Don't Attack
Iran
Events
Canadian Peace Alliance member groups have begun preparing for rallies on the first day of an attack on Iran.
The Canadian Peace Alliance is asking member groups and supporters to prepare to mobilize as soon as an attack occurs.
Groups should prepare a response plan with date, time and location for local events. Please spread the word now and get ready to mobilize your networks.
Also, as emergency response plans are being prepared please let us know at the CPA office so we can post the info on the website and promote the actions.
Toronto, ON
DON'T ATTACK IRAN
Don't expand the Iraq war!
Prepare now for emergency rallies and demonstrations
The Toronto Coalition to Stop the War is issuing a call to all its members
and supporters to prepare now for emergency rallies and demonstrations in
the event that the US attacks Iran in the coming weeks and months.
In the event that the US attacks Iran, the Toronto Coalition to Stop the War
will organize a response as follows:
EMERGENCY RALLY
Date: the same day as an attack on Iran
(or the day after if the attack happens after 5:00pm)
Time: 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Location: United States Consulate, 360 University Avenue
Downtown Toronto
(TTC: St. Patrick or Osgoode)
Please spread the word now and be prepared to mobilize your networks for
emergency rallies and demonstrations in the event of an attack. In the
meantime, the Toronto Coalition to Stop the War will be raising the slogans
"Don't attack Iran" and "Don't expand the Iraq war" as part of our
mobilization for the March 17 rally and march to mark the four-year
anniversary of the invasion of Iraq.
If you think you can help us spread the word about the emergency rally or
help us organize the rally itself, please let us know. E-mail
stopthewar@sympatico.ca.
Vancouver, BC,
The StopWar.ca coalition is calling for emergency
mobilizations in the event of any military strike or
attack against Iran. We are asking all organizations
and individuals to demonstrate on both the day of and
the day following any such attack:
6pm at the Vancouver Art Gallery (Robson Street Side)
It is now well established that both the United States
and Israel have developed plans for such an attack,
and that the use of "tactical" nuclear weapons against
Iran has not been ruled out.
The Canadian government has been part of the campaign
for sanctions against Iran, just as Stephen Harper
gave unconditional support to Israel's devastation of
Lebanon this past summer. We, therefore, also urge
that people make their elected representatives aware
of their opposition to Canadian support for an attack
on Iran.
Canadian
Peace Alliance Convention 2006
Resolution on Iran
Whereas, the Bush Administration has categorized Iran as part of a so-called
"axis of evil" as early as 2002; and
Whereas, leading figures in the Bush Administration have expressed a desire
to overthrow the Iranian government: and
Whereas, numerous and credible press reports have exposed the advanced planning
of some kind of US-led attack on Iran in the coming months; and
Whereas, the US has attempted to isolate Iran for developing nuclear energy,
accusing Iran of secretly developing nuclear weapons; and
Whereas, the US has been unable to provide any evidence whatsoever to substantiate
its claims against Iran; and
Whereas, Iran is a signatory to the Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and is
not in violation of it or any other international laws on weapons proliferation;
Therefore:
Be it resolved that the Canadian Peace Alliance:
· oppose any attack - military or otherwise - on Iran;
· oppose sanctions against Iran whether initiated by the United States or
the United Nations;
· prepare its member organizations to mobilize immediately against any attack
on Iran should it become clear that one is coming; and
· use the occasion of other mobilizations to draw attention to the Iran issue;
Be it further resolved that the Canadian Peace Alliance strongly urge that
the Government of Canada refuse to participate in and/or support any U.S.
military actions against Iran.
Adopted - November 2006
CANADIAN PEACE ALLIANCE STATEMENT ON THE IRAN CRISIS.
February 27, 2006
The United States and Israel have both recently stated that they may engage in a military campaign against Iran for alleged development of nuclear weapons. Iran maintains that its nuclear program is being used for energy production and not for weapons development. In either case, any use of military force against nuclear installations in Iran will be illegal under international law and must be opposed.
Protocol 1 of the Geneva Convention states that no country can attack a nuclear facility or any other target if, "if such attack may cause the release of dangerous forces and consequent severe losses among the civilian population." An attack on a nuclear facility will cause massive damage to the local environment and to the civilian population in the vicinity. A nuclear attack would cause untold civilian deaths.
There is no way to distance the current confrontation with Iran from the US invasion and occupation of Iraq. The US, without the support of the international community and in clear violation of international law, invaded and occupied a sovereign Arab state ostensibly based on the same motivation about the threat of weapons of mass destruction. The fact that no weapons have been found in Iraq and the proof that the evidence of such a program in Iraq was deliberately falsified renders the US accusations against Iran questionable, to say the least.
Furthermore, while the Canadian Peace Alliance (CPA) is opposed to the development of any nuclear weapons, the state of Iran should not be singled out for its potential program, particularly under the current circumstances with both the US and Israel threatening nuclear attack. It is the position of the CPA that nuclear proliferation will continue as long as those states which currently have nuclear weapons refuse to comply with their international treaty obligation to disarm their own arsenals.
The CPA therefore calls on the Government of Canada to oppose any military action against Iran and to resolve this issue diplomatically.
» Send A letter to PM Harper - Don't Attack Iran
» Stop War On Iran Website
» Find a local Peace Group
» CPA Convention Resolution on Iran
» CPA Statement on Iran - Feb. 2006
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