March 2 — Anti-war protesters returned to New York City streets on Monday, demanding an end to the murderous attacks on the Iranian people. People are horrified by the 171 girls killed when their Shajareh Tayyebeh elementary school was bombed in Minab, Hormozgan province.
The assassination of 86-year-old Ayatollah Ali Hosseini Khamenei, other Iranian leaders and their loved ones is also a war crime. The protest was called by the Palestinian Youth Movement and the ANSWER anti-war coalition, and was supported by other organizations.
People gathered at Manhattan’s Columbus Circle, named after the genocidal colonizer. A banner reading “divest from genocide” was stretched across the statue there.
Speakers included Mohammad, an Iranian-American, who denounced the small handful of traitors in Los Angeles who are celebrating the atrocities. Representatives from the Party for Socialism and Liberation and The People’s Forum also spoke.
Marchers went along Central Park on 59th Street past the billionaires’ penthouses, chanting “no boots on the ground, no bombs in the air, U.S. out of everywhere!” Marchers went past the fancy stores on Fifth Avenue and Trump Tower.
The action ended with a rally at the New York Public Library on 42nd Street. People are urged to attend the rally in Manhattan’s Union Square on Saturday, March 7, at 2 p.m. Hands off Iran!
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