Dissent: Voices of Conscience

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Foreword by Daniel Ellsberg

Prologue by Ann Wright

Readings and Events Schedule

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Reviews, Videos, Articles, and Interviews

Colonel (Ret.) Ann Wright
Schedule of Appearances

Thursday, Jan 10, 2008

7:00 p.m. - "With Justice for All" - Forum for International Day to Close Guantanamo
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Miami, 7701 SW 76th Ave
Contact CODEPINK at 305-801-0245, or UU Congregation, 305-667-3697
Speakers include Medea Benjamin, Ann Wright, Camilo Mejia, and international lawyers

Friday, Jan 11, 2008

7:00 - 9:00 a.m. - Rally & Picket to Close Guantanamo
In the Vicinity of the U.S. Southern Command, NW 87th Ave & NW 36th St., Doral, FL
Contact Miami for Peace

Saturday, Jan 12, 2008

11:00 a.m. - 6:00 p.m. - Terrorist Watch Campaign focusing on Luis Posada Carriles
Meet at Versailles Restaurant, 3555 SW 8th Street, Miami at 11 a.m.
Contact Terrorist Watch, 415-235-6517

Sunday, Jan 13, 2008

6:00 p.m. - Books & Books, 265 Aragon, Avenue, Coral Gables, FL
Contact Books & Books, 305-442-4408

Monday, Jan 14, 2008

12:00 Noon - Office of Congresswoman Ileana Ros-Lehtinen, 8660 West Flagler Street, Suite 131, Miami, FL
Contact Terrorist Watch

9:00 a.m. - Press Conference at Miami FBI office, 16320 Northwest 2nd Avenue, North Miami Beach
Contact Terrorist Watch

7:00 p.m. - West Palm Beach Marriott, 1001 Okeechobee Boulevard
Contact Palm Beach Democratic Club, 561-832-8511

Tuesday, Jan 15, 2008

6:30 p.m. - Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Greater Naples
6340 Napa Woods Way; Naples, FL
Contact Ann Marina 239-992-5427

Thursday, Jan 17, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Ann Wright and Daniel Ellsberg, First Congregational Church, 2501 Harrison St, Oakland, CA
$10 ($5 students/low income) donation suggested to benefit Courage to Resist's "Dear Canada: Let U.S. War Resisters Stay!" campaign underway.
Contact Courage to Resist, 510-488-3559

Friday, Jan 18, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Peace & Justice Center of Sonoma County, 467 Sebastopol Avenue, Santa Rosa, CA
Contact PJCSC, 707 575-8902

Sunday, Jan 20, 2008

3:00 p.m. - Reading at Veterans Memorial Building, 846 Front Street, Santa Cruz, CA
$5 - $10 suggested sliding-scale donation
Contact Resource Center for Nonviolence, 831-423-1626

Monday, Jan 21, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Ann Wright and Daniel Ellsberg Reading at Cody's Books, 1730 Fourth Street, Berkeley, CA
Contact Cody's, 510-559-9500

Wednesday, Jan 23, 2008

6:30 p.m. - Busboys and Poets, 2021-14th Street, Washington, DC
Contact Busboys and Poets, 202-387-7638
Sponsored by CODEPINK

Thursday, Jan 24, 2008

6:00 p.m. - Reading at Sarasota News and Books, 1341 Main Street, Sarasota, FL
Contact Sarasota News and Books, 941-365-6332

Friday, Jan 25, 2008

7:00 p.m. - First Unitarian Church of Orlando, 1901 East Robinson Street, Orlando, FL
Contact Deidra Lynch, 407-325-3183

Saturday, Jan 26, 2008

2:00 p.m. - Peace Forum, University of Southern Florida, Cooper Hall, Room 122, 4202 E. Fowler Ave., Tampa, FL
Contact Mike Fox, 727-320-4502

4:00 p.m. - Street Action: Support Our Vets, James A Haley VA Hospital, 13000 Bruce B Downs Blvd., Tampa, FL
Contact: Mike Fox, 727-320-4502

