[antiwar-van] *FRIDAY* No War on Iran! MAWO Monthly Antiwar Rally & Petition Drive

[Kira Koshelanyk]

MOBILIZATION AGAINST WAR & OCCUPATION - MAWO
Monthly Antiwar Rally and Petition Drive

> No War on Iran! U.S. Out of the Middle East!
> U.S./Canada/NATO Hands Off Yemen, Venezuela, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq & North Korea!

FRIDAY August 23
5pm
Vancouver Art Gallery
(Robson at Howe Street)
Downtown Vancouver, Canada

Every day there are more reasons to stand together as peace-loving people against the deadly U.S. war machine, from brutal sanctions imposed on the people of Iran and Venezuela, to the continued bombardment of Yemen by a Saudi-led coalition armed with U.S., Canadian, and European weaponry.

Amid increasing threats of war against Iran, the U.S. government has re-doubled its brutal sanctions against Iran as part of U.S. President Trump’s “maximum pressure campaign.” The sanctions have had a severe impact on the people of Iran. In one example, children with cancer are especially suffering and dying, from lack of access to life-saving medication.

As the U.S.-backed, Saudi-led war in Yemen enters its 5th year, the death toll is approaching 100,000
people. Millions have been displaced from their homes. Schools, hospitals, roads and other vital
infrastructure have been destroyed by constant bombing, and the Yemeni people are suffering under a Saudi-imposed land, air and sea blockade.

On August 5th U.S. President Trump signed an Executive Order that further increases the cruel and illegal blockade against Venezuela. This murderous blockade has already killed an estimated 40,000 people in Venezuela. The U.S. government is continuing to target the people of Venezuela to force “regime-change” and overthrow the democratically elected government of President Nicolas Maduro.

The government of Canada is supporting these sanctions and U.S. war drive. Join MAWO for this antiwar action and take a stand against U.S.-led wars, occupations and threats from Iran to Venezuela, Iraq to Palestine, Yemen to North Korea and across the Middle East and North Africa.

View event poster: http://www.mawovancouver.org/materials/posters/190823-MAWO-Rally.pdf
Join on Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/events/419202805375676/
This event will take place on the traditional and unceded territories of the Tsleil-Waututh (səl̓ilwətaɁɬ), the Musqueam (xʷməθkʷəy̓əm), and the Squamish (Skwxwú7mesh) Coast Salish Nations.

> U.S./Canada/NATO Hands Off Iran, Yemen, Venezuela, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq & North Korea!
> Self-Determination for All Oppressed Nations!
> Money for Healthcare, Housing & Education - Not for War & Occupation!

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MAWO ~ Mobilization Against War & Occupation
http://WWW.MAWOVANCOUVER.ORG/
info at mawovancouver.org
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