Veterans, Protesters Plan To March Against Federal Cuts In North Jersey

ESSEX COUNTY, NJ — Military veterans and community organizers are planning to hold a march in Essex County on Friday, June 6 to protest federal cuts taking place under the Trump administration.

According to a news release from organizers, the local march – which will take place in the Oranges – is being held in solidarity of a national “call to action” that is taking place in Washington D.C. and other cities. Demonstrators are calling for the protection of veterans’ benefits and jobs, which they say are being harmed by the ongoing budget cuts taking place under President Donald Trump.

The call to action is taking place on the anniversary of the pivotal World War II battle known as “D-Day.”

In Essex County, demonstrators will meet at Monte Irvin Orange Park in Orange (near South Center and South Harrison streets), then march down South Center Street in Orange to the East Orange Veterans Administration Hospital at the corner of South Center Street and Tremont Avenue in East Orange.

The rally will take place from 4 to 6 p.m. Attendees are welcome to bring wheelchairs, walkers, canes and strollers, organizers said.

The Essex County march is being held to defend “veterans jobs, earned benefits and essential VA services,” and is also protesting “endless wars” and supporting immigrant rights, organizers said.

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