Dissent:
Voices of Conscience


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Colonel
(Ret.) Ann Wright
Schedule
of Appearances
Wednesday, Feb 8, 20121:30 p.m. - Speak at History of Peace Movements seminar University of Hawaii-Manoa, Honolulu, Hawaii Contact Dr. Susan Dixon
Thursday, Feb 9, 201212 p.m. - Occupy Movement and Its Contribution to the Global Human Rights campaign Student Services Building, Room 309, University of Hawaii-Manoa campus, Honolulu, Hawaii Contact Joshua Cooper
3:30 p.m. - Future of the Peace Movement University of Hawaii, West Oahu campus, Oahu, Hawaii contact Joshua Cooper
Sunday, Feb 12, 20123 p.m. - Ann Wright speaks Revolution Books, Honoulu, Hawaii Contact Carolyn Hadfield
Friday, Feb 17, 2012Fri Feb 17 - Sun Feb 19: 7 p.m. - Whistleblower Conference "Occupy the Truth" International House, 2299 Piedmont Avenue Berkeley, CA 947320-2320 Contact Naomi Pitcarin
Sunday, Feb 19, 20127 p.m. - Talk with Committe on Palestinian Solidarity Kansas City, Missouri Contact Margot Patterson
Monday, Feb 20, 201211 a.m. - 30 min interview on KCUR-FM, National Public Radio Kansas City, Missouri Contact Margot Patterson
9 a.m. - Breakfast with Peace and Anti-Nuclear Activists Kansas City, Missouri Contact Jane Stoever http://www.facebook.com/kcnukeswatch
7 p.m. - "Striking Out Abroad: Drones and the Risks of U.S. Foreign Policy" All Souls Unitarian Church, Kansas City, Missouri Contact Margot Patterson
Tuesday, Feb 21, 20126 p.m. - Teach in on US foreign policy The Brown Egg Cafe, 607 E MadisonSpringfield, Missouri Contact Midge Potts
Wednesday, Feb 22, 201211 a.m. - Speak in Introduction to Political Science class Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri Contact Jim Evans
9 a.m. - Interview on Springfield, Mo National Public Radio Contact Jim Evans
7 p.m. - Grounding Drones and Ending U.S. Wars of Empire Carrington Theater, Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri Contact Jim Evans
Thursday, Feb 23, 20127 p.m. - Speak on Waging Peace: Grounding Drones and Ending U.S. Wars of Empire 22 Tate Hall, (9th & Conley) MU Campus-Columbia, Missouri Contact Jeff Stack Sponsored by the Missouri University Peace Studies program, the Columbia Peace Coalition and several groups around the state. For more information call 573-449-4585 or 573-875-0539.
Friday, Feb 24, 201211 a.m. - 30 min interview with Bill Peterson KRES-AM Columbia, Missouri Contact Jeff Stack
8:30 a.m. - 30 min interview with David Lile on KFRU-AM talk show Columbia, Missouri Contact Jeff Stack
1 p.m. - 30 min interview with Mike Ferguson KSSZ-FM Columbia, Missouri Contact Jeff Stack
3 p.m. - Speak at Model Courtroom, Burton Bldg. Basement William Woods University, Fulton, Missouri Contact Cynthia Kramer
6;15 p.m. - Speak at the Islamic Center of Central Missouri 201 S. 5th St., Columbia, Missouri Sponsored by the Columbia Peace Coalition, Islamic Center of Central Mo., MU Peace Studies program, and several other peace groups around the state. For more information call 573-449-4585 or 573-875-0539.