7:30 p.m. - Unitarian Universalist Church, 2470 Nursery Road, Clearwater, FL
Contact Samm Simpson, 727-734-4192

Sunday, Jan 27, 2008

Tampa/St. Petersburg, FL
Contact Mike Fox, Veterans for Peace, 727-320-4502

Tuesday, Jan 29, 2008

3:00 p.m. - University of Central Florida (Student Union Building), 4000 Central Florida Blvd., Orlando, FL
Contact global@mail.ucf.edu

7:00 p.m. - University of Florida, J. Wayne Reitz Union, Arredondo Room, Gainesville, FL
Contact MCardec@ufic.ufl.edu

Wednesday, Jan 30, 2008

6:00 p.m. - Reading at Robin's Bookstore, 108 South 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA
Contact Robin's Bookstore, 215-735-9600

Thursday, Jan 31, 2008

12:00 Noon - The Leonard Lopate Show, WNYC, 93.9 FM and AM 820
Listen Live

7:00 p.m. - Reading at Bluestockings Books, 172 Allen Street, New York, NY
Contact Bluestockings Books, 212-777-6028

Friday, Feb 1, 2008

7:00 p.m. - "We Must Not Be Silent," St. Mary's Church, 521 West 126th Street, New York, NY
Ann Wright, Lenox Yearwood, Adam Kokesh
Resist in March

Saturday, Feb 2, 2008

1:00 p.m. - Reading at Moravian Book Shop, 428 Main Street, Bethlehem, PA
Contact Moravian Book Shop, 610-866-5481

6:00 p.m. - Impeachment Forum, Unitarian Universalist Church in Cherry Hill, 401 North Kings Highway, Cherry Hill, NJ
Contact NJ Progressive Caucus, 856-858-4997

Sunday, Feb 3, 2008

6:00 p.m. - Festival of Hope, St. Mark's Presbyterian Church, 3809 East 3rd Street (west of Alvernon), Tucson, AZ
Contact "Torture on Trial," 520-323-8697

Monday, Feb 4, 2008

12:30 p.m. - Support Circle, followed by Trial of Fr. Jerry Zawada, Betsy Lamb, and Mary Burton Riseley at U.S. District Court, 405 W. Congress, Tucson, AZ
Contact "Torture on Trial," 520-323-8697

4:30 p.m. - University of Arizona Bookstore (SUMC), Main Level, 1209 E. University Blvd., Tucson, AZ
Contact U. of Ariz. Bookstore, 520-621-2814

Wednesday, Feb 6, 2008

12:00 p.m. - Changing Hands Bookstore, 6428 South McClintock Drive (at Guadalupe), Tempe, AZ
Contact Changing Hands Bookstore, 480-730-0205

Friday, Feb 8, 2008

12:00 p.m. - Diplomatic and Consular Officers Retired (DACOR) Forum, Washington, DC
Richard McKee, DACOR, 202-682-0500
NOTE: This Event is not open to the public.

Sunday, Feb 17, 2008

6:00 p.m. - John B. Davis Lecture Hall, Macalester College, Minneapolis, MN
Contact Merriam Park Neighbors for Peace, info@mppeace.org, 651-641-7592 or 651-647-0580,
www.mppeace.org/annwright

Monday, Feb 18, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Open Circle Church, 2400 Highland Drive, Burnsville, MN
Contact Minnesota Network for Progressive Action

Tuesday, Feb 19, 2008

Reading at Magers & Quinn Booksellers, 3038 Hennepin Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
Contact Magers and Quinn, 612-822-4611

Wednesday, Feb 20, 2008

9:00 a.m. - "Women and War: Women and Military Leadership," Christensen Center, East Commons, Augsburg College, 2211 Riverside Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
Contact Peace & War in the Heartland, 612-823-4320

5:30 p.m. - Rise of the Woman Warrior: My Personal Journey
The Human Village at Augsburg College, East Commons, 2211 Riverside Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN
Contact: Peace & War in the Heartland, 612-823-4320

