In hastily planned pop-up protest, demonstrators oppose war on Iran

by Leslie Layton | Posted June 22, 2025
Two of about 30 demonstrators today at Mangrove and Vallombrosa avenues. Photo by Leslie Layton.

At 9 p.m. June 21 — hours after it became widely known that the United States had bombed Iranian nuclear facilities — Chico’s LeAnn Jenswold got to work.

As a founder and leader of the Re-Sisters — a group that has emerged in recent months to participate in and organize anti-Trump Administration protests — she knew what to do. It was the moment to organize a pop-up anti-war protest.

About 30 protesters gathered today at Mangrove and Vallombrosa avenues, many to protest the direct military action taken the previous day against Iran. read more