A left-leaning organization is putting up billboards in cities facing high crime rates, where President Donald Trump has sent in the National Guard. These billboards communicate to military members that they are not “registered” and encourage them to refuse what the group describes as “unlawful orders.”
Win Without War, as they describe themselves, is a collective of activists and organizations focused on progressive foreign policy. They kicked off the billboard initiative in Washington, D.C., in September and soon reached Chicago, Memphis, and military bases like Fort Bragg and Camp Lejeune in North Carolina.
One of the billboards poses the question, “Did you sign up to pull an ICE guard?” It directs readers to a platform called NotWhatYouSignedUpFor.org.
The website encourages service members to access “resources” from Win Without War on personal devices using secure communication methods like ProtonMail and VPNs.
These resources are linked to a legal organization for veterans, which aims to provide advice on how to decline illegal directives.
Social media users have compared the billboard messages to recent statements from Democratic leaders who similarly urged military personnel to “reject illegal orders” from the Trump administration.
In an October press release, the group reported that both fixed and mobile billboards have been set up nationwide in response to what they see as the “unprecedented deployment” of the National Guard in urban areas.
One message in Memphis reads: “Tennessee Army National Guard…you enlisted to serve your community. So what are you doing in Memphis?”
Recently, there was a tragic event in Washington, D.C., where a gunman opened fire on members of the West Virginia National Guard near the White House, causing serious injuries.
Trump remarked that the shooter, whom he described as an “animal”, was also “severely injured.”
He added, “God bless our National Guard, military, and law enforcement. These are truly great people. As President of the United States, I and everyone in the Office of the President stand with you!”