Thursday, Feb 21, 2008

2:20 p.m. - Hofstra University, Room 246 Business Development Center, Hempstead, Long Island, NY
International Scene Lecture Series: "Can Dissent Change Foreign Policy?"
Contact 516-463-5595

7:30 p.m. - Shelter Rock Forum, Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, 48 Shelter Rock Road, Manhasset, Long Island, NY
Contact Long Island Alliance for Peaceful Alternatives, 516-741-4360

Friday, Feb 22, 2008

7:30 p.m. - Reading at Community Bookstore, 143 Seventh Avenue (Carroll and Garfield), Brooklyn, NY
Contact Community Bookstore, 718-783-3075

Saturday, Feb 23, 2008

3:00 p.m. - Reading at Barnes & Noble, Booksellers, 2518 South Road, Poughkeepsie, NY
Contact Barnes & Noble, Poughkeepsie, 845-485-2224

Sunday, Feb 24, 2008

2:00 p.m. - Whistleblowers for Justice and Peace - Coleen Rowley, Ann Wright, and Michael Andregg
Howland Cultural Center, 477 Main Street, Beacon, NY
Contact MidHudson Progressive Alliance 917-273-0808, or Philipstown for Democracy 845-838-2415
Pete Seeger and Tao Rodriguez Seeger will join for some opening songs

Monday, Feb 25, 2008

1:30 p.m. - Coleen Rowley and Ann Wright speaking at Prof. David Eisenhower's class on Social Justice
Manhattanville College, 2900 Purchase St., Purchase, NY
Contact Connie Hogarth

Thursday, Feb 28, 2008

10:30 a.m. - Aggression, War, and Peace
University of Hawai'i, Manoa, Saunders 541, Honolulu, HI

Wednesday, Mar 5, 2008

12:30 p.m. - Ann Wright and Susan Dixon will speak at the University of Hawai'i, Manoa, Campus Center 308, Honolulu, HI
Contact Carole Petersen

Sunday, Mar 9, 2008

3:00 p.m. - Keynote Speaker at Benefit for Military Families Speak Out, The Peace Abbey, 2 North Main Street, Sherborn, MA
With Wine Tasting and Music, Suggested Donation: $50 or whatever you can offer.
Contact The Peace Abbey, 508-655-2143

Monday, Mar 10, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Talk in Law School Auditorium, University of Toledo, Toledo, OH
Contact Anna Colnar

Wednesday, Mar 12, 2008

12:00 p.m. - Foreign Service Officers Club (Retired) Luncheon
Mirabelle Restaurant, 8127 Mesa Drive, Austin TX
Email John Wood if you wish to come to Ann Wright's talk. The lunch is $19.

Thursday, Mar 13, 2008

12:00 p.m. - Foreign Service Officers Association (Retired) - 2nd of 2 luncheons
Mirabelle Restaurant, 8127 Mesa Drive, Austin TX
Email John Wood if you wish to come to Ann Wright's talk. The lunch is $19.

Friday, Mar 14, 2008

6:00 p.m. - Vagina Monologues, focusing on Rape of Women in the Military, with Eve Ensler and Ann Wright
At The Enchanted Forest, 1412 W. Oltorf (at Lamar), Austin, TX
Contact 512-740-6010

Sunday, Mar 16, 2008

7:00 p.m. - St. Stephen's Church,  1525 Newton Street NW (at 16th Street),  Washington, DC
Contact Jamilla

Monday, Mar 24, 2008

12:00 p.m. - University of Houston Law Center
Contact Nicol Eilan, International Law Society at UH Law Center

7:00 p.m. - Brazos Bookstore. 2421 Bissonnet, Houston, TX
Contact Brazos Bookstore, 713-523-0701

Tuesday, Mar 25, 2008

7:00 p.m. - "Ethics and Dissent in Public Service: Case Studies from Iraq and Afghanistan"
University of St. Thomas, Anderson Hall, 3913 Mt. Vernon, 3800 Montrose Boulevard, Houston, TX
Contact Diana Garcia, Center for International Studies, 713-525-3530

