UANI Announces Launch of "He's Not Welcome Here" Advertising Campaign

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 6, 2010 Contact: Kimmie Lipscomb, press@uani.com Phone: (212) 554-3296 UANI Announces Launch of "He's Not Welcome Here" Advertising Campaign New York, NY - United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) today announced the launch of a billboard campaign targeted around President Ahmadinejad's recent visit to New York City. UANI last week called on all New York City hotels to refuse to host President Ahmadinejad. While the majority of hotels made the responsible decision to isolate the brutal regime, the Millennium Hotel is playing host to the government of the world's leading state sponsor of terrorism. The advertising campaign includes a billboard located in Times Square at the corner of 48th Street and 7th Avenue in New York City as well as panel displays throughout Grand Central Station. The billboard features an image of President Ahmadinejad and the message "He's Not Welcome Here." Speaking about UANI's advertising campaign, UANI President Ambassador Mark D. Wallace said: President Ahmadinejad is not welcome in New York City and no venue should play host to this brutal regime. We condemn the short-sighted decision of the Millennium Hotel to put its own economic gain ahead of the strategic interests of the United States. International corporations have shunned the Iranian regime by ending their business in Iran, yet the Millennium has rolled out the red carpet to legitimize a leader who has called the attacks of September 11, 2001 a 'big lie.' We call on our supporters to apply financial pressure against Iran. The Millennium's decision to host President Ahmadinejad is directly contrary to the wishes of other New York Hotels and venues that have refused to host this regime including, The Helmsley Hotel, Gotham Hall, The Essex House, and the InterContinental The Barclay. Click here to view street advertising # # # United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is a program of the American Coalition Against Nuclear Iran, Inc., a tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The prospect of a nuclear-armed Iran should concern every American and be unacceptable to the community of nations. Since 1979 the Iranian regime, most recently under President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's leadership, has demonstrated increasingly threatening behavior and rhetoric toward the US and the West. Iran continues to defy the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and the United Nations in their attempts to monitor its nuclear activities. A number of Arab states have warned that Iran's development of nuclear weapons poses a threat to Middle East stability and could provoke a regional nuclear arms race. In short, the prospect of a nuclear armed Iran is a danger to world peace. United Against Nuclear Iran (UANI) is a non-partisan, broad-based coalition that is united in a commitment to prevent Iran from fulfilling its ambition to become a regional super-power possessing nuclear weapons. UANI is an issue-based coalition in which each coalition member will have its own interests as well as the collective goal of advancing an Iran free of nuclear weapons. The Objectives of United Against a Nuclear Iran Inform the public about the nature of the Iranian regime, including its desire and intent to possess nuclear weapons, as well as Iran's role as a state sponsor of global terrorism, and a major violator of human rights at home and abroad; Heighten awareness nationally and internationally about the danger that a nuclear armed Iran poses to the region and the world; Mobilize public support, utilize media outreach, and persuade our elected leaders to voice a robust and united American opposition to a nuclear Iran; Lay the groundwork for effective US policies in coordination with European and other allies; Persuade the regime in Tehran to desist from its quest for nuclear weapons, while striving not to punish the Iranian people, and; Promote efforts that focus on vigorous national and international, social, economic, political and diplomatic measures. UANI is led by an advisory board of outstanding national figures representing all sectors of our country.

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