BUILD FEB. 4
EMERGENCY DEMONSTRATION TO STOP U.S. WAR AGAINST IRAN
NO WAR! NO SANCTIONS! NO INTERVENTION! NO ASSASSINATIONS
by International Action Center (IAC)
A
broad spectrum of U.S.-based anti-imperialist and anti-war organizations,
including the IAC, agreed on a Jan. 17 conference call to hold coordinated
protests across the country on Saturday, Feb. 4. The demands will be: "No war,
no sanctions, no intervention, no assassinations against Iran."
The
ad-hoc group that took part in the call decided that although there are only
two weeks to organize, it will invite anti-war forces around the world to join
in to make this emergency protest a global day of action.
All
agreed on the need to stop U.S. imperialism and/or Israel from launching a
military attack on Iran. There was also a consensus that the new sanctions
President Barack Obama signed into law on Dec. 31 -- with the goal of breaking
the Iranian central bank -- were themselves an act of war aimed at the Iranian
people.
The political activists on the call raised the danger of a wider war
should fighting break out in or around Iran.
While
the organizations involved had varied assessments of the Iranian government,
they all saw any intervention from U.S. imperialism in the Southwest Asian
country as a threat to the entire region and to peace. Some of the people on
the call who are originally from Iran and who were in touch with family and
friends there conveyed the Iranian people's anger at the recent assassination
of a young scientist.
There
was agreement to make "no assassinations" one of the demands to show solidarity
with the Iranian population as well as to condemn the U.S. and its allies for
criminal activities against Iran and its people.
As of
Jan. 19, the organizations that called the actions or endorsed later included
the United National Anti-War Coalition (UNAC), the International Action Center
(IAC), SI! Solidarity with Iran, Refugee Apostolic Catholic Church, Workers
World Party, World Can't Wait, American Iranian Friendship Committee, the
Campaign Against Sanctions & Military Intervention in Iran
(CASMII). ANSWER Coalition, Antiwar.com, Peace of the Action,
ComeHomeAmerica.us, St. Pete for Peace, Women Against Military Madness (WAMM),
Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality-Virginia, WESPAC Foundation,
Peace Action Maine, Occupy Myrtle Beach, Minnesota Peace Action Coalition, Twin
Cities Peace Campaign and Bail Out the People Movement (BOPM).
Individual
endorsers include authors David Swanson, 'When the World Outlawed War,' and
Phil Wilayto, 'In Defense of Iran: Notes from a U.S. Peace Delegation's Journey
through the Islamic Republic'; and U.N. Human Rights Award winner Ramsey Clark,
a former U.S. attorney general.
The
list is expected to grow steadily as word spreads. Right now people can follow
developments on the Facebook link: No War On Iran: National Day of Action Feb
4,
Visit StopWarOnIran.org
From International Action Center - IACenter.org
Build this movement! Stop another war! Spread the word!
NOW in 79 Cities -FEB 4 MASS ACTIONS Demanding:
NO War! NO Sanctions! NO Intervention!
NO Assassinations against IRAN
(Alphabetical order by State in US, then other dates and countries listed)
1.
Huntsville,
AL 10am, Whitesburg and Airport, 5001 Whitesburg Drive
2.
Phoenix, AZ, 2pm at Cesar Chavez Plaza, 200 W
Washington.
3.
Tucson, AZ 6pm at Unitarian Universalist Church,
4831 E. 22 St.
4.
Los Angeles, CA 2 pm at Westwood Fed Building, next
to UCLA campus.
5.
Los Angeles, CA Noon at Wilshire & Western Metro
Stop.
6. Palm Springs, CA 101 S. Palm Canyon Drive
7.
San Francisco, CA, Noon at Powell & Market, BART
Plaza
8.
Sacramento,
CA Noon, Demonstration at 16th & J Streets
9.
Truckee, CA Noon, at Donner Pass Rd/ Highway 89.
10. Colorado Springs, CO, Acacia Park 115 E. Platte Ave
11. New Haven, CT 11:00am at New Haven Green, 141 Church St
12. Tampa, FL,
Noon March on McDill Air Force Base-CentComm, Rally at Gandy Bivd. & Dale
Mabry Highway
13. Atlanta, GA
4:30 - 5:30pm at CNN Center, Marietta & Centennial Olympic Park.
14. Honolulu, HI 7pm in Heart of Waikiki, Kalakaua Ave & Seaside Ave
15. Des Moines, IA 6pm at Nollen Plaza, Des Moines Civic Center, 221 Walnut St
16. Chicago, IL
Noon at Federal Plaza
17. Champaign-Urbana, IL 2pm at Neil and Main St.
18. Highland, IN Highway of the Flags Veterans Memorial SE
corner Indianapolis Blvd & Ridge Rd
19. Wichita, KS Wichita Public Library, Main and William
20. Boston, MA
1pm at Tremont & Park St, March to Israeli consulate & Copley Square
21. Detroit MI
2pm at Grand Circus Park – Woodward Ave at Adams.
22. Kalamazoo, MI 4pm, March from Urban
Blend Coffeehouse, 14 N Burdick St.
23. Kochville MI
12 noon at Bay Rd & Tittabawassee Rd.
