'No War With Iran' Anti-War Rally Planned In Evanston

EVANSTON, IL — One of hundreds of planned demonstrations against escalation of military conflict with Iran is scheduled for Thursday in downtown Evanston. A coalition of national political groups has organized events around the country calling for the United States to avoid "yet another unnecessary, costly war of choice in the Middle East," organizers announced.

In Evanston, protesters plan to gather at 5 p.m. at the southeast corner of Church Street and Bensen Avenue, across the street from the Davis Street CTA Purple Line station. Attendees were asked to bring a flashlight, along with flags and signs, and to be dress for the weather.

President Donald Trump's assassination of Qassem Soleimani, a top general in the Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, last week at the Baghdad Airport was followed by Iranian missile strikes Wednesday against bases in Iraq housing U.S. troops.

Local protest organizers from Indivisible Evanston described the drone strike that killed the general and an top Iraqi militia leader a "unilateral attack on a sovereign nation" that has brought the U.S. "to the brink of war."

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Groups involved in the coalition coordinating "No War With Iran: Day of Action" events include the AboutFace, Indivisible, MoveOn, the National Iranian American Council and Win Without War, according to a release.