September 27 National Day of Action to Stop War on Iran! Help build locally-coordinated actions in 100 cities
March, rally, speak out, picket, teach-ins - in cities large or small,
campuses & schools
what you do can make a difference
NO October Surprise...NOT Another
War...NO October Surprise...NOT Another
War
September 27
International Day of Action to Stop War on Iran!
Help build locally-coordinated actions in 100
cities
This week Pres. Ahmadinejad will be in NYC at the UN, and the
media will demonize him and the Iranian people, not Bush, who is the one
responsible for bringing death, destruction, and threats of a
new war. This makes the September 27 demonstrations even more important
- go to www.StopWarOnIran to
find out how you can get involved.
Stop the War on Iran before it starts!
Money for Jobs, Health Care, and Education, Not War and
Occupation!
Washington's
Budget:
- $3 Trillion on the War in Iraq*
- $ Billions for War against Iran
- $1 Trillion to bail out mortgage bankers**
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We need money
for:
- Housing
- Health Care
- Jobs with a Living Wage
- Rebuilding the Gulf Coast
- Education
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*http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/07/AR2008030702846.html
**http://blogs.usatoday.com/ondeadline/2008/09/lawmakers-say-f.html
September 27
- Stop War on Iran!
- U.S. Out of Iraq & Afghanistan
- No U.S. attack on Iran through Israel
- U.S. Hands Off Pakistan
- No to all U.S./NATO war threats
- Money for human needs, not war!
Momentum is growing for the September 27 International Day of Action to
Stop War on Iran. Activists are organizing pickets, speak-outs,
rallies, and marches to oppose Washington's drive to war.
As we write, the U.S. Navy has assembled the largest naval armada in one place
since World War II - in the Persian Gulf, with guns aimed at Iran. They
have now deployed 18 NATO ships to the Black Sea and raised threats against
Russia, while opening a new front of bombing attacks. Meanwhile, no
troops have been withdrawn from the disastrous wars in Iraq &
Afghanistan.
There are always billions of dollars for war and billions more to bail out the
big banks and mortgage companies, but no assistance for the 600,000 working
people laid off this year, or the 2 million small homeowners being foreclosed
in record numbers, or the more the 50 million people without health care.
The Bush Adminstration's plan to bail out big banks and corrupt mortgage
companies may cost as much as $1 trilllion, on top of the $3 trillion that the
war in Iraq will cost. This money belongs to the people, and should be
spent on affordable housing, health care,
We need money for jobs and housing -
not for another war!
While the situation is growing dire for many, Washington’s cutbacks in
domestic programs continue. The fiscal year beginning on October 1 will
bring drastic cuts. A new U.S. war will bring only more suffering here as well
as massive destruction abroad.
The recent Hurricane Gustav highlighted the failure of Washington to do
anything to rebuild the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita. Three years after the disaster, thousands of people are still
homeless, as the money that could have been spent on meeting human needs has
gone to fund the Pentagon and the agenda of endless war. Every social
program and every aspect of the economy has been impacted by the billions of
dollars wasted on war.
We must take action now! Here are some ways you can
help:
Organize a local September 27 action to Stop War On Iran,
whether it is a march or rally, speak-out, picket line, walk-out, or
teach-in--in cities large or small. What you do can make a
difference. List your action at http://www.stopwaroniran.org/sept272008volorgcent.shtml,
so activists in your area can contact you and get involved.
Make a donation to help with vital mobilizing expenses for September 27
protests and to help this movement grow. Or contribute to
campaigns to get the truth out about the war danger by literature production,
international emails and holding meetings. You can donation online
at http://stopwaroniran.org/donate.shtml.
This campaign is truly dependent on grass-roots donations from all over the
country; this is how every leaflet, sign, mailing and
newsletter—every expense—is funded. We can only
do what our supporters enable us to do.
Donate online at
www.StopWarOnIran.org
All of our volunteer staff and organizers thank you for your continued support
and dedication to the campaign to prevent a new war in Iran or anywhere
else.
In solidarity and with our appreciation,
Stop War on Iran staff and national organizers
Iraq, Afghanistan, Iran:
Who Pays? Who Profits?
- Almost 4,200 U.S. soldiers have died in Iraq, and nearly 900 in
Afghanistan. No one on the Board of Directors of Halliburton, Exxon or
Morgan Stanley has lost a daughter or son in these wars, because the troops are
drawn from working class families and disproportionately from communities of
color. The Pentagon takes advantage of the lack of educational and
employment opportunities to target these communities with false promises of
college money and job training.
- Many vets returning from Iraq & Afghanistan are suffering from physical
and psychological injuries, only to find that veterans' hospitals are being
shut down, programs are being cut, and facilities are filthy, under-equipped
and understaffed.
- According to CostofWar.com, the Iraq war has cost more than $550
billion. This money has been stolen robbed from working people. We
need this money for schools, job training, health care, repairing our crumbling
infrastructure, rebuilding the Gulf Coast, and much more.
- While oil companies are making record profits, the price of gas, heating
oil, groceries, and other necessities is skyrocketing.
- Meanwhile, the foreclosures and evictions crisis is growing.
Washington is spending billions on war and on bailing out banks, while working
people are being thrown out of their homes.
