Dissent:
Voices of Conscience
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Colonel
(Ret.) Ann Wright
Schedule
of Appearances
Saturday, Jan 5, 20196 p.m. - Speak at Refuse Fascism Location TBD, Honolulu, Hawaii Contact Carolyn Hadfield
Saturday, Jan 19, 2019Women's March Washington, DC
Sunday, Feb 3, 20198 a.m. - Speak on U.S. militarism in Hawaii and the Pacific at Makua Valley Cultural Access Day Makua Valley, Oahu, Hawaii Contact Lynette Cruz https://www.malamamakua.org/
Wednesday, Feb 6, 20191 p.m. - Speak on Shut Down Red Hill US Military Jet Fuel Storage Tanks 100 feet above Honolulu aquifer Honolulu City Council, Honolulu, Hawaii Contact Marti Townsend, Sierra Club https://sierraclubhawaii.org/single-walled-tanks-at-red-hill-not-enough-stand-for-o%CA%BBahus-drinking-water/
Saturday, Feb 23, 2019Sat Feb 23 - Sun Mar 3: CODEPINK: Women for Peace Trip to Iran Contact Lily https://www.codepink.org/peace_with_iran_delegation_to_iran_2019
Sunday, Mar 10, 20194 p.m. - Speak at the 35th Anniversary of the Albuquerque Peace and Justice Center & honoring 91 year old VFP member Sally-Alice Thompson pin African American Performing Arts Center 310 San Pedro Drive Northeast, Albuquerque, New Mexico 87108 Conact Samia Assed Come celebrate 35 years of individuals and organizations collaborating to promote peace & justice locally, regionally, and globally!
Long-time ACP&J volunteer Sally Alice Thompson will be honored for her lifetime of activism to achieve peace and justice.
The night will also feature talks by Ret. Col. Ann Wright of Veterans for Peace and the founder/director of Alternative Radio, David Barsamian.
Plus a shadow play called Reflections from Youth Migrant Detention will be performed by a collaboration between Three Sisters Collective, Wise Fool New Mexico, and Medicine Drum Circle. It will be an illustrated reading of direct quotes from migrant youth about their experiences with ICE and in US detention.
Monday, Mar 11, 2019Mon Mar 11 - Wed Mar 13: Events for Women Parliamentarians from South Korea Washington, DC Contact Christine Ahn https://www.womencrossdmz.org/
Thursday, Mar 14, 20196 p.m. - Fundraiser for Women Cross DMZ Location TBD, New York City, NY Contact Aiyoung Choi https://www.womencrossdmz.org/
Saturday, Mar 23, 20196 p.m. - Speak on US militarism in North East Asia Osaka, Japan Contact Yuichi Abe
Monday, Mar 25, 2019Speak at the 10th Anniversary of the Passing of US Marine Allen Nelson Kousenbou Temple in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture,Japan Contact Mr. Yuichi Abe US Marine Allen Nelson was one of the first US military who went on speaking tours of Japan to challenge US militarism. Allen Nelson died March 25, 2009, and three months later, his ashes were interred at one of the places where he had felt at peace in Japan - Kousenbou Temple in Kaga, Ishikawa Prefecture.
https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2009/02/02/18567572.php
https://www.ic.nanzan-u.ac.jp/AMERICA/kanko/documents/nelson.pdf
http://jodo-shinshu.info/2018/03/24/12995/
Saturday, Mar 30, 2019Sat Mar 30 - Sun Mar 31: NO to NATO events Washington, DC Contact Greta Zarro Our initial plans are for activities on April 3rd and 4th and also on the preceding weekend, March 30th and 31st, including events with speakers from NATO member nations and NATO- attacked nations, non-violence trainings, art-building activities, and public nonviolent demonstrations.
We are planning a peace festival to advocate the abolition of NATO, the promotion of peace, the redirection of resources to human and environmental needs, the demilitarization of our cultures, and the commemoration of the speech of Martin Luther King Jr. against war on April 4, 1967, as well as his assassination on April 4, 1968.