Wednesday, Mar 26, 2008

7:00 p.m. - The Ruth Mclean Bowman-Bowers Lecture for Women's History Month
Northrup Hall, Trinity University, 1 Trinity Place, San Antonio, TX
Contact Ankita Rakhe, 210-999-7547

Saturday, Mar 29, 2008

3:00 p.m. - Bookpeople, 603 North Lamar Blvd, Austin, TX
Contact Bookpeople, 512-472-5050

Monday, Apr 7, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Reading at Left Bank Books, 399 North Euclid Avenue, St. Louis, MO
Contact Left Bank Books, 314-367-6731

Tuesday, Apr 8, 2008

7:00 p.m. - St. Louis University, Carlo Auditorium, Tegeler Hall, 3550 Lindell Blvd., St. Louis, MO
Contact Doerr Center for Social Justice

Monday, Apr 14, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Women in the Military, with Ann Wright, Kelly Dougherty, Jen Hogg, Yvonne Latty, and Tara McKelvey
Women Center Stage, Puffin Room, The Culture Project, 55 Mercer Street (at Broome), New York, NY
Contact Box Office 212-925-1900

Tuesday, Apr 15, 2008

7:30 p.m. - Barbara's Bookstore at UIC, 1218 South Halsted St., Chicago, IL
Contact Barbara's Bookstore, 312-413-2665

Wednesday, Apr 16, 2008

4:30 p.m. - Fairhaven Auditorium, Western Washington University, 516 High Street, Bellingham, WA
Contact Danya Rose-Merkle

7:00 p.m. - Garden Street United Methodist Church, 1326 N. Garden Street Bellingham, WA
Contact Gene Marx, 253-653-4423

Thursday, Apr 17, 2008

3:00 p.m. - Carpenter's Union Hall, 417 N. Pearl St, Olympia, WA
Contact Lela & Bill McNutt, 360-388-7911

7:00 p.m. - South Puget Sound Community College, Auditorium, 2011 Mottman Rd SW, Olympia, WA
Contact David Hyde, 360-596-5284

Friday, Apr 18, 2008

12:00 p.m. - Brown Bag Lunch: Shiloh Baptist church; 1211 S. I Street, Tacoma, WA
Contact Sallie Shawl, 253-383-3056

3:00 p.m. - Pacific Lutheran University, Xavier Hall, Rm. 250, 12180 Park Street S., Tacoma, WA
Contact Mark Jensen, 253-535-7219

7:00 p.m. - University Temple United Methodist Church, 1415 NE 43rd, Seattle WA
Contact Geov Parrish, Peace Action of Washington, 206-547-4619

Tuesday, Apr 22, 2008

7:00 p.m. - University of North Texas, Biology Building, Room 117, Denton, TX
Contact Leslie Harris, 214-437-6047

Wednesday, Apr 23, 2008

8:00 p.m. - Southern Methodist University, Forum, Hughes-Trigg Student Center, 6425 Boaz Lane, Dallas TX
Contact Lydia Dale

Thursday, Apr 24, 2008

12:00 p.m. - Barnes & Noble Booksellers, downtown/Sundance Square, 401 Commerce Street, Forth Worth, TX
Contact Amber Shiflet at B&N, 817-332-7178

7:00 p.m. - Borders Books, 5500 Greenville Ave (at Lovers Lane), Suite 100, Dallas, TX
Contact Dallas Peace Center, 214-823-7793

Friday, Apr 25, 2008

12:00 p.m. - Oklahoma City Community College, 7777 South May Avenue, Oklahoma City, OK
Contact Jeri Reed, 405-606-9598

6:00 p.m. - Barnes and Noble, 6100 North May Avenue (at NW 63rd Street), Oklahoma City, OK
Contact Somjai Grice, Barnes & Noble Community Relations, 405-843-9300

7:30 p.m. - Mayflower Congregational Church, 3901 NW 63rd Street, Oklahoma City, OK
Books cannot be sold at the church. Please purchase Dissent: Voices of Conscience at Barnes & Noble, 63rd and May (see 6 p.m. event, above.) Ann Wright will sign books after her talk at Mayflower Congregational Church.
Contact Jeri Reed, 405-606-9598

