This week’s “Seven Days in June: Health is Primary” 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.
“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, and 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 (as of this writing).
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 vigils to mark HIV/AIDS 45th anniversary
Friday, June 5 marks 45 years since the first Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) report documented HIV/AIDS cases.
On Friday evening, candlelight vigils are scheduled to honor the anniversary of the beginning of the HIV/AIDS epidemic with marches planned in New York City to the Stonewall National Monument; The Wall Las Memorias in Los Angeles; Loring Park in Minneapolis, Piedmont Park in Atlanta; and Harvey Milk Plaza in San Francisco. Additional events are scheduled in New Haven, Birmingham, Philadelphia, Honolulu, Wichita and Cleveland.
Map of ‘Seven Days in June’ events
A map of these events, including county-by-county data showing how healthcare cuts will affect local areas is available at www.sevendaysinjune.org.
The week-long series of events are organized by a coalition of partners, including: UNITE HERE, AFL-CIO, SEIU, American Federation of Teachers, Families USA, American Public Health Association, Defend Public Health, Metropolitan Community Churches, NMAC, National Nurses United, National Public Health Coalition, Save HIV Funding, Vivent Health, AIDS United, Pride at Work, Poderistas, and others.