Saturday, Feb 25, 20129 a.m. - Speak with Veterans for Peace group Columbia, Missouri Contact Mandy Manderino
Sunday, Feb 26, 201210 a.m. - Speak to Ethical Society of St. Louisent in companies taking part in the occupation of Palestine. Sponsored by the Palestinian Solidarity Committee 9001 Clayton, St. Louis, Missouri Contact Hedy Epstein
2:30 p.m. - Ann Wright Speaks on Impacts of Occupation Kirkwood Baptist Church 211 N. Woodlawn, Kirkwood, MO 63122ouis, Missouri Contact Bill Ramsey https://www.facebook.com/events/320241388021997/
Palestinian Solidarity Network
Monday, Feb 27, 201210 a.m. - 30 min interview on the Charlie Brennan Show, KMOX-AM St. Louis, Missouri Contact Bill Ramsey
11 a.m. - 1 hour interview with Don Marsh on "St. Louis On the Air," KwMU, St. Louis Public Radio St. Louis, Missouri Contact Bill Ramsey Pod Cast
http://kwmuweb.streamguys.com/Slota/022712bweb_56k.asx
7 a.m. - 1 hour interview with Bernie Hayes "Urban Forum", WGNU - AM St. Louis, Missouri Contact Bill Ramsey http://wgnu920am.com/audio-test/latest_sermons/10000.html
7 p.m. - Drones and US Foreign Policyy Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Blvd, St. Louis, Missouri Contact Coleen Kelly https://www.facebook.com/events/324740244230588/
Tuesday, Feb 28, 20123 p.m. - Meeting on the blowback of drones with Editorial Board of the Post-Standard newspaper Syracuse, New York Contact Ann Tiffany
7 p.m. - "Resisting the Drones: Kathy Kelly, Ann Wright and the Hancock 38". ArtRage studio, 505 Hawley Avenue,Syracuse, NY Contact: Carol Baum artragegallery.org
Wednesday, Feb 29, 20125 p.m. - Trial Sentencing for Drone Arrest at Hancock Air Base, NY DeWitt Town Court, 5400 Butternut Drive, E.Syracuse, NY 13057 Contact Andy Mager
Thursday, Mar 1, 20128 a.m. - “Dissent: Speaking Out For Peace” Syracuse University College, Thursday Morning Roundtable,Nottingham Room at Drumlins, 800 Nottingham Road,Syracuse, NY Contact Sandra Barrett The talk was taped for later broadcast and podcast by WCNY-FM, Syracuse, NY. The link is http://www.wcny.org/tmr/THU030112.MP3
Friday, Mar 2, 20126 p.m. - OCCUPY AIPAC (Move Over AIPAC) film evening Busboys & Poets, 5th & K, Washington, DC Contact Alli McCracken http://www.moveoveraipac.org/
Saturday, Mar 3, 20129 a.m. - OCCUPY AIPAC Summit Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, 900 Massachusetts Ave, Washington, DC Contact Alli McCracken www.occupyaipac.org
Sunday, Mar 4, 20128 a.m. - Main Action Day, OCCUPY AIPAC Convention Center, Washington, DC Contact Alli McCracken
Monday, Mar 5, 201212 p.m. - Preparations for AIPAC Gala Dinner Convention Center, Washington, DC Contact Alli McCracken
Tuesday, Mar 6, 201210 a.m. - Lobby Day for a Just Peace in the Middle East at the US Congress US Congress, Washington, DC Contact Alli McCracken
9:30 a.m. - Press conference announcing lawsuit against DOD on Military Sexual Trauma National Press Club,Washington, DC Contact Erin Powers The lawsuit was filed by attorney Susan Burke http://burkepllc.com/
Tuesday, Mar 13, 20128 a.m. - 1 hr interview on "The Power Hour" Contact Marie Gunther www.gcnlive.com,www.thepowerhour.com,listen live at www.talkstreamlive.com
California: Chico KKXX 104.9 fm
California: Loma Linda, Riverside, Los Angeles LIVE on KCAA 1050 am
California: Redlands KMET "Smart Talk" 1490 am
California: Riverside and San Bernadino 1490 am 2nd hour
California: Santa Cruz KKMC 880
Saturday, Mar 17, 2012Sat Mar 17 - Sat Mar 17: 10 a.m. - Participate on Panel "No Justice without Peace" w/ David Swanson, Medea Benjamin, Glenn Ford and Jeff Cohen The Left Forum, Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts at Pace University, 3 Spruce Street , New York City, NY http://www.leftforum.org/
Friday, Mar 23, 20128 p.m. - Speak on Opening Panel at United National Anti-War Conference (UNAC "Shifting Strategies of Empire: Analyzing the Military and Economic Plans of the 1%" Hilton Hotel, Stamford, Connecticutt
www.UNACpeace.org, 518-227-6947
Saturday, Mar 24, 20124 p.m. - Panelist for workshop “ Palestine: Strategies for Liberation” UNAC conference, Stamford, Conn Contact Marilyn Levin Other panelists in the workshop are:
Chair: Nada Khader, Executive Director of Wespac Foundation www.wespac.org
Lamis Deek, Co_Chair al-Awda New York
Andrew Dalack US Palestinian Community Network
As’ad AbuKhalil (via video) the Angry Arab blogger www.angryarab.blogspot.com Professor USC Stanislaus
Mazin Qumisiyeh (via video) Palestinian activist in Beit Sahour, Occupied Palestine, longtime professor at Duke and Yale
5:45 p.m. - UNAC Panel: Understanding & Organizing Against Expanding Wars & Repression in Yemen, Pakistan, Bahrain UNAC conference, Stamford, Conn Contact Leili Kashani, Center for Constitutional Rights
Tuesday, Mar 27, 20127 p.m. - Speak on Environmental Costs of War at Bioneers-Los Angeles Location TBD, Los Angeles, CA Contact Sara Nichols http://www.greenlacoalition.org/la-bioneers-meeting-feat-ann-wright
Wednesday, Mar 28, 20126:30 p.m. - Speak on Curtailment of Civil Liberties-the NDAA and House Resolution 347 The Oasis, 10940 Roselle St, San Diego, CA 92121 Contact Martha Sullivan
Friday, Mar 30, 20126:30 p.m. - Symposium on Stopping Destruction of Jeju Island, South Korea Redwood Gardens, 2951 Derby StBerkeley, California Contact Xan Sam Joi
Saturday, Mar 31, 20125:45 p.m. - Iraq Veterans Against the War Fundraiser & meet Occupy Oakland Scott Olson Private Home, Venice, California Contact Amadee Braxton Please contact Amadee for more information about the IVAW Fundraiser
Monday, Apr 9, 20126:30 p.m. - Drones over Kauai + Jeju Island Kapaa Library Conference Room, Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii Contact Kip Goodwin
Friday, Apr 13, 2012Fri Apr 13 - Sun Apr 15: 5 p.m. - Speak at Trifecta Resista-A weekend of three protests-Anti-Nuke, Stop Drones & Support Bradley Manning Kansas City, MissouriCristo Rey High School, 211 W. Linwood, .Kansas City, Missouri Contact Jane Stoever Register Online: www.PeaceWorksKC.org
http://warisacrime.org/trifecta
http://www.facebook.com/events/415504071798642/
Thursday, Apr 26, 20126:30 p.m. - Drone Forum Friends Center, 1501 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Contact Bob Smith What is your University doing with drones?
