Organizers from AWC said that no good can come from escalated intervention, pointing out that while some in the U.S. seem to think it will make things better for Syrians, the opposite is actually true. Millions have already been killed or displaced, and the U.S. has shown it does not care at all about civilian deaths. And intervention risks further military actions from Russia and even possibly Israel.

The best thing for Syria, organizers said, is for the U.S. to stay away. They’ll be chanting “Hands off Syria,” “End U.S. wars everywhere,” and “Syria is not the enemy! War is not the answer!” They encourage people to bring anti-war signs and chants with them to the protest.

“When rich imperialists start wars,” said committee member Theresa Nielson, “it’s the working class who suffer and die, in this case Syrians who have already faced years of pain and bloodshed. U.S. bombs help no one, but the 1%.”

The protest will take place at the Wallace F. Bennett Federal building at 4 p.m. in downtown Salt Lake City. All are invited to attend.

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The Salt Lake City protest comes one day before Odeh’s Cincinnati appeal hearing before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, where her lawyers will challenge her conviction on a trumped-up immigration charge. Odeh is facing jail and deportation.

“We've been organizing events around Rasmea's case for a long time, and we're going to be there to demand Justice for Rasmea,” said Salt Lake City activist Alyssa Ferris. “We want to show that the people support Rasmea.”

“I think it's important to stand with Rasmea Odeh and against all forms of political repression,” said Gregory Lucero, who plans to attend the event.

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Salt Lake City, UT- A dozen people gathered in front of the Wallace F. Bennet Federal Building on March 20 to protest on the anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq.

“Twelve years ago, people came out into the streets to protest U.S. involvement in the Middle East. The people are still out here, and our message is the same. This isn’t what we want, and this war is not fought in our name,” said Alyssa Ferris with the Utah Anti-War Committee.

Carly Haldeman, representing the Revolutionary Students Union of Utah, stood with those gathered, saying, “We lose more than we gain out of war.” She continued, “We kill more people than we kill enemy combatants and we become our own real enemy abroad.” Her speech ended with a loud round of chants, “Money for jobs and education, not for war and occupation!”

Gregory Lucero, a speaker from the Freedom Road Socialist Organization spoke, “On the anniversary of the Iraq War we see U.S. imperialism targeting people from all around the world, from Iraq to Venezuela. These people are not our enemies. Our real enemy is here at home, in our Senate, in the House of Representatives, and in every branch and office that keeps this machine running.”

The Utah Anti-War Committee organized the protest and fights against U.S. imperialism by demanding an end to all U.S. wars at home and abroad.

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