February, 04 2012, 09:24am EDT
For Immediate Release
Contact:
Phone: (773) 878-3815,Email:,info@vcnv.org
Say No To An Attack on Iran Today!
February 4th Mass Actions Demanding: NO War! NO Sanctions! NO Intervention! NO Assassinations against IRAN
CHICAGO
Say no to an Attack on Iran Today!
Listing of actions:
Chicago Says No War on Iran: National Day of Action
Feb 4 2012 - 12:00pm
Feb 4 2012 - 2:00pm
Rally at Federal Plaza
Federal Plaza
50 W Adams
Chicago, IL 60604
US and World Wide
(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. Albuquerque, NM 1pm, Assemble at UNM Bookstore Corner of Central and Cornell
32. Albany NY Noon at Wolf Road & Central Ave, March 1pm to mall recruiting station.
33. Buffalo, NY 3pm at City Hall Square, then marching.
34. Delhi, NY Town Square, across from Delaware County Office Building
35. NYC, NY 1pm at North end of Times Square - Duffy Square. March to the US & Israeli missions to UN.
36. Rochester, NY 11am at The Public Market, 280 North Union Street
37. Saratoga, NY Noon at Broadway by Post Office, Weekly Vigil Site.
38. Syracuse, NY 1:30pm, Fayette St. and Salina St.
39. Cincinnati, OH 2pm, Piatt Park, E. 8th St and Vine St.
40. Columbus, OH 4pm at 15th St. & N. High St.
41. Defiance, OH Noon at Defiance County Courthouse, 221 Clinton Street
42. Tulsa, OK Noon at Southwest Corner of 41st and Yale Ave,
43. Astoria, OR Noon, The Post Office in Astoria, 8th and Commercial
44. Harrisburg, PA Noon at State Capitol Steps, 3rd Street Side at North & Walnut
45. Lewisburg, PA 2pmm Post Office 3rd and Market St.
46. Philadelphia PA Noon at 5th & Market, Independence Hall.
47. Rock Hill, SC 7pm at Byrnes Auditorium at Winthrop University, 701 Oakland Ave.
48. Nashville, TN 2pm, Teach-in / Rally at Legislative Plaza, 6th Ave. between Charlotte & Union
49. Amarillo, TX 3pm, NE corner of Elwood Park then march to Congressman Thornberry's office at 905 S. Fillmore
50. Austin, TX 1pm, Intersection of 6th St. and Lamar Blvd.
51. Dallas, TX 3:30pm, Rally at Harry Moss Park, SE corner of Greenville Ave & Royal Lane
52. Houston TX 3:30pm Westheimer & Post Oak
53. Waco, TX 1pm, Valley Mills & Waco Drive
54. Salt Lake City, UT 3pm at Downtown Federal Building, 125 S. State St
55. Blacksburg VA Noon at Federal Building.
56. Norfolk, VA 1pm at City Hall Ave at Saint Paul Blvd.
57. Richmond VA, 2pm Main Post Office.
58. Seattle, WA 1:30 at Westlake Center, March to Military processing center.
59. Madison, WI 3pm, State St. and the Capitol, 2 E. Main Street
60. Milwaukee, WI Noon at East Capitol Dr. Bridge just east of Capitol Ave & Humbold Blvd.
61. Green Bay, WI Noon at Lambeau Field.
62. Racine, WI 10am NW Corner of Highways 20 & 31
63. 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
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
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