On Saturday, January 4 the ANSWER Coalition, CODEPINK and others 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!
SIGN ON AS AN ENDORSER HERE! Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network is an endorser of this call.
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, World Beyond War and many other anti-war and peace organizations. If you want to add your name as an endorser click here.
Demonstrations will also take place on Saturday, January 4 in the following cities.
Below is an initial list of events to stop the U.S.’ ongoing wars – mostly in the U.S. but a few international events as well (including one in Berlin). Please see the ANSWER website for the most up-to-date list of actions.
We also urge people in Edinburgh, Scotland, to join the comrades of the Scottish Palestine Solidarity Campaign for an important Saturday stand to support Palestinian prisoners at 1:00 pm at Waterloo Place! Click here for details.
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- The White House – Washington D.C.
12noon at the White House - Chicago, IL
12noon at Trump Tower
Initiated by ANSWER Chicago - Los Angeles, CA
1pm at Pershing Square
Initiated by ANSWER LAcl - New York City, NY
11am at Time Square
Initiated by ANSWER New York - San Francisco, CA
12noon at Powell and Market
Initiated by ANSWER San Francisco - Miami, FL
1pm at Torch of Friendship, 301 Biscayne Blvd
Initiated by CODEPINK - Berlin, Germany
1pm at Brandenburger Tor / Pariser Platz - Albuquerque, NM
2pm at Kirtland Airforce Base, San Mateo and Gibson Blvd
Initiated by ANSWER New Mexico - Arlington, MA
12noon at Broadway Plaza, Mass. Ave. and Medford St
Initiated by Arlington United for Justice with Peace (AUJP) - Seattle, WA
2pm at Victor Steinbrueck Park
Initiated by ANSWER Seattle - Minneapolis, MN
1pm at Mayday Plaza
Initiated by Minnesota Peace Action Coalition - Atlanta, GA
3pm at Little Five Points
Initiated by ANSWER Atlanta - New Haven, CT
3pm Sunday, January 5 at Church & Chapel Street
Initiated by ANSWER Connecticut - Portland, Maine
12noon at Congress Square Park
Initiated by Peace Action Maine - Pittsburgh, PA
12noon at Schenley Plaza
Initiated by ANSWER Pittsburgh - Denver, CO
2pm at Colorado State Capital Building
Initiated by ANSWER Colorado - Boston, MA
2pm at Park street MBTA station - Sacramento, CA
4pm at Capitol Park - Philadelphia, PA
12noon at City Hall (15th and Market St.) - Columbia, SC
12noon at the South Carolina State House - San Diego, CA
2pm at Federal Court Building - Lancaster, PA
12noon at Lancaster County Prison - Austin, TX
11am at Austin City Hall - Boulder, CO
11am at Broadway and Canyon - Cleveland, OH
12noon at Market Square - El Paso, TX
12noon Friday, January 3rd at the U.S. Federal Courthouse - Fort Wayne, IN
2pm at Allen County Courthouse Green - Ithaca, NY
10am at Corner of Clinton and Meadow Streets by CVS - Northampton, MA
11am in front of the Courthouse on Main St - San Antonio, TX
1pm Sunday, Jan. 5 at overpass on Walters and 35 (on way to Ft. Sam Houston) - Santa Monica, CA
2pm at Santa Monica Promenade - Hopewell NJ
12pm in front of the Marine Recruitment Center in Somerville - Davis, CA
11am at B and 5th Streets - State College, PA
12noon at Allen St. Gates - Milwaukee, WI
12noon at intersection of 27th & Oklahoma - Madison, WI
12noon at the State Capitol - Boise, ID
5pm at Boise City Hall - Las Vegas, NV
10am at Las Vegas Federal Courthouse - San Jose, CA
3pm at 4th & Santa Clara - Fayetteville, AK
11am at Washington County Courthouse - Phoenix, AZ
12noon at Esplanade Center - Birmingham, AL
1pm at Kelly Ingram Park - Dallas, TX
3pm at Dealey Plaza - Salt Lake City, UT
2pm at Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building - St Louis, MO
12noon at Lacy Clay’s Office 111 S 10th St - Jackson, MS
12noon at Smith Park - Memphis, TN
5:30pm Friday, Jan. 3 at Gazebo at the Cooper-Young intersection - Kennewick, WA
1pm at Corner of N Columbia Center Blvd and W Quinalt - Cincinnati, OH
12noon at Fountain Square - Knoxville, TN
1:00pm Sunday, Jan. 5 at Charles Krutch Park
- The White House – Washington D.C.
To have an event organized in your city listed above click here!
