International Committee
for Peace, Justice and Dignity
Sat Jan 4: National Day of Action
U.S. Troops Out of Iraq!
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.
The White House - Washington D.C.
12noon at the White House - Arlington, MA
11am at Broadway Plaza, Mass. Ave. and Medford St - Atlanta, GA
3pm at Little Five Points - Albuquerque, NM
2pm at Kirtland Airforce Base, San Mateo and Gibson Blvd - Boulder, CO
11am at Broadway and Canyon - Brimingham, Alabama
5pm at Five Points South - Chicago, IL
12noon at Trump Tower - Cleveland, OH
12noon at Market Square - Denver, CO
2pm at Colorado State Capital Building - El Paso, TX
12noon Friday, January 3rd at the U.S. Federal Courthouse - Fort Wayne, IN
2pm at Allen County Courthouse Green - Ithaca, NY
10 am at Corner of Clinton and Meadow Streets by CVS - Lancaster, CA
12noon at Lancaster County Prison - Los Angeles, PA
1pm at Pershing Square - Miami, FL
1pm Torch of Friendship, 301 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33032 - Mineappolis, MN
1pm at Mayday Plaza - New Haven, CT
3pm Sunday, January 5th at Church and Chapel St. - New York City, NY
11am at Time Square - Northampton, MA
11am in front of the Courthouse on Main St - Philadelphia, PA
12noon at Philadelphia City Hall - Pittsburgh, PA
12noon at Forbes Ave - Portland, Maine
12pm at Congress Square Park - San Francisco, CA
12noon at Powell and Market - Santa Monica, CA
2pm at Santa Monica Promande - Seattle, WA
2pm at Westlake Park |