cuts won’t go into effect until after November’s 2026 midterm elections. Now, they want to call attention to what’s happening, with more than 125 events in over 61 cities across 30 states and the District of Columbia, happening through Sunday, June 7. Town halls, community forums, rallies, marches, interfaith services, and displays of the AIDS Memorial Quilt are scheduled across the country though Sunday, June 7, with a major candlelight vigil on Friday, June 5 to mark the anniversary of the first reported case of HIV/AIDS 45 years ago. Director Lin-Manuel Miranda, singer Marc Anthony, and actor Noah Wyle are among the celebrities supporting the week-long event. “Health is deeply personal to me and my family,” Lin-Manuel Miranda said in a video message. “We’ve seen firsthand what happens when people cannot get the care and support they need. This is a moment for our communities to come together and make our voices heard.” Several rallies and marches will take place in San Francisco, New York, San Diego, Denver, Harrisburg, and Washington, D.C.; and town halls and forums are planned for a number of cities, including Chicago, St. Louis, Kansas City, Austin, Miami, and Orlando. Candlelight v