[pjw] INFO: Iran resolution at City Council Wed Nov 13, 3:30 PM

[Peace and Justice Works]

Iraq Affinity Group supporters:

As part of the effort to oppose US war on Iran when we organized the July 
28 march and rally

http://www.pjw.info/iran_venezuela_072019.html

the Iraq Affinity Group worked with colleagues in the community to draft 
up a resolution for City Council to oppose sanctions and war in Iran and 
Venezuela. We circualted petitions at the rally and sent them in, receving 
a response from Commissioner Fritz that she was working on the Iran 
resolution, which was carried forward by American Iranian Friendship 
Council and Oregon Physicians for Social Responsibility. The IAG has 
endorsed the most recent version.

The Council Agenda has now been posted and the Iran resolution is set for 
Wednesday, November 13 at 3:30 PM:

https://www.portlandoregon.gov/auditor/26997

  1050  TIME CERTAIN: 3:30 PM . Urge our Federal Government to engage in 
diplomacy with Iran (Resolution introduced by Commissioner Fritz)  25 
minutes requested

(Note: the text of the resolution wasn't posted when I wrote this email 
but will be up before the end of this afternoon).

If you can't make it to the hearing on Wednesday, please write or call 
members of Council to ask them to support the resolution:


Mayor Ted Wheeler: 503-823-4120 mayorwheeler at portlandoregon.gov
Commissioner Amanda Fritz: 503-823-3008 amanda at portlandoregon.gov
Commissioner Nick Fish: 503-823-3589  nick at portlandoregon.gov
Commissioner Chloe Eudaly: 503-823-4682  chloe at portlandoregon.gov
Commissioner Jo Ann Hardesty: 503-823-4151 joann at portlandoregon.gov

You might also mention that you hope to see them pass a similar resolution 
around Venezuela. That draft resolution is being shepherded to Council by 
Veterans for Peace Chapter 72 and is also supported by the IAG.

Extra bonus! Oregon PSR also put forward a resolution asking the City to 
follow the lead of the state legislature

https://worldbeyondwar.org/oregon-becomes-second-state-in-nation-to-support-nuclear-ban-treaty/

and ask the US to sign on to the UN ban on nuclear weapons. That 
resolution is scheduled to be heard right after the Iran resolution on 
Wednesday:

  1051  TIME CERTAIN: 3:55 PM . Declare City's opposition to nuclear 
weapons and urge the U.S. Federal Government to sign the Treaty on the 
Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and take action to prevent nuclear war 
(Resolution introduced by Commissioner Fritz)  25 minutes requested



Thanks
dan handelman
peace and justice works iraq affinity group