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Stop US Wars: MLK Week Of Actions – Jan 13 – 22, 2023

“The greatest purveyor of violence in the world : My own Government, I can not be Silent.”    Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. April 4, 1967

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As Martin Luther King, Jr. so correctly reminded us, the U.S. is the greatest purveyor of violence in the world.  Since WWII, the US has initiated more than 60 military interventions in foreign countries.  The US/NATO proxy war in Ukraine, whose origins reside in the 2014 US-backed-fascist led coup that replaced the elected Ukrainian government, brings the US in direct confrontation with a major nuclear power as does the U.S. provocation against China over Taiwan. 

A variety of actions are encouraged from demonstrations, teach-Ins, banner drops, chalk-ins to street meetings.  Plan or join and action.

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Delmar, New York

Location of Action:  Four Corners (Delaware and Kenwood)
Date and Time of Action:  Monday, January 16, 2023, 4:00 pm

Sponsoring Organization:  Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace

Details of Actions:  This antiwar vigil is part of the UNAC, Martin Luther King week of actions. Please join us

Germantown, Pennsylvania

Location of Action:  230 Mall Boulevard, King of Prussia, PA 19406 (behind King of Prussia Mall)
Date and Time of Action:  Friday, January 13, 2023, 12:00 PM

Sponsoring Organization:  Brandywine Peace Community. Endorsed by Green Party of Philadelphia

Details of Actions: Martin, 230 Mall Boulevard, King of Prussia, PA 19406 (behind King of Prussia Mall)
Sponsored by Brandywine Peace Community. Endorsed by Green Party of Philadelphia.
*Banner and Poster Vigil Display. *Bell-Tolling. *Readings from Dr. King. * Martin Luther King Day litany.
*Ceremony uplifting the Anniversary of the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty and the illegality of Lockheed Martin .
MANDATORY FOR PARTICIPANTS: Adherence to the discipline of Nonviolence [“of fist, tongue, and heart”, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.]

New York City, New York

Location of Action:  Times Square, New York City
Date and Time of Action: Saturday, January 14, 12:00 pm

Sponsoring Organization:  Answer Coalition

Details of Actions:  NATO Expansion- No!  Peace in Ukraine- Yes!  * March and Rally *  We will meet for a Rally in Times Square at 12 pm followed by a March and an indoor Rally/Teach-in

New York City, New York

Location of Action:  Contact Sally
Date and Time of Action:  Monday, January 16th, 2023

Sponsoring Organization:  Peace Action, New York State, ‘Roses to Missions’

  • Website:  https://panys.org
  • Facebook Page:
  • Contact Name:  Sally Jones
  • Contact Email:  sallyjones@panys.org

Details of Actions:  Deliver thank you certificates to the U.N. Missions of the new state parties who have ratified the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW).    Contact Organizers for more detailed information

New York City, New York

Location of Action:  New York Public Library Steps at 5th Avenue and 41st Street
Date and Time of Action:  Friday, January 20th, 2023, 12 Noon

Sponsoring Organization:  Peace Action, New York State, ‘Roses to Missions’

  • Website:  https://panys.org
  • Facebook Page:
  • Contact Name:  Sally Jones
  • Contact Email:  sallyjones@panys.org

Details of Actions:   Join the Treaty Rally and March on Friday, January 20th, starting at 12 Noon at the New York Public Library steps on 5th Avenue and 41st Street and ending at the U.S. Mission on 1st Avenue and 45th Street.    Send a firm message to the U.S. Mission that the U.S. should join the Treaty.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Location of Action:  U.S. Courthouse, 6th and Market Streets, Philadelphia, PA.
Date and Time of Action:  Sunday, January 22, 2023, 2:00 PM

Sponsoring Organization:  Brandywine Peace Community. Endorsed by Green Party of Philadelphia

Details of Actions: Anniversary of U.N. Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons Entry Into Force
Lift your voice writ large in colorful banners and posters.
Public Reading of the UN Nuclear Ban Treaty and the Phila. City Council Resolution of Support.
Bell of Peace Tolling. Reading of the names of all the ratifying nations

Portland, Oregon

Location of Action:  SW Yamhill and Broadway
Date and Time of Action:  Friday, January 13, 4:30 PM

Sponsoring Organization:  Peace and Justice Works Iraq Affinity Group, Amnesty International Group 48

Details of Actions:  

“30+ People, 21 Years and Many Human Rights Violations in Guantanamo”
Friday, January 13, 2023 4:30-6:00 PM
Expanded Friday Rally for Peace and Justice
Pioneer Courthouse Square, SW Yamhill and Broadway

On Friday, January 13, people in Portland will gather at Pioneer Courthouse Square (SW Yamhill and Broadway) for a rally and march calling to close down the prison camp in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. The prison was opened on January 11, 2002, twenty-one years ago. Over 30 people remain there, even though most of the active military aspects of the “war on terror” have subsided, hundreds of prisoners have been released, and many have never been charged with a crime. All over the world, Guantanamo is seen as a blemish on human rights, including its history of torture and endless incarceration.

Efforts to shut down Guantanamo have been hampered by Congressional bills prohibiting funds being used to do so. Instead, America spends hundreds of millions of dollars a year to maintain this site of injustice.

The Friday Rally for Peace and Justice has been held weekly since November, 2001. It was hosted for the first 18.5 years by Portland Peaceful Response Coalition, and since March, 2020 has been coordinated by Peace and Justice Works Iraq Affinity Group. Normally the rally begins at 5 PM; this event begins at 4:30 to underscore its importance. Due to the pandemic we ask that participants mask up and stay distanced for safety.

Event coordinated by Peace and Justice Works Iraq Affinity Group, cosponsored by Amnesty International Group 48.

For more information, especially if your group would like to cosponsor or endorse this event, contact Peace and Justice Works at 503-236-3065 or iraq@pjw.info.

Portland, Oregon

Location of Action:   105 Burnside St, Portland OR
Date and Time of Action:   Thursday, January 19, 2023, 5:30 pm

Sponsoring Organization:  Stop US Wars Coalition

Details of Actions:   March and Rally starting at Powell’s book store

Portland Oregon

Location of Action:  TBA
Date and Time of Action:  Saturday, January 14, 2023: 1:00 PM

Sponsoring Organization:  Direct Action Coalition

Details of Actions: 

IF YOU ARE IN THE PORTLAND OREGON AREA … PLEASE GET IN TOUCH.

Finding like minded orgs to stage a protest.
Details as the develop.

Syracuse, New York

Location of Action:  The Carrier Dome, on Irving Avenue, Syracuse, NY
Date and Time of Action:   Sunday, January 22, 2023, 4:45 – 6:00 pm

Sponsoring Organization:  Upstate Drone Action

  • Website:  https://upstatedroneaction.org
  • Facebook Page:
  • Contact Name:  Judy Bello
  • Contact Email:  judith@papillonweb.net

Details of Actions:  We will meet outside the Martin Luther King Celebration and Dinner, sponsored by Syracuse University.  We will stand by the entrance with a banner and distribute flyers with quotes from Dr. King’s 1967 speech at the Riverside Church, “Beyond Vietnam: a Time to Break the Silence”,  where he said  “My country [is] the greatest purveyor of violence on earth”.  The event goes from 5:00pm till 9:00 pm.  We will stand outside near the entrance and possibly go in with our message depending on circumstances.

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