On Saturday, January 4 CODEPINK, Veterans for Peace, United AntiWar Coalition (UNAC), ANSWER Coalition, 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!<\/b><\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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.<\/p>\n
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Initiators for this call include CODEPINK, Popular Resistance, Veterans For Peace, ANSWER Coalition, World Beyond War, Voices for Creative Nonviolence, and many other antiwar and peace organizations.<\/p>\n
Rallies will take place on Saturday, January 4 in the following cities. <\/p>\n
Go to our Global Activist Toolkit to Grab Our Posters to Bring With You<\/strong><\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Washington D.C. Alabama Arizona California Colorado Connecticut Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Kansas Maine Massachusetts Minnesota Missouri New Mexico New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Oklahoma Pennsylvania Tennessee\n
<\/span><\/strong>The White House – Washington D.C.<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>12noon<\/strong> at the White House <\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/strong>Birmingham, Alabama<\/a> 5pm <\/span><\/strong>at Five Points South<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/strong>Phoenix, AZ<\/a> 12noon <\/strong>at 24th St. and Camelback<\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/strong>Los Angeles, CA<\/a> 1pm <\/span><\/strong>at Pershing Square
<\/span>Monterey, CA<\/a>
<\/strong><\/span>San Francisco, CA<\/a><\/strong>12noon<\/strong> at Powell and Market
<\/span>San Jose, CA<\/a> 3pm <\/strong>at San Jose City Hall
Santa Monica, CA<\/a><\/strong>2pm<\/strong> at Santa Monica Promande<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/span><\/strong>Boulder, CO<\/a> 11am <\/span><\/strong>at Broadway and Canyon
<\/span>Denver, CO<\/a> 2pm<\/span><\/strong> at Colorado State Capital Building<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/span><\/strong>New Haven, CT<\/a><\/strong>3pm Sunday, January 5th <\/strong>at Church and Chapel St.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/span><\/strong>Miami, FL<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/span>1pm<\/strong> Torch of Friendship, 301 Biscayne Blvd, Miami, FL 33032
Gainesville, FL<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/span><\/strong>Atlanta, GA<\/a><\/strong>3pm <\/strong>at Little Five Points<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/span><\/strong>Chicago, IL <\/a><\/strong>12noon<\/strong> at Trump Tower<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/span><\/strong>Fort Wayne, IN<\/a><\/strong>2pm <\/strong>at Allen County Courthouse Green<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Topeka, KS<\/a> 11am <\/span><\/strong>at the Topeka Capital Building<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/span><\/strong>Portland, Maine<\/a> 12pm <\/span><\/strong>at Congress Square Park<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/span><\/strong>Arlington, MA<\/a><\/strong>11am <\/strong>at Broadway Plaza, Mass. Ave. and Medford St
<\/span>Northampton, MA<\/a><\/strong>11am<\/strong>in front of the Courthouse on Main St<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/span><\/strong>Minneappolis, MN<\/a><\/strong>1pm <\/strong>at Mayday Plaza<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Kansas City, Missouri<\/a> 3pm <\/span><\/strong>at Plaza Fountains
<\/span>St. Louis, MO<\/a> 12noon<\/span><\/strong> at the Missouri First Congressional District Building<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/span><\/strong>Albuquerque, NM<\/a><\/strong>2pm<\/strong> at Kirtland Airforce Base, San Mateo and Gibson Blvd
<\/span>Taos, NM<\/a> 12noon <\/strong>at World Cup<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Buffalo, NY<\/a> 12PM at Bidwell Parkway
<\/span><\/strong><\/span>Ithaca, NY<\/a> 10am <\/span><\/strong>at Corner of Clinton and Meadow Streets by CVS
<\/span>New York City, NY<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/span>11am<\/strong> at Time Square<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Durham, NC<\/a> 11am <\/span><\/strong>at the corner of Gregson St and Main St
<\/span>Fayetteville, NC<\/a> 2pm <\/span><\/strong>at Market House
<\/span>Raleigh, NC<\/a> 12noon <\/span><\/strong>at North Carolina State Capitol<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
Columbus, OH<\/a> 12noon <\/span><\/strong>at North High St. & East North Broadway
<\/span>Cleveland, OH<\/a> 12noon <\/strong>at Market Square<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/span><\/strong>Corvallis, OR
<\/a><\/span><\/strong>Eugene, OR<\/a> 1pm <\/span><\/strong>at Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza
<\/span><\/span>Portland, OR<\/a> 5pm<\/strong> at Terry Shrunk Plaza<\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/strong><\/span>Oklahoma City<\/strong><\/a>2:30-3:30 PM<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/li>\n
<\/span><\/strong>Lancaster, PA<\/a><\/strong>12noon <\/strong>at Lancaster County Prison
<\/span>Philadelphia, PA<\/a><\/strong>12noon<\/strong> at Philadelphia City Hall
<\/span><\/span>Pittsburgh, PA<\/a> 12noon <\/strong>at Forbes Ave
<\/span><\/span>State College, PA<\/a><\/strong>12noon<\/strong> at Allen St. Gates<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/li>\n