Sat Mar 30 - Fri Apr 5: Spring Stop US Assassin Drones Creech Drone Base, Las Vegas, Nevada Contact Eleanor Levine
1 p.m. - UNAC mobilization to Oppose NATO, War & Racism Lafayette Park, Washington, DC http://www.no2nato2019.org/endorse-the-action.html
Monday, Apr 1, 2019Mon Apr 1 - Tue Apr 30: The historic anti-nuke boat The Golden Rule sails from San Diego to Hilo, Hawaii Sponsored by Veterans for Peace Contact Helen Jaccard http://www.vfpgoldenruleproject.org/
Tuesday, Apr 2, 201912 p.m. - Speak on panel at No to NATO conference Friends Meeting House, Washington, DC Contact Joseph Gerson
Wednesday, Apr 3, 2019Wed Apr 3 - Thu Apr 4: NO to NATO events Washington, DC Contact Greta Zarro The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is planning a summit in Washington, D.C. on April 4, 2019, to mark 70 years since its creation on April 4, 1949. We're planning a big "No to NATO" action in response.
Tuesday, Apr 16, 20196 p.m. - Hawaiian Invitation for anti-nuke Golden Rule boat for her voyage to Hawaii Yokohama Friendship Bell, 1500 Shelter Island Drive, San Diego, CA Contact Helen Jaccard http://www.vfpgoldenruleproject.org/
Saturday, Apr 27, 20199:30 a.m. - Speak on Peace on the Korean Peninsula A World of Women for World Peace, Annual Peace Conference, Thanksgiving Square in Dallas, TX
Tuesday, Apr 30, 2019Golden Rule anti-nuke boat sails from San Diego to Hilo, Hawaii San Diego, California Contact Helen Jaccard http://www.vfpgoldenruleproject.org/
Saturday, May 4, 2019Sat May 4 - Mon May 6: Speak at 6th Seminar for Peace & Abolition of Foreign Military Bases Guantanamo, Cuba Contact Cuban Peace Movement The World Council for Peace, the Cuban Movement for Peace and the Sovereignty of Peoples (MOVPAZ) and the Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples (ICAP), with the co-sponsorship of the Organization of Solidarity with the Peoples of Africa, Asia and Latin America (OSPAAAL), the Martin Luther King Jr. Center (CMLK) and the Oscar Arnulfo Romero Reflection Group, call for the VI International Seminar on Peace and the Abolition of the Foreign Military Bases to be held in Guantánamo, Cuba, from May 4 to 6, 2019.
Once again, the importance and full validity of the Proclamation of Latin America and the Caribbean as a Zone of Peace approved by all the Heads of State and Government of the Region meeting in Havana in January 2014, during the II Summit of CELAC will be reiterated.
Those interested in attending the VI Seminar may direct their requests to the following email addresses: 6seminarioguantanamo@movpaz.cu, and especialista2@movpaz.cu.