- Especially during difficult economic times, Wall Street and the corporate
media work overtime to divide us. They want us to blame the people of
Iraq or Iran or immigrant workers for the crisis, instead of uniting against
the corporations who profit while working people bleed. Now, more than
ever, we need to stand in solidarity against racism, sexism, anti-LGBT bigotry,
and anything else they use to attempt to divide us.
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NO October
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September 27
National Day of Action to Stop War on
Iran!
Help build
locally-coordinated actions in 100 cities
March, rally, speak out, picket, teach-ins - in cities large or
small, campuses & schools
what you do can make a difference
Stop the War on Iran before it
starts!
Money for Jobs, Healthcare, and Education, Not War and
Occupation!
- Stop War on Iran!
- U.S. Out of Iraq & Afghanistan
- No U.S. attack on Iran through Israel
- No to all U.S./NATO war threats
- Money for human needs, not war!
Dear Friends:
As many of you know, the Bush Administration, with the support of politicians
of both parties in Congress, has repeatedly threatened Iran with military
action, and many now believe that an attack may be imminent. The Stop War
on Iran campaign has issued an international call for actions on September
27.
We’re writing to ask for your help; the only force that can stop another
brutal U.S. war is a massive outpouring of grassroots opposition.
We must act now ! As more U.S. warships are deploying to the Persian
Gulf, we have to mobilize to stop an “October Surprise” attack on
Iran, or any other country. Politicians don’t stop wars; they create
them. The only force that will stop endless war in the Middle East is a massive
grassroots peoples’ movement.
It is time to turn up the heat!
Threats against Iran are growing daily. The Bush Administration has
mobilized a massive naval presence which will place hundreds of nuclear-armed
aircraft within striking range of Iran.
The London Daily Telegraph of Sept. 2 reported that “the Dutch
intelligence service has pulled an agent out of an ‘ultra-secret
operation’ spying on Iran's military industry because spymasters in
the Netherlands believe a United States air attack was imminent.”
The Jerusalem Post reported that the Dutch newspaper De Telegraaf said the
attack was to be carried out "within weeks."
And there are increasing signs that the Pentagon is growing more reckless and
dangerous on several fronts. During the first week of September, U.S.
special forces attacked the village of Angor Adda in Pakistan, killing as many
as 20 people, including women and children, according to Pakistani
officials. This follows the August 22 killings by U.S.-led forces of 90
Afghan civilians, including 60 children. Meanwhile, the U.S. is deploying
naval forces to Georgia, increasing tensions throughout the region and directly
threatening Russia.
These war moves must be protested. On September 27 we must loudly voice
our opposition and say: “Not Another War: No ‘October
Surprise’!
A Summer of Mobilizing to Stop War On Iran
The Stop War on Iran Campaign has been mobilizing non-stop this summer to help
build a movement to stop Washington’s drive to war. On August 2, in
response to an emergency call for international actions issued by the Stop War
On Iran campaign, anti-war activists in more than 100 cities– from
Bangladesh to Boston, and from Vancouver to Hawaii, in cities large and
small-voiced their opposition boldly in the streets.
In the past few weeks, Stop War on Iran activists have been in the streets of
Denver and St. Paul, at the many protests at the Democratic and Republican
National Conventions. Despite the menacing and often violent police
presence, we carried Stop War on Iran placards and banners, and distributed
tens of thousands of Stop War On Iran newsletters, reaching out to the many
activists in both cities, to help build grassroots opposition to
Washington's bipartisan agenda of endless war.
We need money for jobs and housing -
not for another war!
While billions of dollars go to war, at home the unemployment rate has seen the
biggest spike in 23 years. Home foreclosures and evictions are increasing; fuel
and food prices are through the roof. While the situation is growing dire for
many, Washington’s cutbacks in domestic programs continue. The
fiscal year beginning on October 1 will bring drastic cuts. A new U.S. war will
bring only more suffering here as well as massive destruction abroad.
The recent Hurricane Gustav highlighted the failure of Washington to do
anything to rebuild the Gulf Coast in the aftermath of Hurricanes Katrina and
Rita. Three years after the disaster, thousands of people are still
homeless, as the money that could have been spent on meeting human needs has
gone to fund the Pentagon and the agenda of endless war. Every social
program and every aspect of the economy has been impacted by the billions of
dollars wasted on war.
But we must do more! As the threat of a U.S. attack on Iran grows, we must do
everything we can to build a grassroots movement to oppose this aggression,
while continuing to protest the occupations of Iraq and Afghanistan.
We must take action now! Here are some ways you can
help:
Organize a local September 27 action to Stop War On Iran, whether it is a march
or rally, speak-out, picket line, walk-out, or teach-in--in cities large or
small. What you do can make a difference. List your
action at http://www.stopwaroniran.org/sept272008volorgcent.shtml,
so activists in your area can contact you and get involved. .
Make a donation to help with vital mobilizing expenses for September 27
protests and to help this movement grow. Or contribute to
campaigns to get the truth out about the war danger by literature production,
international emails and holding meetings. You can make a donation
online at http://stopwaroniran.org/donate.shtml.
This campaign is truly dependent on grass-roots donations from all over the
country; this is how every leaflet, sign, mailing and
newsletter—every expense—is funded. We can only
do what our supporters enable us to do.
Donate online at
www.StopWarOnIran.org
All of our volunteer staff and organizers thank you for your continued support
and dedication to the campaign to prevent a new war in Iran or anywhere
else.
In solidarity and with our appreciation,
Stop War on Iran staff and national organizers
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