August 28 Assemblies: http://peoplespowerassemblies.org/justice-for-trayvon-martin-actions/

From RT: http://tinyurl.com/ml48wqn

Syrian leader President Bashar Assad has stressed that the claims of his government using chemical weapons made by Western countries are “an insult to common sense” and “nonsense,” in an interview to Russia’s Izvestia newspaper.

“The statements made by the politicians in the USA and in other Western countries represent an insult to common sense and neglect of the public opinion of citizens in those countries. It’s nonsense: first, they bring charges, and then they collect evidence. And it’s one of the most powerful countries that does it – the US. They accused us on Wednesday, and in only two days the American leadership announces they started to collect the evidence.… They accuse our army of using chemical weapons in the area that’s reportedly controlled by the terrorists. In fact, there is no precise front line between the army and the insurgents in that area. And how can a government use chemical weapons – or any other weapons of mass destruction – in the area where government troops are concentrated? This is against elementary logic.”

A handout picture released by the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) on August 26, 2013 shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad giving an interview with Russian newspaper Izvestia in Damascus (AFP Photo)

United National Antiwar Coalition: https://www.unacpeace.org/

NO U.S. WAR ON SYRIA! 

TAKE ACTION NOW AND ORGANIZE EMERGENCY RESPONSE IF THERE IS AN ATTACK

and organize actions before an attack

If your organization is making such plans, please click here and fill out the form so we can let others know.

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UNAC calls for all antiwar and social justice organizations to prepare for a response if there is any military action by the U.S. in Syria.  We call upon all organizations to mobilize to take action opposing U.S. intervention before any military action.  We also call upon all organizations to work together and make plans for an emergency response on the day after any military action against Syria. If your organization is making such plans, please click here and fill out the form so we can let others know.

http://tinyurl.com/moa9cwr

John Kerry has just made an ominous announcement that the U.S. intends to take “action” against Syria, and that Syria will be “held accountable.” Talk of a chemical weapons attack in Syria is filling the airwaves. The U.S. is blaming the Assad government for it and openly talking of direct military intervention.

We, as the antiwar movement, have a duty to denounce any military action against Syria by the United States. If U.S. war begins against Syria, be in the streets. Make plans.

We must make clear that we will not be tricked into another war designed to make profits for the Wall Street military contractors and oil profiteers. Such a war will take thousands of innocent lives. There is no justification for such a criminal act.

The billions of dollars that such a war would cost should be spent on education, schools, healthcare, and other basic societal needs. The fact that another foreign war is being considered, at a time that food stamps are being cut, record numbers of homes are being foreclosed, and schools are being shut down and privatized in the name of a “budget crisis”, is outrageous. Austerity is continuing in the U.S. and public sector workers’ jobs are being eliminated. Basic infrastructure within the U.S. is crumbling. Bridges are insecure. Water is not being properly purified.

A new war will be disastrous for people of the Middle East, the U.S., and the entire world. According to a Reuters poll, 89% of the population is opposed to U.S. support for Syrian opposition.

Emergency actions will take place at Federal Buildings around the country, and in Times Square in New York City in the event of such an attack. Be in the streets. Demand an end to U.S. support for the Syrian rebels.

The International Action Center (http://www.iacenter.org/) urges united actions of antiwar, community and progressive forces to organize for anti-war people’s assemblies, rallies, and protests against another war!

MONEY FOR HUMAN NEEDS, NOT A NEW WAR!

U.S. HANDS OFF SYRIA!

END U.S. FUNDING OF ISRAEL AND EGYPT!

U.S. OUT OF THE MIDDLE EAST!

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Youth of color are routinely profiled by the police, security personnel and self-appointed vigilantes like George Zimmerman. From the shooting of Trayvon Martin in Florida, to the murder of Ramarley Graham in his own home at the hands of undercover NYPD officers, to the murder of seven-year-old Aiyana Jones by the police in Detroit and everywhere in between, youth of color are victimized by an inherently violent, racist system of oppression. These same youth have the highest unemployment rate and the jobs they are forced to take are low-wage jobs without benefits, rights or union representation. The anti-youth war also includes massive cuts in education, including school closings in predominately African-American communities.

We must turn our anger over the murder of Trayvon Martin into a new nationwide struggle to stop the war against youth of color.

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