Friday, Jun 7, 20196 p.m. - Speak Trump regime change policies- trip to Iran & Venezuelan Embassy Protection Collective Kapaa Library, Kapaa, Kauai, Hawaii Contact Kip Goodwin
Saturday, Jun 15, 20195 p.m. - Talk on trip to Iran and Iranian architecture Honolulu, Hawaii Contact Kayleen Polichetti
Friday, Jun 21, 2019Fri Jun 21 - Sat Jun 22: 9 a.m. - Hawaii Veterans Summit Hawaii Convention Center, Honolulu, Hawaii https://hawaiiveteransfoundation.org/
Friday, Jun 28, 20199 a.m. - Speak at the International Congress Against War & Military Bases Kaiserslautern, Germany Contact Reiner Braun https://www.ramstein-kampagne.eu/stopp-air-base-ramstein-2019/
Saturday, Jun 29, 20199 a.m. - Speak at Rally & March to Stopp Ramstein Drone Base Ramstein, Germany Contact Reiner Braun https://www.ramstein-kampagne.eu/stopp-air-base-ramstein-2019/
Friday, Jul 12, 2019Fri Jul 12 - Wed Jul 17: Veterans for Peace Delegation to Nicaragua Managua, Nicaragua Contact Colleen Kelly https://www.veteransforpeace.org/pressroom/news/2019/05/31/vfp-announces-delegation-nicaragua?eType=EmailBlastContent&eId=6feb4ddb-75e3-4ac3-bb5f-a1dcce97f57c
Thursday, Jul 18, 2019Thu Jul 18 - Fri Jul 19: North America Freedom Flotilla for Gaza Chicago, Illinois Contact Kathy Kelly
Thu Jul 18 - Thu Jul 18: 7 p.m. - Speak on Gaza with Jehad Abusalim, who is from Gaza Grace Place church, Dearborn Avenue ,Chicago. Contact Kathy Kelly This an event for the Chicago-Gaza Freedom Flotilla organized with the US Boats to Gaza and the Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition
Saturday, Jul 20, 2019Speak at Minnesota Veterans for Peace annual Peacestock Red Wing, Minnesota Contact Bill Habernack http://www.peacestockvfp.org/
Tuesday, Aug 6, 2019Tue Aug 6 - Fri Aug 9: Pace e Bene Conference on Nonviolence & 75th Anniversary of Hiroshima & Nagasaki Los Alamos, New Mexico Contact John Dear
Thursday, Aug 15, 2019Thu Aug 15 - Sun Aug 18: Veterans for Peace convention Doubletree Hotel, Spokane, Washington https://www.veteransforpeace.org/pressroom/news/2018/11/30/vfp-convention-spokane-august-15-18-2019
Monday, Aug 26, 2019Mon Aug 26 - Wed Aug 28: 68th United Nations Civil Society Conference Salt Lake City, Utah https://outreach.un.org/ngorelations/content/68th-united-nations-ngo-conference
Sunday, Sep 1, 2019Sun Sep 1 - Tue Sep 10: Trip to Russia with Center for Citizen Initiatives, https://ccisf.org/
Wednesday, Sep 11, 2019Wed Sep 11 - Sun Sep 22: Speak on the Peace Boat During Voyage from Honolulu to Manzanillo, Mexico Contact Peace Boat http://peaceboat.org/english/?page=view&nr=134&type=4&menu=64
The schedule for the around the world voyage for the wonderful Peace Boat includes stopping in New York City for the UN Non-Proliferation Prep: Kobe, Japan, September 1, 2019 Yokohama, Japan, September 2, 2019 Honolulu, United States, September 11-12, 2019 Hilo (Hawaii), United States, September 13, 2019 Manzanillo, Mexico, September 22, 2019 Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala, September 25-26, 2019 Cristobal, Panama, September 29-30, 2019 La Guaira, Venezuela, October 3-4, 2019 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic, October 6, 2019 New York, United States, October 10-11, 2019 Montreal, Canada, October 17, 2019 Quebec, Canada, October 18, 2019 Reykjavik, Iceland, October 24-25, 2019 Belfast, Northern Ireland, October 29-30, 2019 Lisbon, Portugal, November 2, 2019 Barcelona, Spain, November 5, 2019 Marseilles, France, November 6, 2019 Monaco, November 7, 2019 Civitavecchia, Italy, November 8-9, 2019 Piraeus, Greece, November 12-13, 2019 Port Said, Egypt, November 15-16, 2019 Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 27, 2019 Penang, Malaysia, December 1, 2019 Singapore, December 3, 2019 Xiamen, China, December 8, 2019 Kobe, Japan, December 12, 2019 Yokohama, Japan, December 13, 2019
Saturday, Oct 5, 2019Sat Oct 5 - Sun Oct 6: World Beyond War Conference Dublin, Ireland Contact David Swanson https://worldbeyondwar.org/nowar2019/
World BEYOND War's fourth annual global conference on the abolition of war will be held on Saturday and Sunday, October 5th and 6th, in Limerick, Ireland, and include a rally on the 6th at Shannon Airport, where U.S. military forces routinely pass through in violation of Irish neutrality and of laws against war.
