Take Action Now: No War With Iran

Take Action Now: No War With Iran

Take Action Now: No War With Iran

Protest endless war, learn about the situation in Iran, and work towards peace at home and abroad.

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Thousands of protesters in 90 cities and towns across the country took to the streets on Saturday to oppose the Trump administration’s reckless military adventurism in the Middle East. The president’s actions have aggravated tensions with Iran to new heights—whatever happens now, it’s crucial that we stand strong in our opposition to war and militarism.

This week’s Take Action Now gives you three ways to protest endless war, educate yourself about the situation in Iran, and work toward peace at home and abroad.

NO TIME TO SPARE?

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said on Sunday that the House will introduce and vote on a war powers resolution this week aimed to limit President Trump’s power to take military action. Congress is the only branch of government that has the constitutional power to stop Trump from escalating the hostility by sending more troops into the Middle East. Use Win Without War’s template to tell Congress to stop Trump’s war with Iran. Then, add your name to CODEPINK’s global pledge to demand peace here.

GOT SOME TIME?

From the White House to cable news, war hawks are marshalling misinformation to justify American militarism. If we want to contest these narratives, it’s crucial that we educate ourselves about what’s really going on in Iran and how the cycle of U.S. aggression has helped get us to this point. Check out Catalyst Project’s “No War—No Sanctions” curriculum and use its helpful tips to organize study sessions with your friends and family. More readings, curated by the Middle East Studies Pedagogy Initiative at the Arab Studies Institute, can be found here. Or, watch CODEPINK’s webinar on how we got into this situation.

READY TO DIG IN?

It’s unclear where the escalating tensions will lead, but it’s clear that sustained action is essential. On January 8th, join MoveOn, the National Iranian American Council and Win Without War for a strategy call to learn how you can take action to say #NoWarWithIran. Support the Iranian-American community by volunteering with the National Iranian American Council to help advance the priorities of the Iranian-American community. And then, on January 25th, hit the streets for an International Day of Action. Sign up here to organize an event in your city.

Support independent journalism that does not fall in line

Even before February 28, the reasons for Donald Trump’s imploding approval rating were abundantly clear: untrammeled corruption and personal enrichment to the tune of billions of dollars during an affordability crisis, a foreign policy guided only by his own derelict sense of morality, and the deployment of a murderous campaign of occupation, detention, and deportation on American streets. 

Now an undeclared, unauthorized, unpopular, and unconstitutional war of aggression against Iran has spread like wildfire through the region and into Europe. A new “forever war”—with an ever-increasing likelihood of American troops on the ground—may very well be upon us.  

As we’ve seen over and over, this administration uses lies, misdirection, and attempts to flood the zone to justify its abuses of power at home and abroad. Just as Trump, Marco Rubio, and Pete Hegseth offer erratic and contradictory rationales for the attacks on Iran, the administration is also spreading the lie that the upcoming midterm elections are under threat from noncitizens on voter rolls. When these lies go unchecked, they become the basis for further authoritarian encroachment and war. 

In these dark times, independent journalism is uniquely able to uncover the falsehoods that threaten our republic—and civilians around the world—and shine a bright light on the truth. 

The Nation’s experienced team of writers, editors, and fact-checkers understands the scale of what we’re up against and the urgency with which we have to act. That’s why we’re publishing critical reporting and analysis of the war on Iran, ICE violence at home, new forms of voter suppression emerging in the courts, and much more. 

But this journalism is possible only with your support.

This March, The Nation needs to raise $50,000 to ensure that we have the resources for reporting and analysis that sets the record straight and empowers people of conscience to organize. Will you donate today?

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