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National Call-In Day for Dialogue with Iran, Tuesday, June 10th
Peace Action is participating in an exciting and innovative "Time to Talk with Iran" media event on the Terrace of the west side of the Canon House Office Building from 10 am until 2 pm on Tuesday, June 10. With the U.S. Capitol backdrop, Members of Congress, celebrities, former officials, and other citizens visiting Capitol Hill will use a row of 60's-era red "hotline" telephones to talk directly to average Iranians in Tehran.

TAKE ACTION!
June 10, the we're calling for a nationwide Call-in to Congress for Diplomacy with Iran for organizations with grassroots constituencies and those who can not be in Washington.
CALL: 202.224.3121. Check in with the results of your call at the Peace Blog.

TALKING POINTS
•Tell them to work for direct, unconditional, and comprehensive talks between the U.S. and Iran;
•The U.S. and Iran share a common interest: a stable Iraq, Middle East and Afghanistan.
•The U.S. pursued negotiations with North Korea and Libya-it's time to talk with Iran.

The US Conference of Mayors Annual Meeting
Miami June 20 – 24
Two great resolutions have been submitted to the International Affairs Committee by bold, progressive mayors. We’d like to help them get as many co-sponsors as possible going into the meeting (Find Out if Your Mayor is a Member). Here’s where you come in. Contact your mayor and ask him/her to co-sponsor these two resolutions:

1) A RESOLUTION OPPOSING MILITARY INTERVENTION IN IRAN
Read the Resolution

2) A RESOLUTION IN SUPPORT OF THE ELIMINATION OF ALL NUCLEAR WEAPONS BY THE YEAR 2020
Read the Resolution

Our affiliate network, nation-wide, holds demonstrations in your area. Join them for a mass action or weekly vigil. If you can't find an event happening near you contact our Organizing and Policy Associate Katherine Fuchs and she will help you get started.

Online Actions

Speak Out Against War With Iran
Peace Action - June, 2006

Sign on to our petition demanding Congress take action to prevent war with Iran. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said recently that she would introduce legislation to stop such a strike, so our demand is beginning to get through. But the pressure needs to be much, much stronger your name counts.

Resources

Fact Sheet on Iran

Senatorial Statments on the NIE from Iran
By Carah Ong
Full Article

Congressional Testimony
Kenneth Ballen, President, Terror Free Tomorrow: The Center for Public Opinion
Read it

History of U.S. Interaction with Iran
By John H. Richardson
Full Article