Sunday, Apr 27, 2008

12:00 p.m. - Keynote Speaker, with Medea Benjamin, at NJ Peace Action annual dinner
Regency House, 140 Route 23, North Pompton Plains, NJ
Contact NJ Peace Action, 973-744-3263

Monday, Apr 28, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Price Center Ballroom, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA
Contact Emelyn dela Pena, UCSD Women's Center, 858-822-1476

Thursday, May 1, 2008

Thu May 1 - Wed May 14: Speaking in Japan, including Global Article 9 Conference To Abolish War
Contact Hisae Ogawa

Thursday, May 15, 2008

6:00 p.m. - Speaking at Giovanni's Pizza, 9353 Clairemont Mesa Blvd (corner of Ruffin Road), San Diego, CA
Contact Progressive Democrats of America, Metro San Diego Chapter

Sunday, May 18, 2008

9:30 a.m. - Discussion at Asheville Friends Meeting, 227 Edgewood Road, Asheville, NC

12:00 p.m. - Meet-and-Greet Booksigning, Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe, 55 Haywood St Asheville NC
Contact Malaprop's, 828-254-6734

3:00 p.m. - Susan Dixon, panel discussion on Dissent, with Lama Surya Das and Rev. Neal MacPherson
Hawai'i Book and Music Festival, Honolulu Hale, 530 South King Street, Honolulu, HI

4:00 p.m. - Firestorm Cafe and Books, 48 Commerce Street, Asheville, NC
Contact Firestorm Cafe and Books

Monday, May 19, 2008

5:00 p.m. - Park Road Books, Park Road Shopping Center, 4139 Park Road, Charlotte, NC
Contact Park Road Books, 704-525-9239

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

6:00 p.m. - Peacemaker Award Dinner at North Carolina State University Club, 4200 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC
Contact NC Peace Action, 919-469-0831

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Regulator Bookshop , 720 Ninth Street , Durham, NC
Contact Regulator Bookshop, 919-286-2700

Thursday, May 22, 2008

7:00 p.m. - McIntyre's Fine Books & Bookends, Fearrington Village, 2000 Fearrington Village Center. Pittsboro, NC
Contact McIntyre's, 919-542-3030

Friday, May 23, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Pomegranate Books, 4418 Park Avenue, Wilmington, NC
Contact Pomegranate Books, 910-452-1107

Sunday, May 25, 2008

12:30 p.m. - A Day at the Beach with Heroes of Peace, Arlington West, Santa Monica, CA
Ann Wright, Ed Asner, Blase Bonpane, Dennis Kucinich, Mike Farrell, Ron Kovic, Jodie Evans, Marcy Winograd Arlene Inouye, IVAW Vets. Streaming audio on kpfk.org
Contact Veterans for Peace

Monday, May 26, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Chaucer's Books, 3321 State Street, Santa Barbara, CA
Contact Chaucer's, 805-682-6787

Tuesday, May 27, 2008

7:00 p.m. - California Lutheran University, Lundring Room, 60 West Olsen Road, Thousand Oaks, CA
Contact Veterans for Peace

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Barnes and Noble Booksellers, 791 South Main Street, Orange, CA
Contact Military Families Speak Out, Orange County

Thursday, May 29, 2008

8:00 a.m. - Fairfax High School, 7850 Melrose Avenue, Los Angeles
Meeting with Students
Contact Arlington West Film

7:30 p.m. - Ann Wright and Raed Jarrar, Californa State University Los Angeles, Golden Eagle Building, 3rd floor, Ballroom 5151, Cal State University Drive, Los Angeles
Contact American Friends Service Committee 310-795-2235

Friday, May 30, 2008

11:30 a.m. - Signing Books at BookExpo America, Los Angeles Convention Center, 1201 South Figueroa Street, Los Angeles, CA
Contact BookExpo America

7:00 p.m. - Ann Wright and Raed Jarrar, Los Altos United Methodist Church, 5950 East Willow, Long Beach, CA
Contact Military Families Speak Out, Orange County