https://www.grasp.upenn.edu/research/autonomous_aerial_vehicles
Friday, Apr 27, 20123 p.m. - Speak at Drone research and robotic warfare: The Hopkins Connection conference Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland Contact Joel Andreas Sponsored by Johns Hopkins Human Rights Working Group
Saturday, Apr 28, 20129 a.m. - International Drone Summit: Killing and Spying by Remote Control Mount Vernon Place United Methodist Church, 900 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001 Contact Ramah Kudaimi he peace group CODEPINK, the legal advocacy organization Reprieve, and the Center for Constitutional Rights are hosting the first international drone summit. http://codepink.org/article.php?id=6065
Sunday, Apr 29, 20124 p.m. - Speak at the Women of Conscience, Women of Courage, Women Who Challenge: Another World is Possible evnet, Michigan Peace Team's annual fundraiser Greenfield Banquet Hall, Dearborn, Michigan Contact Liz Walters
Thursday, May 3, 20127 p.m. - Speak on "Iraqing Iran: They Lied Last Time, They're Lying Now" Random Row Book store, 315 West Main Street, Charlottesville, VA 22902 Contact Random Row Books (434) 295-2493
Friday, May 4, 20127 p.m. - Speak at Plowshares Peace Center Roanoke, Virginia Contact Cindy Bowles 540-345-6586
Saturday, May 5, 20127 p.m. - Speak at the Defenders for Freedom, Justice & Equality William Byrd, Community House, 224 So. Cherry St., Richmond, Virginia Contact Phil Wilayto 804-247-3731
Sunday, May 6, 20125 p.m. - Speak for Occupy Virginia Beach Virginia Beach, Virginia Contact Sharon Bivens 757-650-9955
Tuesday, May 8, 20129 a.m. - Service Women's Action Network (SWAN) conference on Military Sexual Trauma Washington Court Hotel 525 New Jersey Avenue NW Washington, DC 20001 Contact SWAN www.servicewomen.org
Wednesday, May 9, 20128 a.m. - Protests of Bank of American Shareholders Meeting Convergence Space, 514 E 15th St, Charlotte, North Carolina http://www.ncagainstcorporatepower.org/ Bank of America is currently the largest financier of coal in the U.S. (in the past 2 years it’s portfolio has grown to about $4.3 billion). Furthermore, it is the largest forecloser of homes in the country. It’s executives receive lavish bonuses (CEO Brian Moynihan’s salary quadrupled in the past year) while the company lay of tens of thousands of it’s own employees. And while the country and public services suffer under budget cuts, Bank of America doesn’t pay taxes.
