Mennonite Action

Mennonite Action endorsed the March on Washington for Gaza, was a partner in the anti-Trump “No Kings” protests in 2025, and mobilized hundreds of protesters in other events, many of whom have been arrested for their involvement. ^{4  2  5}

Mennonite Action is a fiscally sponsored project of Nonviolence International (NVI). ⁶

Activities

Mennonite Action organizes what it calls virtual mass calls. During these virtual meetings, Mennonite Action staff and collaborators discuss left-of-center topics such as liberation theology, the Palestinian nationalism, indigenous liberation movements, and opposition to Christian nationalism. ¹

Mennonite Action also produces a podcast called Front Light on which it discusses similar topics. ⁷

Pro-Palestinian Demonstrations

Mennonite Action organizes and participates in protests, mainly in support of Palestinian nationalism. The group held its first major Day of Action on December 19, 2023 when it led protests against Israel in 40 regions in the United States and Canada. Again on January 16, 2024, Mennonite Action led hundreds of protesters in Washington, D.C. to protest the Israel-Hamas War. During its March 2024 Week of Action, Mennonite Action protesters mobilized across North America for a “Send Aid, Not Bombs” campaign. In July 2024, Mennonite Action protesters completed a 135-mile march from Harrisonburg, Virginia to Washington, D.C. for its “All God’s Children March for a Ceasefire” demonstration, intended to disrupt the annual Capitol Hill day of Christians United for Israel (CUFI) at the Hart Senate office building. Several protesters were arrested after refusing to leave. ^{1  8  5}

In 2024, Mennonite Action endorsed the March on Washington for Gaza, a pro-Palestinian protest march that took place in Washington, D.C. on January 13, 2024. ^{4  9} In 2025, Mennonite Action began a 40-day intermittent fasting period in solidarity with Gaza. ¹⁰

‘No Kings’ Protest

Mennonite Action was listed as a partner in the No Kings protests in 2025, an organized coalition of demonstrations across the United States in opposition to President Donald Trump, his administration, and Elon Musk, who at the time was a close Trump advisor. ^{2  11}

Nonviolence International (NVI)

Nonviolence International (NVI) is the fiscal sponsor of Mennonite Action. ⁶ It is a left-wing, pro-Palestinian nonprofit organization based in Washington, D.C. and founded by Palestinian activist Mubarak Awad in 1989. The group advocates active nonviolence and supports nonviolent campaigns worldwide in areas afflicted by crisis and conflict. NVI is also a non-governmental organization in Special Consultative Status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations. ¹²

Leadership

As of 2025, Nick Martin was a co-director of Mennonite Action. Martin began his career as an activist in high school when he organized protests against the Iraq War. After the October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, he began attending Palestinian nationalist protests organized by Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), If Not Now, and Rabbis for a Ceasefire, at which point he decided to found his own protest group, Mennonite Action. ³

As of 2025, Adam Ramer was a co-director of Mennonite Action. He quit his full-time job in 2023 to start Mennonite Action with Nick Martin. ³

Financials

Mennonite Action is a fiscally sponsored project of Nonviolence International (NVI), a Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit. ⁶ In 2023, NVI reported $3,035,700 in total revenue, $2,766,851 in total expenses, and $1,248,089 in total assets. ¹³