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.

Washington D.C.

The White House - Washington D.C.

12noon at the White House

Alabama

Birmingham, Alabama

5pm at Five Points South

Arizona

Phoenix, AZ

12noon at 24th St. and Camelback

Tucson, AZ

2pm at De Anza Park

Arkansas

Little Rock, AR

1pm at Little Rock River Market

Fayetteville, AK

11am at Washington County Courthouse

California

Los Angeles, CA

1pm at Pershing Square

Monterey, CA

San Francisco, CA

12noon at Powell and Market



San Jose, CA

3pm at San Jose City Hall

Santa Monica, CA

2pm at Santa Monica Promande

Davis, CA

11am at B and 5th Streets

San Diego, CA

2pm at Federal Court Building

Sacramento, CA

4pm at Capitol Park

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

Gainesville, FL

Pensacola, FL

4pm at Historic Seville Square

Georgia

Atlanta, GA

3pm at Little Five Points

Idaho

Boise, ID

5pm at Boise City Hall

Illinois

Chicago, IL

12noon at Trump Tower

Carbondale, IL

12noon at Carbondale Town Square

Indiana

Fort Wayne, IN

2pm at Allen County Courthouse Green

Indianapolis, IN

12:30pm at Richard G. Lugar Plaza

Iowa

Iowa City, IA

1pm at Iowa City Pedestrian Mall

Kansas

Topeka, KS

11am at the Topeka Capital Building

Kentucky

Louisville, KY

12noon at Douglass Loop

Louisiana

New Orleans, LA

12noon at Duncan Plaza

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

Boston, MA

2pm at Park street MBTA station

Michigan

Detroit, MI

12noon at Campus Martius

Lansing, MI

1pm at Michigan State Capitol

Minnesota

- Minneappolis, MN

1pm at Mayday Plaza

Mississippi

Jackson, MS

12noon at Smith Park

Missouri

- Kansas City, Missouri

3pm at Plaza Fountains

- St. Louis, MO

12noon at the Missouri First Congressional District Building

New Mexico

Albuquerque, NM

2pm at Kirtland Airforce Base, San Mateo and Gibson Blvd

Taos, NM

12noon at World Cup

Nevada

Las Vegas, NV

10am at Las Vegas Federal Courthouse

New Jersey

Hopewell, NJ

12pm in front of the Marine Recruitment Center in Somerville

New York

Buffalo, NY 12PM at Bidwell Parkway

Ithaca, NY

10am at Corner of Clinton and Meadow Streets by CVS

New York City, NY

11am at Time Square

Massapequa, NY

2pm at Congressman Peter King 1003 Park Blvd Ste 7

Cobleskill, NY

11:30am at Union St & Main St

Syracuse, New York

12:30pm at Clinton Square

North Carolina

Durham, NC

11am at the corner of Gregson St and Main St

Fayetteville, NC

2pm at Market House

Raleigh, NC

12noon at North Carolina State Capitol

Wilmington, NC

12noon at SW Corner of S College Road and Oleander Ave

Asheville, NC

12noon at Vance Monument

Ohio

Cincinnati, OH

12noon at Fountain Square

Columbus, OH

12noon at North High St. & East North Broadway

Cleveland, OH

12noon at Market Square

Oregon

Corvallis, OR

Eugene, OR

1pm at Wayne Morse Free Speech Plaza

Portland, OR

5pm at Terry Shrunk Plaza

Oklahoma

Oklahoma City 2:30-3:30 PM

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

Harrisburg, PA

12noon at the Capitol steps

South Carolina

Columbia, SC

12noon at the South Carolina State House

Tennessee

Nashville, TN

12PM at the State Capitol Building

Knoxville, TN

1:00pm Sunday, Jan. 5 at Charles Krutch Park

Memphis, TN

5:30pm Friday, Jan. 3 at Gazebo at the Cooper-Young intersection

Texas

Austin, TX

11am at Texas State Capitol

Dallas, TX

3pm at Dealey Plaza

El Paso, TX

12noon Friday, January 3rd at the U.S. Federal Courthouse

San Antonio, TX

1pm Sunday, Jan. 5 at overpass on Walters and 35 (on way to Ft. Sam Houston)

Utah

Salt Lake City, UT

2pm at Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building

Vermont

Burlington, VT

12noon at the Federal Building

Virgina

Norfolk, VA

6pm at Town Point Park

Washington

Seattle, WA

2pm at Victor Steinbrueck Park

Spokane, WA

12noon at Division and Wellesley

Tacoma, WA

Kennewick, WA

1pm at Corner of N Columbia Center Blvd and W Quinalt

Wisconsin

Madison, WI

12noon at the state capitol

Milwaukee, WI

12noon at 27th St. and Oklahoma

Stevens Point, WI

12noon at Courthouse Stevens Point

International

Germany

Berlin, Germany

1pm at Brandenburger Tor / Pariser Platz

To have an event organized in your city email Carley@codepink.org!