Saturday, May 12, 2012Sat May 12 - Sun May 13: 10 a.m. - Speak at the People's Summit Chicago, Illinois Contact Ashley Smith
10 a.m. - Speak on Plenary Panel: NATO/G8: Their Agenda of War and Austerity The People's Summit, 500 W. Cermak, Chicago, Illinois 60616 (http://www.peoplessummitchicago.org/)
2 p.m. - Speak on Panel on "How can US activists support the international struggle against US/NATO bases?" The People's Summit, 500 W. Cermak, Chicago, Illinois 60616 Contact Elsa Rassbach
Sunday, May 13, 201211:30 a.m. - Speak on Panel "Obama's New Imperialism-Afghanistan & Asia The People's Summit, 500 W. Cermak, Chicago, Illinois 60616 Contact Ashley Smith
Friday, May 18, 2012Fri May 18 - Sat May 19: 10 a.m. - Voices of Creative Non-Violence Reunion Chicago, Illinois Contact Gerald Paoli
Sunday, May 20, 201210 a.m. - Rally & March Against NATO Chicago, Illinois
Monday, May 21, 2012Mon May 21 - Fri May 25: 10 a.m. - Speaker at the TruthDig conference Hotel Santa Fe, Santa Fe, New Mexico Ctontact Truthdig Events http://www.truthdig.com/event/santafe
Thursday, May 24, 20127 p.m. - Panel With Chris Hedges, Robert Sheer & Ann Wright Truthdig Retreat, Santa Fe, New Mexico Contact Maran Smith
Friday, May 25, 20127 p.m. - Speak at Veterans for Peace meeting La Choza, restaurant Santa Fe, New Mexico Contact Ken Mayers
Saturday, May 26, 20126:30 p.m. - Speak at event for Women Veterans w/showing of Invisible War documentary on sexual assault in the militarry "Remarkable Women Veterans" on Saturday, May 26th, 6:30pm, at Harwood's Bell Auditorium, 238 Ledoux St, Taos, New Mexico. Contact Carrie Leven Carrie Leven
Taos Veterans for Peace
PO Box 1027, Questa, NM 87556
575-586-1480
http://www.invisiblewarmovie.com/
Tuesday, May 29, 20126 p.m. - Speak on Gaza's Ark Arroyo Calabasas, Santa Fe, New Mexico Contact Linda Durham
Thursday, May 31, 201210 a.m. - Conference by National Coalition for Homeless Veterans Washington, DC
Wednesday, Jun 6, 20129 a.m. - Attend Pre-Trial Hearing for PFC Bradley Manning Fort Meade, Maryland Contact Emma Cape http://www.bradleymanning.org/
Friday, Jun 8, 201212 p.m. - Speak at workshop on military sexual trauma Netroots for the Troops, Providence, Rhode Island http://www.netrootsnation.org/
Wednesday, Jun 13, 20127 p.m. - Gaza's Ark fundraiser-Building Hope for the Future Unitarian Society Meeting Room 220 Main St. Northampton Contact Paki Wieland
Thursday, Jun 21, 2012Thu Jun 21 - Sat Jun 23: 10 a.m. - National Convention of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, D.C., USA 20001 Contact Nabil Mohammed
Friday, Jun 22, 20128 p.m. - Postponed-Ann Wright & Johnny Barber speak at Gaza's Ark Fundraiser Yippie Museum, 9 Bleeker Street, New York City Contact Libor von Schonau http://www.facebook.com/events/475169969164186/
Saturday, Jun 23, 201210 a.m. - Join me in front of the White House to challenge Obama's assassin drones' Pennsylvania Avenue in front of the White House, Washington, DC
Sunday, Jun 24, 201212 p.m. - Recipient of the Rachel Corrie Award for Peace and Justice at the National Convention of the American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee (ADC) Palestine Luncheon Hyatt Regency Washington on Capitol Hill 400 New Jersey Avenue, NW Washington, D.C., USA 20001 Contact Nabil Mohammed http://convention.adc.org/
Friday, Jun 29, 20125:15 p.m. - Presenter on "Costs of War to Women" workshop for National Organization for Women national convention BWI Baltimore Airport Hilton, Linthicum Heights, Maryland Contact Jan Erickson Hilton Baltimore BWI Airport
1739 West Nursery Road
Linthicum Heights, MD 20190
Friday, Jul 6, 2012Fri Jul 6 - Wed Jul 11: 10 a.m. - Attend Writers and Meditation Retreat for Veterans & Their Families with Maxine Hong Kingston & Therese Fitzgerald Ala Kukui / Hana Retreat, Hana, Hawaii 96713 Contact Arnie Kotler Ala Kukui / Hana Retreat
PO Box 489
Hana, HI 96713
www.alakukui.org
www.vowvop.org
Monday, Jul 16, 20129 a.m. - Attend Pre-Trial Hearing for PFC Bradley Manning Fort Meade, Maryland Contact Emma Cape www.bradleymanning.org
Friday, Jul 27, 20126:30 p.m. - Speak on military sexual violence in Hawaii Quaker riends 2426 O'ahu Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822-1967 Meeting House, Contact Cindy Spencer Cosponsored by Hawaii Peace and Justice http://hawaiipeaceandjustice.org/
and Stop the Violence Honolulu http://www.stoptheviolence.org
