[pjw] VISIBILITY ACTION: "The US Attack on Syria One Year Later" Wednesday, September 23, 2015 4:00 PM

[Peace and Justice Works]

See more info and download a flyer at
http://pjw.info/syria1yl.html
--dan h

Peace and Justice Works
    Iraq Affinity Group
    PO Box 42456
    Portland, OR 97242
    (503) 236-3065 (Office)
    iraq @ pjw.info
    http://www.pjw.info/Iraq.html

CALENDAR ITEM

For immediate release           September 4, 2015

EVENT: ""The US Attack on Syria One Year Later" Visibility Action
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 4:00 PM

"Call Out for Justice: End the Wars"
Rally and March
Wednesday, September 23, 2015 4:00 PM
SE Hawthorne & Grand (East end of Hawthorne Bridge)

On Wednesday September 23, 2015, one year since the US began bombing Syria 
under the guise of fighting the Islamic State/ISIS, Portlanders will 
gather to protest the ongoing US military action. The Peace and Justice 
Works Iraq Affinity Group is coordinating a visibility action featuring 
its 12-foot-tall "tower of peace" at the east end of the Hawthorne Bridge 
(SE Hawthorne & Grand) from 4:00 to 6:00 PM that day.

The US continues to assert that one of their goals is regime change in 
Syria, training and arming "moderate" rebels, while at the same time 
tacitly supporting Al Qaeda offshoot the Nusra Front since they too are 
fighting ISIS. Meanwhile, the US has now gained full cooperation from 
Turkey, which is using the chaos as an excuse to bomb Kurdish nationalists 
in Iraq and Syria, even though those Kurdish fighters have proven the most 
effective at keeping ISIS from holding territory. The best solution? Stop 
US intervention and have a United Nations brokered negotiation, provide 
massive humanitarian aid and help resettle refugees.

For more information or to get involved contact the Peace and Justice 
Works Iraq Affinity Groupat 503-236-3065 or iraq at pjw.info.