Saturday, May 31, 2008

12:00 p.m. - Panelist, Northwest Winter Soldier: Iraq & Afghanistan: Veterans Speak out Against the War.
Seattle Town Hall, 8th Ave and Seneca St.
Contact NW Iraq Veterans Against the War

Tuesday, Jun 3, 2008

Eugene, Oregon - Details to be announced

Wednesday, Jun 4, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Odd Fellows Hall, 223 2nd St, Corvallis, OR
Contact Leah Bolger

Thursday, Jun 5, 2008

7:30 p.m. - Annie Bloom's Books, Multnomah Village, 7834 SW Capitol Hwy, Portland, OR
Contact Annie Bloom's Books, 503-245-1831

Wednesday, Jul 2, 2008

6:00 p.m. - Peace is Patriotic gathering to honor Col. Ann Wright, Monument Park, in front of Borough Hall, Corner of Route 206 and Nassau Street, Princeton, NJ
Contact Coalition for Peace Action, 609-924-5022

Thursday, Jul 3, 2008

7:00 p.m. - "Finding Our Voices," Film and Talk by Ann Wright
The People's Center, 37 Howe St., New Haven, CT. $5 suggested donation
Greater New Haven Peace Council , 203-389-9547

Thursday, Jul 10, 2008

8:00 p.m. - Talk, Capitol Theatre, 421 Victoria Street, Nelson, British Columbia
Contact Isaac for more information

Saturday, Jul 12, 2008

2:30 p.m. - Oregon Country Fair, Veneta, Oregon (west of Eugene)
Contact Oregon Country Fair

Saturday, Jul 19, 2008

4:00 p.m. - Workshop: Danger Under Fire: Sexual Assault in the Military
Hyatt Regency Bethesda, MD - Room: Patuxtent/Embassy
National Organization for Women Conference
Moderator: Roberta Waddle; Panelists: Col. Ann Wright, Sara Rich, Dr. John Johnson, Linda Johnson, Maricela Guzman, Helen Benedict

Wednesday, Jul 23, 2008

Dallas Peace Center Summer Dinner Lecture Series
at FunAsia, 1210 E. Beltline Rd., Richardson, TX
Contact Dallas Peace Center, 214-823-7793
6:00 pm - reception; 7:00 pm - dinner, followed by lecture, Q & A, and book-signing.

Monday, Aug 4, 2008

5:00 p.m. - Kazoo Books, 2413 Parkview, Kalamazoo, MI, 269-553-6506

Contact Kazoo Books

Tuesday, Aug 5, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Forum on Iraq, Kalamazoo Valley Community College, 202 N. Rose St., Kalamazoo, MI; Contact Kathy Murphy 269-599-2350

Wednesday, Aug 6, 2008

7:00 p.m. - West Charleston Bookstore, College of Southern Nevada, 6375 West Charleston Blvd., Las Vegas, NV
Contact West Charleston Bookstore

Tuesday, Aug 12, 2008

7:00-9:00 p.m. - Albany Public Library Auditorium
161 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY
Sponsor: Bethlehem Neighbors for Peace, (518) 466-1192

Thursday, Aug 14, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Syracuse Peace Council, Westcott Community Center, 826 Westcott St., Syracuse, NY
Jessica, Syracuse Peace Council, 472-5478

Friday, Aug 15, 2008

Fri Aug 15 - Sun Aug 17: Kateri Tekakwitha Peace Conference
National Shrine of Blessed Kateri of Tekakwitha - Franciscan Friars of Fonda, NY
Contact Conference Coordinator
www.kateripeaceconference.org

Friday, Aug 22, 2008

Testifying at Robin Long's Court Martial, Fort Carson, CO
See Alternet article on Robin Long

Thursday, Aug 28, 2008

Thu Aug 28 - Sat Aug 30: Veterans for Peace Conference, Minneapolis, MN
Veterans for Peace, National Office