We'll be marking the completion of the 18th year of the endless war on Afghanistan, as well as the 150th birthday of Mohandas Gandhi.
Friday, Oct 11, 2019Fri Oct 11 - Sun Oct 13: Rage Against the Machine Pentagon Action With Cindy Sheehan Washington, DC more information later
Saturday, Oct 19, 201911 a.m. - Veterans for Peace delegation in Honolulu PRIDE parade Honolulu, Hawaii
9 a.m. - Triennial Meeting of the International Peace Bureau St. Thomas Hospital, London, England Contact Reiner Braun
Triennial Meeting of the International Peace Bureau St. Thomas Hospital, London, England Contact Reiner Braun The Triennial Meeting of the International Peace Bureau (IPB), the world's oldest peace organization, will be held on Saturday, 19th of October 2019, at St Thomas' Hospital, London, opposite the Houses of Parliament.
The Assembly is the highest policy-making body of the IPB. It is also a forum for the exchange of ideas, information and resources among civil society movements, scholars and activists. It is open to Council members, plus individuals belonging to IPB member organisations, individual IPB members and observers. More details on the purpose of this assembly can be found via this link: https://www.ipb.org/ipb-constitution/
Triennial Meeting of the International Peace Bureau St. Thomas Hospital, London, England Contact Reiner Braun The Triennial Meeting of the International Peace Bureau (IPB), the world's oldest peace organization, will be held on Saturday, 19th of October 2019, at St Thomas' Hospital, London, opposite the Houses of Parliament.
The Assembly is the highest policy-making body of the IPB. It is also a forum for the exchange of ideas, information and resources among civil society movements, scholars and activists. It is open to Council members, plus individuals belonging to IPB member organisations, individual IPB members and observers. More details on the purpose of this assembly can be found via this link: https://www.ipb.org/ipb-constitution/
Triennial Meeting of the International Peace Bureau St. Thomas Hospital, London, England Contact Reiner Braun The Triennial Meeting of the International Peace Bureau (IPB), the world's oldest peace organization, will be held on Saturday, 19th of October 2019, at St Thomas' Hospital, London, opposite the Houses of Parliament.
The Assembly is the highest policy-making body of the IPB. It is also a forum for the exchange of ideas, information and resources among civil society movements, scholars and activists. It is open to Council members, plus individuals belonging to IPB member organisations, individual IPB members and observers. More details on the purpose of this assembly can be found via this link: https://www.ipb.org/ipb-constitution/
Triennial Meeting of the International Peace Bureau St. Thomas Hospital, London, England Contact Reiner Braun The Triennial Meeting of the International Peace Bureau (IPB), the world's oldest peace organization, will be held on Saturday, 19th of October 2019, at St Thomas' Hospital, London, opposite the Houses of Parliament.
The Assembly is the highest policy-making body of the IPB. It is also a forum for the exchange of ideas, information and resources among civil society movements, scholars and activists. It is open to Council members, plus individuals belonging to IPB member organisations, individual IPB members and observers. More details on the purpose of this assembly can be found via this link: https://www.ipb.org/ipb-constitution/
Triennial Meeting of the International Peace Bureau St. Thomas Hospital, London, England Contact Reiner Braun The Triennial Meeting of the International Peace Bureau (IPB), the world's oldest peace organization, will be held on Saturday, 19th of October 2019, at St Thomas' Hospital, London, opposite the Houses of Parliament.
The Assembly is the highest policy-making body of the IPB. It is also a forum for the exchange of ideas, information and resources among civil society movements, scholars and activists. It is open to Council members, plus individuals belonging to IPB member organisations, individual IPB members and observers. More details on the purpose of this assembly can be found via this link: https://www.ipb.org/ipb-constitution/
Triennial Meeting of the International Peace Bureau St. Thomas Hospital, London, England Contact Reiner Braun The Triennial Meeting of the International Peace Bureau (IPB), the world's oldest peace organization, will be held on Saturday, 19th of October 2019, at St Thomas' Hospital, London, opposite the Houses of Parliament.