Sunday, Jul 29, 20123 p.m. - Speak on Drones & Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) military exercises in Hawaii Revolution Books, 2626 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96826-3248 Contact Carolyn Hadfield (808) 944-3106
Wednesday, Aug 1, 20126:30 p.m. - Gaza's Ark presentation by Ann Wright Quaker Friends Meeting House, 2426 O'ahu Avenue, Honolulu, HI 96822-1967 Contact Renie Lindley Sponsored by Friends of Sabeel and Hawaii Peace and Justice
Wednesday, Aug 8, 2012Wed Aug 8 - Sun Aug 12: 5 p.m. - Annual National Conference of Veterans for Peace Biscayne Bay Marriott, Miami Beach, Florida http://vfpnationalconvention.org/
Friday, Aug 10, 20123 p.m. - Moderate Mini-plenary on War Trauma with MST class action lawsuit Attorney Susan Burke & Psychologist & Author Paula Caplan VFP convention, Biscayne Marriott, Miami Florida
Sunday, Aug 12, 2012Sun Aug 12 - Fri Aug 17: 12 p.m. - Veterans for Peace Trip to Haiti http://www.vfpnationalconvention.org/tours.htm
Sunday, Aug 26, 20125 p.m. - Master of Ceremonies for Bradley Manning Fundraising Event w/ Attorney David Coombs & Whistleblowers Tom Drake & Jesselyn Radack Georgetown University Law Center, 600 New Jersey Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20001 Contact Emma Cape http://www.bradleymanning.org/
Monday, Aug 27, 2012Mon Aug 27 - Thu Aug 30: 12 p.m. - Attend events around the Republican National Convention Tampa, Florida http://www.gopconvention2012.com/
http://www2.tbo.com/news/republican-national-convention/2012/jun/11/few-calls-for-permits-to-protest-during-rnc-ar-414333/
Tuesday, Sep 4, 2012Tue Sep 4 - Thu Sep 6: 12 p.m. - Attend events around the Democratic National Convention Charlotte, North Carolina http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2012/06/04/3291127/city-designates-parade-route-for.html
Wednesday, Sep 5, 20127 p.m. - Public Event on US military who rape outside the United States Milwakee, Wisconsin
Thursday, Sep 6, 201210 a.m. - Attend court hearing of former US Navy Bloke Dean who raped Australian Catherine Jane Fisher in Tokyo, Japan in 2002 District Court, Milwakee, Wisconsin Contact Catherine Jane Fisher For more information about this case, please see:
http://sixtyminutes.ninemsn.com.au/article.aspx?id=8487894
www.warriorsjapan.webs.com
Please feel free to send letters of encouragement to Catherine at warriors.japan@gmail.com
See other articles about Catherine.
http://www.economist.com/node/12756824
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/fl20120410zg.html
Sunday, Sep 9, 2012Sun Sep 9 - Sun Sep 9: 6:30 p.m. - Speak at Public Education Event on Drones for the Community Christian Church, 4601 Main Street,.Kansas City, Missouri Contact Tamara Severns
Monday, Sep 10, 2012Mon Sep 10 - Thu Sep 10: 12 p.m. - Press Conference for Drone Trial US District Court House, 80 Lafayette Street,Jefferson City,Missouri Contact Brian Terrell
1:30 p.m. - Attend trial for Drone protesters at Whiteman Air Base, Missouri US District Court House, 80 Lafayette Stree, Jefferson City, Missouri, Contact Brian Terrell Please contribute to the costs of the defense of the drone protesters by
donating on line at https://www.wepay.com/donations/TrifectaResista or
writing a check to Voices for Creative Nonviolence, 1249 West Argyle
Street #2, Chicago, IL 60640 with “drones on trial” in the memo line.
Thursday, Sep 27, 2012Thu Sep 27 - Thu Oct 4: 6 a.m. - Drone Fact Finding Trip to Pakistan Main Codepink Drone trip to Pakistan will be October 4-10 Contact Alli McCracken Sponsored by CODEPINK: Women for Peace http://www.codepink.org/article.php?id=6174
Friday, Sep 28, 201211 a.m. - Meet with Shahzad Akbar, Foundation of Fundamental Rights Islamabad, Pakistan Foundation of Fundamental Rights and Reprieve are co-sponsors of our trip to Pakistan
6 p.m. - Meet with survivors of acid attacks and advocacy group Islamabad, Pakistan
Saturday, Sep 29, 201211 a.m. - Meet with Samar Miniallah Khan—Anthropologist and filmmaker on Human trafficking and using girls as compensation for debts l: Islamabad, Pakistan Contact Smar Miniallah Khan
2 p.m. - Meet with Sameena Nizar, head of the Pakistani chapter of Women’s International of Peace and Freedom (WILPF) and director of Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy Islamabad, Pakistan Contact Sameena Nizar
6 p.m. - Meet with Tarik Azim, Pakistani Parliamentary Senator from the Pakistan Muslin League-N (PLMN) party to discuss impact of US use of drones. Mr. Azim was the Minister of Information in the Musharraf Government. Islamabad, Pakistan