Wednesday, Sep 3, 2008

2:00 p.m. - Peace Island Conference - Panel on "How To Turn the Country Around When It's Waist Deep in the Big Muddy"
Concordia University, 275 Syndicate Street North, Saint Paul, MN
Contact Peace Island Conference

Panelists: Ray McGovern on foreign intelligence collection, Ann Wright on military/diplomacy, Doug Johnson on human rights and torture, and Coleen Rowley on the domestic side of the "war on terror"

Thursday, Sep 11, 2008

Thu Sep 11 - Sat Sep 13: Peace and Justice Studies Association Conference, Portland State University, 1825 SW Broadway, Portland, OR
Contact PJSA

Susan Dixon, Keynote, Women Leaders in Higher Education, Honolulu, HI
Not a Public Event

Saturday, Sep 13, 2008

Sat Sep 13 - Sun Sep 14: Conference on the Planning for Prosecution of High-Level American War Criminals
Massachusetts School of Law at Andover
visit war-crimes.info
See also www.democrats.com/node/16907

Monday, Sep 22, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Ann Wright & Emma's Revolution, Albemarle County Office Building, 401 McIntire (at Preston), Charlottesville, VA
Contact David Swanson
See also http://charlottesvillepeace.org/sept22

Tuesday, Sep 23, 2008

6:30 p.m. - Mary Baldwin College, Francis Auditorium, Staunton, VA
Ann Wright's talk will follow David Swanson's
Contact Tamara Kincaid
Sponsored by Augusta Coalition for Peace & Justice and MBC Religion & Philosophy Dept., 540-337-0019

Wednesday, Sep 24, 2008

Norfolk, VA
Contact Tom Palumbo, 757-470-9797

Thursday, Sep 25, 2008

1:30 p.m. - Bucks County Community College, Fireside Lounge, 275 Swamp Road, Newtown PA
Contact Bell Deckhart 215-380-6804

Friday, Sep 26, 2008

1:30 p.m. - Speaking at Congressional Black Caucus Convention, on veterans' issues (sexual assault and suicide)
Washington Convention Center, Room 115 A&B, Washington, DC

Tuesday, Sep 30, 2008

12:00 p.m. - California State University, San Marcos (just north of San Diego), Grand Ballroom Fieldhouse
Speaking on "Rape and the U.S. Military in Japan"
Contact Linda Pershing

Wednesday, Oct 1, 2008

11:00 a.m. - California State University Long Beach, 1250 N Bellflower Blvd., Long Beach, CA, USU Ballroom, 2nd Floor
Presentation with Stephen Zunes, "War Is Expensive~Peace Is Priceless"
Contact Prof. Ron Loewe
Event begins at 10 a.m. with voter registration & student and faculty speakers.

Thursday, Oct 2, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Trinity Presbyterian Church, 2200 North Bell Avenue, Denton, TX
Contact Dawson W. Tunnell, 940-387-9404
Cosponsored by Peace Studies of University of North Texas and Trinity Presbyterian Church

Friday, Oct 3, 2008

11:00 a.m. - Accompanying Mrs. Gloria Barrios, mother of deceased Senior Airwoman Blanca Luna, to Sheppard Air Force Base, Wichita Falls, TX
to discuss with the Base Commander and criminal investigators the status of the investigation into the death of Blanca Luna.
See "Air Force Office of Special Investigations continues to investigate March 7th death"

Fri Oct 3 - Sun Oct 5: National Assembly to Honor Freedom of Conscience
Central Presbyterian Church, 200 E. 8th St, Austin TX
Visit conference website
Ann Wright will speak Sunday morning at 10 a.m. at Wooldridge Park (9th & Guadalupe), Austin, TX

Sunday, Oct 5, 2008

6:00 p.m. - Poppa Rollo's Pizza, 703 N Valley Mills Drive, Waco, TX
Contact Alan Northcutt

Monday, Oct 6, 2008

12:20 p.m. - Baylor University, Draper Building, Room 329

7:00 p.m. - BookWoman, 5501 N. Lamar Blvd. #A-105, Austin, TX
Contact BookWoman, 512-472-2785

