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DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends,\n\nJoin Yemeni Alliance Committee (YAC) and our partners on 
 November 3rd (Saturday) from 2-4pm at the United Nations Plaza (closest to 
 50 Hyde St.) in SF to protest the ongoing US involvement in the war in 
 #Yemen. \n\nWhen: November 3rd (Sat), 2-4pm\nWhere: United Nations Plaza, 
 San Francisco (50 Hyde St.)\n\nSince March of 2015 Saudi Arabia and its 
 coalition, which includes the Arab countries of: UAE, KUWAIT, BAHRAIN, 
 QATAR, SUDAN, EGYPT, JORDAN, MOROCCO, backed and supported by the US AND 
 THE UK-have been bombing Yemen. It has not been a civil war since then. The 
 United States has provided the Saudis with weapons and logistical and 
 intelligence support and helped refuel coalition jets (mid air) as they 
 drop bombs on Yemeni civilians.\n\nThe U.S.-backed Saudi-led campaign has 
 killed over 50 thousand Yemenis, destroyed the country’s infrastructure, 
 has led to widespread disease and sparked a famine thats become one of the 
 worst in living memory.\n\nOn top of this the Saudi blockade has restricted 
 humanitarian aide, medical supplies and clean water to Yemen. According to 
 the UN, Yemen is the worlds worst humanitarian crisis in decades. The war 
 in Yemen has left more than 22 million people—75 % of the population in 
 dire need of aide.\n\nBy now, we all know what the Saudi de facto ruler 
 Mohammad bin Salman and his regime are capable of, and its clear from the 
 brutal murder of one of their own; when Washington Post journalist Jamal 
 #Khashoogi was beheaded and dismembered earlier this month AND the 
 atrocious attack on a school bus that killed at least 40 children by 
 American-made bombs in August of this year-which is just a strike in a long 
 string of attacks on the poorest nation in the Arab world. Only by Saudi 
 Arabia could a crime like premeditated murder, or the mass killing of 
 innocent Yemenis be called a mistake. Saudi warplanes target schools, 
 hospitals and wedding halls in Yemen, and they shamelessly call such crimes 
 "mistakes.\n\nThe Trump administration is allowing Saudi Arabia’s rivalry 
 with Iran to dictate its policy in the region, and it comes at the cost of 
 the innocent lives of Yemenis. \n\nThe only realistic check left is in 
 Congress, where more voices are asking why the world’s most powerful 
 country is helping to perpetuate the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. 
 We've been complicit in this war, But Its time to take action, especially 
 during election season. \n\nWAYS YOU CAN HELP: \n\nContact your 
 Representatives: ASK them to sponsor #HConRes138 to end U.S. support for 
 the Saudi-led war in Yemen. CALL: 202-224-3121 or visit: 
 https://callyourrep.co\nContact your Senators: ASK them to support 
 #SJRES54, ending unauthorized U.S. military involvement in Yemen’s war. 
 CALL: 202-224-3121 or visit: https://bit.ly/1ujDDoD\nTake it to the 
 streets, join a protest or organize one and use this hashtag: 
 #YemenCantWait \nSign and share this petition by CREDO\nHelp YAC amplify 
 next Saturday's action on social media (using #YemenCantWait): 
 http://bit.ly/2CLaTkn \n\nIn Solidarity,\n\n-Yemeni Alliance 
 Committee\n\nTo join the list of event hosts and add your organization's 
 name to this effort, complete this form: http://bit.ly/2yBTzvi \n\nContact 
 yemenialliancecommittee@gmail.com for media/press inquiries or call 
 510-686-3047.\n\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/28/18818544.php
SUMMARY:STOP the War in Yemen Protest
LOCATION:UN Plaza, SF nearest to 50 Hyde St, SF
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/10/28/18818544.php
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