On Saturday, January 4 the ANSWER Coalition, CODEPINK, Muslim Peace Fellowship, Veterans for Peace, United AntiWar Coalition (UNAC), United for Peace & Justice (UFPJ), Feminist Foreign Policy, World Beyond War, Popular Resistance and Voices for Creative Nonviolence are calling on people from around the United States to organize local demonstrations to demand: NO MORE U.S. TROOPS TO IRAQ OR THE MIDDLE EAST! U.S. OUT OF IRAQ NOW! and NO WAR/NO SANCTIONS ON IRAN!
In response to the massive protests in Iraq following the latest U.S. aerial assault that killed scores of Iraqis, Donald Trump has ordered 750 more U.S. troops to the Middle East and potentially 3,000 more. This is in addition to the 5,200 U.S. troops already stationed in Iraq. Every U.S. president over the last 28 years has ordered the bombing of Iraq. The decision by Donald Trump and the Pentagon to launch new air assaults against Iraqis in the past week ignited nationwide resistance by Iraqis who want to reclaim their full sovereignty and do not want Iraq to be used in a U.S. war on Iran.
More than a million Iraqis have died during the past 28 years as a consequence of U.S. occupation, bombings and sanctions. Tens of thousands of U.S. troops have either been killed or suffered life-changing wounds. The U.S. government has spent more than $3 trillion dollars in the on-going occupation and bombing of this oil-rich country. Instead of taking the United States out of this endless war, Trump is building up U.S. forces in the region and threatening a war with Iran.
Initiators for this call include the ANSWER Coalition, CODEPINK, Popular Resistance, Veterans For Peace, World Beyond War, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, and many other anti-war and peace organizations.
Rallies will take place on Saturday, January 4 in the following cities.
Download our posters and bring them with you!
Don't Iraq Iran Poster with crop marks | Don't Iraq Iran Poster without crop marks
No US War in Iraq Poster with crop marks | No US War in Iraq Poster without crop marks
Washington D.C.
- The White House - Washington D.C.
12noon at the White House
Alabama
- Brimingham, Alabama
5pm at Five Points South
California
- Los Angeles, CA
1pmat Pershing Square
- San Francisco, CA
12noon at Powell and Market
- Santa Monica, CA
2pm at Santa Monica Promande
Colorado
- Boulder, CO
11am at Broadway and Canyon
- Denver, CO
2pm at Colorado State Capital Building
Connecticut
- New Haven, CT
3pm Sunday, January 5th at Church and Chapel St.
Florida
- Miami, FL
1pm Torch of Friendship, 301 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33032
Georgia
- Atlanta, GA
3pm at Little Five Points
Illinois
- Chicago, IL
12noon at Trump Tower
Indiana
- Fort Wayne, IN
2pm at Allen County Courthouse Green
Maine
- Portland, Maine
12pm at Congress Square Park
Massachusetts
- Arlington, MA
11am at Broadway Plaza, Mass. Ave. and Medford St
- Northampton, MA
11am in front of the Courthouse on Main St
Minnesota
- Mineappolis, MN
1pm at Mayday Plaza
New Mexico
- Albuquerque, NM
2pm at Kirtland Airforce Base, San Mateo and Gibson Blvd
- Taos, NM
12noon at World Cup
New York
- Ithaca, NY
10am at Corner of Clinton and Meadow Streets by CVS
- New York City, NY
11am at Time Square
Ohio
- Cleveland, OH
12noon at Market Square
Oregon
- Portland, OR
5pm at Terry Shrunk Plaza
Pennsylvania
- Lancaster, PA
12noon at Lancaster County Prison
- Philadelphia, PA
12noon at Philadelphia City Hall
- Pittsburgh, PA
12noon at Forbes Ave
-State College, PA
12noon at Allen St. Gates
Texas
-Austin, TX
11am at the Austin City Hall
- Dallas, TX
3pm at Dealey Plaza
- El Paso, TX
12noon Friday, January 3rd at the U.S. Federal Courthouse
Washington
- Seattle, WA
2pm at Westlake Park
Wisconsin
- Madison, WI
12noon at the state capitol
To have an event organized in your city email Carley@codepink.org!
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