Tuesday, Oct 7, 2008

6:30 p.m. - Meredith College History and Politics Club, Oak Room, 3800 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh, NC
Contact Prof. Michael McElreath

Wednesday, Oct 8, 2008

10:00 a.m. - Commemoration of the Murder of Three Military Women and Other Victims of Violence, at Fort Bragg, NC
with Ann Wright, Michael McPherson (VFP), and Judy Lowe (Coalition to End Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in the Military)
Contact Chuck Fager, 910-323-3912
10:00 a.m. Press Conference at the Quaker Peace Center, 223 Hillside Ave., Fayetteville, NC * 11:30 a.m. Vigil to bring awareness to and speak out against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault in the Military, entrance to Fort Bragg, Yadkin Road * 1:00 p.m. Luncheon and discussions with Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault agencies at Quaker House * 3:00 p.m. Wreath Laying at Lafayette Cemetery, 2301 Ramsey St. (At the gravesite of a women murdered by her military officer husband.)

Thursday, Oct 9, 2008

2:30 p.m. - Barnes & Noble, Carolina Place Mall, 11025 Carolina Place ( I-45 & Hwy 51), Pineville. NC
Contact B&N, 704-544-9985

7:00 p.m. - Piedmont Unitarian Universalist Church, 9704 Mallard Creek Road, Charlotte, NC
Contact: Mimi Davis, 704-499-3918

Friday, Oct 10, 2008

11:15 a.m. - Speaker at the North Carolina NAACP Convention, Hilton Hotel, 3415 Wake Forest Rd., Raleigh, NC
Contact NC-NAACP, 919-682-4700

Saturday, Oct 11, 2008

10:00 a.m. - Workshop on sexual assault and murders of women in the US military
National Organization of Women NC State Conference
Contact Roberta Waddle
At the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship at 3313 Wade Avenue, Raleigh, NC

Attending Turtle Women Rising, Washington, DC
Visit Website

Monday, Oct 20, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Book Passage, 51 Tamal Vista Blvd., Corte Madera, CA
Contact Book Passage

Tuesday, Oct 21, 2008

4:00-5:15 p.m. - Sonoma State University, Warren Auditorium, Ives Hall, 1801 East Cotati Ave, Rohnert Park, CA
Lecture series, open & free to public
Contact Prof. Rick Luttman

Wednesday, Oct 22, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Monterey Peace & Justice Center, 1364 Fremont, Seaside, CA
Contact Sandee Scott, 831-277-0949

Thursday, Oct 23, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Ol' Factory Cafe, 725 Contra Costa St., Sand City, CA
Contact Ol' Factory Cafe, 831-394-6000

Sunday, Nov 9, 2008

2:00-5:00 p.m. - Teach-In: Say No to U.S. Militarization of Latin America & the Caribbean
Church of the Ascension, 221 West 107th St., east of Broadway, New York, NY
Contact Granny Peace Brigade

Friday, Nov 14, 2008

7:00 p.m. - Antigone Books, 411 N 4th Avenue,, Tucson, AZ
Other Voices Women's Reading Series
Contact Antigone Books, 520-792-3715

Saturday, Nov 15, 2008

10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. - Teach-In/Strategy Session On Torture, Pima Community College, Downtown Campus
Sierra Vista/Tucson, AZ
Contact Felice Cohen-Joppa

Sunday, Nov 16, 2008

10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m. - Anti-torture rally, Veteran's Memorial Park, Sierra Vista, AZ
Contact Southwest Witness

Thursday, Nov 20, 2008

Thu Nov 20 - Mon Dec 1: Citizen Diplomacy trip to Iran

Friday, Dec 12, 2008

Fri Dec 12 - Sun Dec 14: United For Peace and Justice National Assembly
Chicago, IL
http://www.unitedforpeace.org/article.php?id=3952

Friday, Dec 19, 2008

3:00 p.m. - Hawai'i Pacific University, MP (Model Progress) building, Rm 320, 1188 Fort Street, Honolulu, HI
Contact Nancy Hedlund

Colonel (Ret.) Ann Wright Schedule of Appearances