Sunday, Sep 30, 20125 p.m. - Press Conference with Imran Khan, head of PTI party and vocal opponent of US drones PTI offices, Islamabad, Pakistan
Monday, Oct 1, 201212 p.m. - Ann Wright's presentation “Drones Endanger US National Security” Institute for Strategic Sutdies, Islamabad, Pakistan
4 p.m. - Moderator of panel on illegality of US drones in Pakistan Capitol Institute of Law, Islamabad, Pakistan
Tuesday, Oct 2, 201212 p.m. - Ann Wright's presentation on US Drones Violating Pakistani Sovereignty National Defense University, Islamabad, Pakistan
3 p.m. - Panel discussion on "the Effects of US Drone program on Pakistan" Institute for Policy Studies, Islamabad, Pakistan
Wednesday, Oct 3, 201211 a.m. - Meet with victims of US drone strikes Islamabad, Pakistan
3 p.m. - Meet with US acting Ambassador to Pakistan Richard Hoagland & Embassy Staff Islamabad, Pakistan
8 p.m. - On Pakistan's most popular TV news shcow Capitol One with host Hamid Mir and PTI chief Imran Khan and UK Palestinian activist Loren Booth TV Studios, Islamabad, Pakistan
Thursday, Oct 4, 20126 p.m. - America's Relationship with Israel? Whose Interests Are We Serving: A Talk by US Army Colonel (Ret) and former US diplomat Ann Wrigh Room 100, Boalt hall (The Law School), U.C Berkeley, 2778 Bancroft Way, Berkeley, CA 94704 Contact Henry Noor
Friday, Oct 5, 2012Fri Oct 5 - Fri Oct 5: 8 a.m. - Interview on Gaza's Ark on KPFA with Peter Phillips KPFA Pacifica radio network, Berkeley, California Contact Peter Phillips
7 p.m. - Building Hope: Gaza's Ark project Christ Church United Methodist, 1717 Yulupa Ave, corner of Hoen, Santa Rosa, CA Contact North Coast Coalition, Santa Rosa
Saturday, Oct 6, 201211 a.m. - Speak on the Middle East & Gaza's Ark Vista Room, Hillside Club 3400 Golden Rain Road, Walnut Creek, (Rossmoor), C Contact Rick Sterling
5:30 p.m. - Fundraising Reception for Gaza's Ark First Presbyterian Church, San Anselmo 72 Kensington Road, San Anselmo, CA 94960-2996 Contact Jane Jewell
Sunday, Oct 7, 20123 p.m. - Gaza's Ark presentation by Ann Wright Hattie Weber Museum, 445 C Street, Davis, California Contact Julia Hunter-Blair
Monday, Oct 8, 201212 p.m. - Sexual Harassment in the Military & Ending the Gaza Blockade Recital Hall, Cosumnes River College , 8401 Center Pkwy Sacramento, CA Contact S. Coughr
6 p.m. - Gaza's Ark project-Sailing from Palestine against the Blockade Sunnyvale Presbyterian Church, Fellowship Hall, 728 West Fremont Ave., Sunnyvale, California 94087 Contact Sharat Lin Sponsored by 14 Friends of Palestine, Code Pink, Friends of Sabeel, Jewish Voice for Peace – South Bay Chapter, Justice for Palestinians, Peninsula Peace and Justice Center, San Jose Peace and Justice Center, South Alameda County Peace and Justice Coalition
Info:
408-297-2299 sanjosepeace.org sjpjc@sanjosepeace.org
Tuesday, Oct 9, 2012Tue Oct 9 - Tue Oct 9: 12 p.m. - Speak on Sexual Assault in Military Sacramento City College Cultural Awareness Center, Sacramento City College, Sacramento, California Contact Professor Sherri Patton
Tue Oct 9 - Tue Oct 9: 3:30 p.m. - Speak on Sexual Assault in the Military Sierra College, Sacramento, California Contact Professor Kathleen Taylor
Tue Oct 9 - Tue Oct 9: 5;30 p.m. - Speak on Sexual Assault in Military for "The Soldier's Project" First United Methodist Church, 21st & J , Sacramento, CA Contact Carolyn Fink Sponsored by "The Soldier's Project
Tue Oct 9 - Tue Oct 9: 7 p.m. - Speak on Gaza's Ark First United Methodist Church , 2100 J Street , Sacramento, California Contact Maggie Coulter Sponsored by Sacramento Area Peace Action
Wednesday, Oct 10, 2012Wed Oct 10 - Wed Oct 10: 12 p.m. - Speak on Sexual Assault in the Military American River College, Sacramento, California Contact Professor Debra Welkley
7 p.m. - Speak on Gaza's Ark Cross & Crown Lutheran Church 5475 Snyder Ln., Rohnert Park, CA 94928 Contact Peter Phillips Sponsored by Project Censored and Media Freedom Foundation in cooperation with SSU Sociology of Social Movements class
Thursday, Oct 11, 20127 p.m. - Speak on US Foriegn Policy & Gaza's Ark Unitarian Universalist Church, 4340 West Fort George Wright Drive, Spokane, WA Contact Marianne Torres
Friday, Oct 12, 20125:30 p.m. - Speak at Gaza's Ark Fundraising Dinner Metanoia Peace Peace House, 2116 NE 18th Street, Portland, Oregon, 97212 Contact Dan Shea
