Florida's First
Mass March to Stop War with Iran
2pm, Saturday, August 30^th, Melbourne (FL)

Be a part of an exciting, historic movement against war!
Join hundreds from around Florida in putting pressure on
Democrats and Republicans to prevent war on Iran
Vietnam-era draft resister and long time peace activist, Michael Canney to speak

MELBOURNE – On Saturday, August 30 the grassroots group, Brevard Patriots for Peace, will lead a nonpartisan march from Front Street Park, in Melbourne Florida, to Melbourne City Hall to demand Democrats and Republicans halt build-up for war against Iran at 2pm.

To date the event has been endorsed by Central Florida Veterans For Peace, CODEPINK Florida, The Green Party of Florida, and dozens of organizations around the state. from Key West, to South Florida, to Tampa, to Ocala, to the Panhandle, to St. Augustine and Indian River County. The event will be Florida’s first major action against war with Iran. (Complete list of endorsers below.)

This grassroots effort aims to present the simple message: Don’t buy the rhetoric and the lies again, “No War with Iran.” The mass march is purposed to educate the public about the bipartisan bill, House Concurrent Resolution 362, which seeks deadly sanctions and a blockade against Iran; new details of the U.S.’s secret war on Iran as reported by Seymour Hersh in the New Yorker; and the fact that Iran, according to the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate, does not posses a nuclear weapon.

Patriots for Peace’s spokesman contends that a war on Iran would be both irrational and immoral. “The consequences of going to war with Iran would be horrifying,” said co-organizer Jeff Nall. “Gas prices will skyrocket, many more American soldiers will die, and tens-of-thousands of women and children will be destroyed beneath our bombs. Our government’s own data, reported in the National Intelligence Estimate (NIE), reported that Iran does not have a nuclear bomb and is not an imminent threat to the United States. And multiple military leaders object to the idea of starting war or sanctions on Iran. Killing hundreds of thousands of people in this manner is simply immoral.”

Michael Canney will be among those scheduled to speak at the event. Canney is a Vietnam-era draft resister and long time peace and justice activist who currently serves as co-chair of the Alachua County Green Party. Canney, a former co-chair of the Green Party of Florida is a member of the national Green Party's Peace Action Committee (GPAX) and a delegate to the Green Party National Committee.

Those interested in participating should contact Jeff Nall for more information: sabletide@yahoo.com or go to www.HumanistsforPeace.com for up-to-the-date information.

List of Endorsers:

1. CODEPINK Florida
2. The Green Party of Florida
3. Humanists for Peace
4. Brevard NOW
5. Peace Now Citrus County
6. Palm Beach County Green Party
7. Marions for Peace
8. People for Peace and Justice/St. Augustine
9. Social Concerns Committee of the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Key West
10. Humanists of Greater Fort Walton Beach
11. Central Florida Veterans For Peace
12. CODEPINK of East Central Florida
13. St Pete for Peace
14. Military Families Speak Out (Florida Chapter)
15. Tallahassee Network for Justice and Peace
16. Veterans for Peace-Chapter 15
17. SoFlo Raging Grannies
18. Vietnam Veterans Against the War--Tallahassee Chapter
19. the Broward AntiWar Coalition
20. Unitarian Universalist Church of Brevard
21. Arlington South (erects crosses on the beach with names, ages of US soldiers killed in Iraq).
22. Ad Hoc committee to Honor Fallen Soldiers and Gold Star Families (Indian River County)
23. Progressive Democratic Coalition of Indian River
24. CODEPINK South Florida
25. Miami for Peace
26. Brevard Amnesty International
27. Environmental and Peace Education Center of Southwest Florida (Fort Myers)