24. Grand Rapids, MN 12 noon, Peace vigil
at Pokegama Avenue Bridge
25. Minneapolis,
MN 3 pm at 3rd St & Cedar Avenue South.
26. Omaha, NE 72nd and Dodge Dodge St & S 72nd St
27. Brevard, NC Noon, Transylvania Courthouse Lawn, E. Main
Street & N. Broad St.
28. Jersey City,
NJ 2:30pm Vietnam Veterans Community Center, Central Ave & Manhattan Ave,
then march.
29. Montclair, NJ 10:30am, Near corner of
South Fullerton Ave.
30. Plymouth, NH Weekly Plymouth Common Peace Vigil,Plymouth
Town Common
31.
32. Albuquerque, NM 1pm, Assemble at UNM Bookstore
Corner of Central and Cornell
33. Albany NY
Noon at Wolf Road & Central Ave, March 1pm to mall recruiting station.
34. Buffalo, NY
3pm at City Hall Square, then marching.
35. Delhi, NY Town Square, across from Delaware County Office
Building
36. NYC, NY 1pm
at North end of Times Square - Duffy Square. March to the US &
Israeli missions to UN.
37. Rochester, NY 11am at The Public Market, 280 North Union Street
38. Saratoga, NY
Noon at Broadway by Post Office, Weekly Vigil Site.
39. Syracuse, NY 1:30pm, Fayette St. and
Salina St.
40. Cincinnati, OH 2pm, Piatt Park, E.
8th St and Vine St.
41. Columbus, OH 4pm at 15th St. & N. High St.
42. Defiance, OH Noon at Defiance County Courthouse, 221 Clinton Street
43. Tulsa, OK Noon at Southwest Corner of 41st and
Yale Ave,
44. Astoria, OR Noon, The Post Office in Astoria, 8th and
Commercial
45. Harrisburg,
PA Noon at State Capitol Steps, 3rd Street
Side at North & Walnut
46. Lewisburg, PA 2pmm Post Office 3rd and Market St.
47. Philadelphia
PA Noon at 5th & Market, Independence
Hall.
48. Rock Hill, SC 7pm at Byrnes Auditorium at Winthrop University, 701 Oakland
Ave.
49. Nashville, TN 2pm, Teach-in / Rally
at Legislative Plaza, 6th Ave. between Charlotte & Union
50. Amarillo, TX 3pm, NE corner of Elwood Park then
march to Congressman Thornberry's office at 905 S. Fillmore
51. Austin, TX 1pm, Intersection of 6th St. and Lamar
Blvd.
52. Dallas, TX 3:30pm, Rally at Harry
Moss Park, SE corner of Greenville Ave & Royal Lane
53. Houston TX 3:30pm Westheimer & Post Oak
54. Waco, TX 1pm, Valley Mills & Waco Drive
55. Salt Lake
City, UT 3pm at Downtown Federal Building, 125 S. State St
56. Blacksburg VA
Noon at Federal Building.
57. Norfolk, VA
1pm at City Hall Ave at Saint Paul Blvd.
58. Richmond VA, 2pm
Main Post Office.
59. Seattle, WA
1:30 at Westlake Center, March to Military processing center.
60. Madison, WI 3pm, State St. and the Capitol, 2 E. Main
Street
61. Milwaukee, WI Noon at East Capitol Dr. Bridge just east of Capitol Ave
& Humbold Blvd.
62. Green Bay, WI
Noon at Lambeau Field.
63. Racine, WI
10am NW Corner of Highways 20 & 31
64. Washington DC
Noon at Lafayette Square, White House
Feb 02 NO War on Iran Actions
1.
Bloomington,
IL 5:30pm at Center for the Performing
Arts 600 East Street
2.
Oklahoma
City, OK, 4:30pm at Gold Dome corner,
1112 Northwest 23rd Street
FEB 3 NO War on Iran Actions
1. Baltimore,
MD. 5pm McKelvin Sq, Pratt & Light Street
2. Raleigh, NC
4:30pm Federal Building, 310 New Bern Ave
3.
Nashville TN 2pm, Nashville Legislative Plaza, 6th Ave
& Deaderick St.
Feb 5
Vista, CA 2pm
,Vista Village Dr. and S. Santa Fe
Feb 12Portland, OR
3pm The Corner of Salmon St and Park Ave SW
Other
Countries organizing for NO War on Iran actions on Feb 4:
Canada F
1. Calgary, AB
11am,Consulate General of USA,
615 Macleod Trail S.E., 10th Floor
2. Lethbridge, AB 2pm, City Hall, 910 4th Ave. South
3. Vancouver,BC: Picket and rally in front of US
consulate, downtown, 3-6pm
Bangaldesh capital Dacca rally and march;
India message of actions in several cities including
Calcutta.
Ireland at Shannon Air Base, forward base for
NATO,
Norway, Oslo, Rally initiated by Iranians in
Diaspora, Supported by Peace Initative Norway, Party Red & others.
UK Leeds, University
of Leeds 8pm, Parkinson Steps Woodhouse Lane Leeds Sydney Town Hall 483 George
Street
Let
us know if you are also planning an action on Feb 4 or On the Feb 4
weekend and we will also post it, so that others can link up with you.
Or join a local action listed above.