7:30 p.m. - Speak on Gaza's Ark: Breaking the Israeli Naval Blockade First Unitarian Church of Portland, Eliot Chapel: 1011 SW 12th Ave. Portland, OR 97205 Contact Dan Shea Sponsored by Veterans for Peace, Physicians for Social Responsibility, American Friends Service Committee, Recruiter Watch, Code Pink, Americans United for Palestinian Human Rights and Unitarian Church of Portland
Saturday, Oct 13, 201210:30 a.m. - Postponed-Speak on Gaza's Ark 504 W 37th St, Vancouver, Washington Contact Lorie Wood
Sunday, Oct 14, 201210 a.m. - Postponed-Speak on Gaza's Ark Traditions Cafe, Olympia, Washington Contact Kit Kittredge Sponsored by United for Peace Pierce County and Veterans for Peace (VFP) Chapter 134
1:30 p.m. - Postponed-Gaza's Ark presentation St. Mark's Cathedral, Skinner Auditorium ,1245 Tenth Ave. East Seattle, Washington Contact Randy Urmston
6 p.m. - Postponed-Speak on Gaza's Ark Methodist Church, Tacoma, Washington Contact Sallie Shawl
Monday, Oct 15, 20125 p.m. - Join Swedish Boat to Gaza Somewhere in Italy and off to Gaza http://shiptogaza.se/en
Monday, Oct 22, 2012Mon Oct 22 - Mon Oct 22: 10 a.m. - Stop Drones National Day of Action
Wednesday, Oct 24, 20123 p.m. - Vist Tar Sands Blockade -Protesters in Trees Quitman, Texas www.tarsandsblockade.org
Stopping Trans Canada’s Keystone XL Pipeline--Activism from the Trees and on the Ground by Ann Wright
http://warisacrime.org/content/stopping-trans-canada%E2%80%99s-keystone-xl-pipeline-activism-trees-and-ground
Thursday, Oct 25, 20124 p.m. - Arrest Dick Cheney at Romney Fundraiser Museum of Flight, Love Field, Dallas, Texas Contact Leslie Harris http://www.facebook.com/events/107558696071817/?fref=ts
Sunday, Oct 28, 20122 p.m. - Col. Ann Wright Speaks on "Illegal Drone Strikes in Pakistan: Failures in U.S Policy Texas King ( Formerly Qarni Restaurant) 3455 N.Beltline Rd, Irving, Texas Contact Hadi Jawad Syed Fayyaz Hussain: 682- 429-9954
Aftab Siddiqui 817-706- 7485
Thursday, Nov 1, 20126 p.m. - Speak on "Drones and XL Pipelines" with Diane Wilson Houston, Texas Contact Lee Loe
Friday, Nov 2, 20126 p.m. - Attend Democracy Now's Amy Goodman's Fundraiser for Paciifica KPFT-Houston Emerison Unitarian Universalist Church, 1900 Bering Dr Houston, TX 77057 Contact Robin Lewis
Saturday, Nov 3, 2012Sat Nov 3 - Mon Nov 5: 3 p.m. - Attend Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) National Conference Baltimore, Maryland
Monday, Nov 5, 2012Mon Nov 5 - Wed Nov 7: 10 a.m. - Witness at Court Hearing on the Murders of 9 passengers of the Mavi Marmara in the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla Istanbul, Turkey
Monday, Nov 12, 20121 p.m. - Attend Tar Sands Blockade picnic for the community Hartman Park, Across from the entrance of Valero Refineries, Houston Ship Channel, Houston, Texas http://tarsandsblockade.org/
Wednesday, Nov 14, 20129 a.m. - CODEPINK: Women for Peace 10th Anniversary Celebration In front of the White House, Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, DC Contact Sam with subject "Action RS" 9am-10:30am: Demonstration and breakfast outside the White House
* Pots and Pans Casserole demonstration to "wake up" justice!
* Press Conference on the progressive peace and justice agenda
* Free breakfast
RSVP on facebook here 12 p.m. - CODEPINK Demonstration at US Congress Washington, DC Sam with subject "Action RSVP"
Noon-2pm: Demonstration at Congress at the Cannon House Office Building
200 New Jersey Ave SE, corner of New Jersey and Independence
followed by visits to Congressional offices
6 p.m. - CODEPINK 10th Year celebration The Loft at Busboys and Poets, 5th and K NW, Washiington, DC Contact Sam with "Happy Hour RSVP" .
Thursday, Nov 15, 20126 p.m. - "Living Under Drones: Death, Injury and Trauma to Civilians From US Drone Practices in Pakistan " presentation by the authors of the new Stanford University report on drones in Pakistan Mergenthaler 111 JHU Homewood campus, 3400 N Charles St , Baltimore MD 21218 Contact Max Obuszewski James Cavallaro, director of the International Human Rights and Conflict Resolution Clinic at Stanford University and Omar Shakir, a Stanford Law student, recently returned from Pakistan where they studied the impact of drone warfare on civilians. The study's purpose was to conduct an "independent investigation into whether, and to what extent, drone strikes in Pakistan conformed to international law and caused harm and/or injury to civilians". Their report - widely covered in the national and international media - details the terrorizing effects of the US government's drone assaults as well as the many misleading statements by administration officials about that campaign.