The Assembly is the highest policy-making body of the IPB. It is also a forum for the exchange of ideas, information and resources among civil society movements, scholars and activists. It is open to Council members, plus individuals belonging to IPB member organisations, individual IPB members and observers. More details on the purpose of this assembly can be found via this link: https://www.ipb.org/ipb-constitution/
Triennial Meeting of the International Peace Bureau St. Thomas Hospital, London, England Contact Reiner Braun The Triennial Meeting of the International Peace Bureau (IPB), the world's oldest peace organization, will be held on Saturday, 19th of October 2019, at St Thomas' Hospital, London, opposite the Houses of Parliament.
The Assembly is the highest policy-making body of the IPB. It is also a forum for the exchange of ideas, information and resources among civil society movements, scholars and activists. It is open to Council members, plus individuals belonging to IPB member organisations, individual IPB members and observers. More details on the purpose of this assembly can be found via this link: https://www.ipb.org/ipb-constitution/
Triennial Meeting of the International Peace Bureau St. Thomas Hospital, London, England Contact Reiner Braun The Triennial Meeting of the International Peace Bureau (IPB), the world's oldest peace organization, will be held on Saturday, 19th of October 2019, at St Thomas' Hospital, London, opposite the Houses of Parliament.
The Assembly is the highest policy-making body of the IPB. It is also a forum for the exchange of ideas, information and resources among civil society movements, scholars and activists. It is open to Council members, plus individuals belonging to IPB member organisations, individual IPB members and observers. More details on the purpose of this assembly can be found via this link: https://www.ipb.org/ipb-constitution/
Thursday, Oct 31, 201912 p.m. - Speak at John Bickel's history class on Going Places Your Government Does Not Want You to Go Iolani High School, Honolulu, Hawaii Contact John Bickel
Thursday, Nov 7, 2019Thu Nov 7 - Sat Nov 9: Speak on panel American Studies Association conference Honolulu, Hawaii Contact Laurel Mei-Singh https://theasa.net/annual-meeting/years-meeting/years-theme
Saturday, Nov 16, 2019Sat Nov 16 - Sun Nov 17: School of the Americas Watch at Fort Benning Ft. Benning-Columbus, Georgia Contact Brigitte Gynther 30th anniversary commemoration of the massacre by graduates of the US military School of the Americas of the Jesuit priests and Celina and Elba Ramos in El Salvador. To be held at Ft. Benning, Georgia.
Perhaps back to Nogales, Arizona and Mexico in the Spring
http://www.soaw.org/home/
Friday, Nov 29, 2019Speak at International Protest at International Criminal Court for Palestinian Rights The Hague, the Netherlands Photos of protest: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156659905356179&set=pcb.10156659923756179&type=3&theater
Saturday, Nov 30, 2019Sat Nov 30 - Mon Dec 2: Meeting of Gaza Freedom Flotilla Coalition international coordinating committee to plan 2020 Gaza Flotilla Rotterdam, the Netherlands Contact David Heap freedomflotilla.org; https://freedomflotilla.org/uncategorised/for-the-children-of-gaza/
Tuesday, Dec 3, 2019Tue Dec 3 - Wed Dec 4: NO to NATO conference London, UK Contact Kristine Karch www.no-to-nato.org
Tue Dec 3 - Tue Dec 3: Speak at Protest of Imprisonment of Julian Assange The Home Office, London, United Kingdom Contact John Rees
Thursday, Dec 5, 20196 p.m. - Medical conditions in Palestine with Dr. Swee Ang, doctor on the 2018 Gaza Freedom Flotilla Kings College-Guy Campus, London, England https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10156678387386179&set=pcb.10156678398521179&type=3&theater
Friday, Dec 13, 201912 p.m. - Participate in Climate Vigil-Fire Drill Friday-Peace Economy Washington, DC Contact Paki Weiland https://www.facebook.com/firedrillfriday/
Saturday, Dec 14, 2019Sat Dec 14 - Wed Dec 18: Participate in CODEPINK trip to Cuba Restore Diplomatic Relations with Cuba Contact Rodrigo http://proximitycuba.com/international-programs/support-codepink
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