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Friday, Nov 16, 201210 a.m. - Attend Congressional Hearing on Drones sponsored by Dennis Kucinich House of Representatives, US Congress, Washington, DC Contact Nathan White http://kucinich.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=311817
Fri Nov 16 - Sun Nov 18: 5 p.m. - Attend School of the Americas Watch Vigil Fort Benning, Georgia Contact School of the Americas Watch http://www.soaw.org/take-action/november-vigil
Saturday, Nov 17, 201212:10 p.m. - Speak on the Saturday Stage for School of the Americas Watch Coumbus, Georgia www.soaw.org
5:30 p.m. - Speak at Drone Workshop, room 202, School of the Americas Watch Columbus, Georgia with Medea Benjamin and others on the Pakistan stop the drones trip.
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7:30 p.m. - Speak on "Guantanamo Prison- – torture, injustice, and U.S. power” with retired Army LTC Lorraine Bartlett, attorney for Guantanmo prisoners Schools of the Americas Watch, Columbus Convention Center, Room 101, Columbus, Georgia www.soaw.org
9 p.m. - Read in the play "The Predator" drone Schools of the Americas Watch, Columbus Convention Center, Room 101, Columbus, Georgia Contact Jack Gilroy
Sunday, Nov 18, 201210 a.m. - Vigil Presente for School of the Americas Watch Columbus, Georgia www.soaw.org
Monday, Nov 19, 20121 p.m. - Speak for the Central Savannah River Area Peace Alliance Humanities & Social Sciences (H&SS) building, Room 116.University of South Carolina-Aiken, South Carolina Contact Ayman Fadel http://csrapeace.org/2012/11/12/ann-wright-schedule-on-nov-19-in-csra/
6:30 p.m. - "From Army Officer to Peace Activist," Headquarters Library at 823 Telfair St, Augusta, GA Contact Ayman Fadel Sponsored by the Central Savannah River Area (CSRA) Peace Alliance
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Sunday, Nov 25, 2012Sun Nov 25 - Thu Dec 6: Travel to Cairo and Gaza in Solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza http://www.codepinkalert.org/article.php?list=type&type=478
Tuesday, Nov 27, 201210 a.m. - Speak at rally at Bradley Manning Pre-Trial hearing Fort Meade, Maryland Contact Emma Cape http://www.bradleymanning.org/activism/protest-at-fort-meade-recruiting-centers-nationwide-to-demand-fair-treatment-for-bradley
7 p.m. - Panelist w/Eve Ensler & Laura Flanders on "The State of Female America" Cooper Union, New York City, NY Contact V-Day http://www.vday.org/node/2986
Join us for a special evening moderated by Laura Flanders (GRITtv) and featuring Kimberle Crenshaw (UCLA School of Law), Eve Ensler (V-Day), Karen Higgins (National Nurses United), Ai-Jen Poo (National Domestic Workers Alliance), and Colonel Ann Wright as we discuss how inequality and public policy affect violence against women, and celebrate those who work towards systemic change.
Saturday, Dec 8, 2012Sat Dec 8 - Tue Dec 18: Trip to Afghanistan with Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers & Voices of Creative Non-Vilolence Kabul, Afghanistan
Monday, Dec 10, 2012Mon Dec 10 - Sun Dec 23: 12 p.m. - Trip to Afganistan for Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers' 2 million Candles Kabul, Afghanistan Contact Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers http://ourjourneytosmile.com/blog/actions-in-2012/
2 Million Friends to End the Afghan War The Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers (AYPV) call on the world community to join the people of Afghanistan in lighting 2 million candles, symbolizing our collective grief for the 2 million victims of war in Afghanistan and our determination to work together for peace in Afghanistan and a life without wars. This event on the 10th of December 2012, the International Day of Human Rights, is supported by Dr Sima Simar, Chairperson of the Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission, and will be attended by Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Mairead Maguire and former US Army Colonel, Ann Wright. We will request the United Nations and all armed groups involved in the conflict to negotiate for a multilateral ceasefire, and to redirect their war funds to reconstructing the socio-economic, humanitarian and educational services in Afghanistan.
Friday, Dec 14, 20128 a.m. - Ann Wright & John Dear interviewed on Democracy Now about trip to Afghanistan As Admin Preps Contact Democracy Now http://www.democracynow.org/2012/12/14/as_admin_preps_enduring_presence_in
Saturday, Dec 29, 20128 a.m. - Protest Obama's Drone Policy at his Vacation Home Kailua, Oahu, Hawaii
Sunday, Dec 30, 20123 p.m. - Speak at Revolution Books on Pakistan, Afghanistan and Gaza Revolution Books, 2626 South King Street Honolulu, HI 96826-3248 Contact Carolyn Hadfield
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