Dissent:
Voices of Conscience


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Colonel
(Ret.) Ann Wright
Schedule
of Appearances
Sunday, Feb 19, 202312 p.m. - Speak at the "Rage Against the War Machine" rally Lincoln Memorial, Washington, DC https://rageagainstwar.com/ Here is a link to my talk at the rally:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XwWIYdKgfaI&t=7s
Wednesday, Mar 1, 20231 p.m. - Speak about US wars and wars of Russia Dateline: News and Conversation.with Regis Trembley Regis Tremblay
Saturday, Mar 18, 20231 p.m. - Speak at the National March on Washington: Peace in Ukraine " Stop NATO Protest on the 20th anniversary of the U.S. invasion of Iraq Peace in Ukraine " Say NO to Endless U.S. Wars! Saturday, March 18 at 1:00 p.m. Washington, D.C. The White House https://www.answercoalition.org/protest_march_18_19_peace_in_ukraine_say_no_to_endless_u_s_wars I resigned from the US diplomatic corps on March 19, 2003 in opposition to the US war on Iraq! So I will definitely be in Washington for this rally against another war!
Saturday, Mar 25, 20233 a.m. - Ann speaking on the International Peace Bureau's webinar NATO’s geostrategic interests towards China: How strong are AUKUS and the Quad really? Contact Alessandra Fontanella Interactive roundtable composed of four speakers and Anu Chenoy who will moderate and lead the discussion with a set of 3-4 guiding questions.
Wednesday, Mar 29, 20232:30 p.m. - Speak on Crimea Peace in Ukraine webinar Contact Marcy Winograd Ann Wright and Rick Sterling speak about their 2016 citizen diplomacy trip to Crimea with Center for Citizens Initiatives.
Friday, Jun 9, 202310 a.m. - Ann Wright speaking on the History of Ceasefires International Summit for Peace in Ukraine, Vienna, Austria
International Summit for Peace in Ukraine
https://www.peacevienna.org/
https://www.ipb.org/ispukraine-2023/
Vienna, Austria 🇦🇹 " June 10th/11th 2023
" Location: -GB-Catamaran, Johann-Böhm-Platz 1 Wien 1020
Contact: International Peace Bureau, Marienstraße 19-20, 10117 Berlin, viennaconference@ipb-office.berlin
Saturday, Jun 24, 20232 p.m. - Irish Neutrality with European Member of Parliament Clare Daly Printworks at the Morrison Hotel, Dublin, Ireland Contact Eadaoin O'SULLIVAN
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2022/03/the-war-on-irelands-neutrality
https://www.ontheditch.com/comment-neutrality-should-be-binary/
https://tribunemag.co.uk/2023/06/president-higgins-is-right-ireland-should-defend-its-neutrality
Monday, Jul 3, 20236 p.m. - Speak about the Gaza Freedom Flotilla At St Bride’s church, Percy Street, Liverpool, UK https://freedomflotilla.org/2023/07/05/liverpool-england-handala-arrives-july-2/
Thursday, Jul 6, 202310 a.m. - Speak at European Parliament on NO to NATO Brussels, Belgium https://popularresistance.org/brussels-global-women-for-peace-united-against-nato-meet-with-parliament-nato/
Thu Jul 6 - Sun Jul 9: Participant in Global Women for Peace Against NATO Brussels, Belgium https://womenagainstnato.org/
Friday, Jul 7, 20231 p.m. - Speak at NATO Headquarters with Chief of Public Engagement Brussels, Belgium https://popularresistance.org/brussels-global-women-for-peace-united-against-nato-meet-with-parliament-nato/
Saturday, Jul 8, 202310 a.m. - Speaker and Moderator of NATO in the Pacific webinar at NO to NATO conference, Brussels, Belgium https://popularresistance.org/brussels-global-women-for-peace-united-against-nato-meet-with-parliament-nato/
3 p.m. - Speaker and Moderator of "US & Canada and NATO" webinar NO to NATO conference, Brussels, Belgium https://popularresistance.org/brussels-global-women-for-peace-united-against-nato-meet-with-parliament-nato/
Wednesday, Jul 26, 2023Wed Jul 26 - Fri Jul 28: Participant in National Mobilization to End the Korean War 3 days of events in Washington, DC https://www.koreapeaceaction.org/
Thurs, July 27
Day of Action
11:30 AM
Congressional Press Conference with Korea Peace Congressional Champions
Location: House Triangle, intersection of New Jersey Avenue SE and Southeast Drive (across from the southeast corner of the U.S. Capitol building)
1-3 PM
Unbind Your Heart: Participatory Grief Transmutation Ceremony RSVP here for this limited-capacity event
Location: The Foundry (Fellowship Hall) 1500 16th St. NW Washington, D.C., 20036
5-8 PM
Rally at Lafayette Square in front of the White House + March + Interfaith Vigil at the Lincoln Memorial Steps (near the Korean War Veterans Memorial)
RSVP here
Rally Location: Lafayette Square, Pennsylvania Ave NW &, 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20001
Vigil Location: Lincoln Memorial steps at 2 Lincoln Memorial Cir NW, Washington, DC 20002
Friday, Jul 28, 20231 p.m. - Ann Wright Speaking on Panel on the Threat of Nuclear War Conference at George Washington University "70th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice: Prospects and Challenges for a Peace Agreement"
https://www.koreapeaceaction.org/schedule
9 AM - 3 PM
Location: Elliott School of International Affairs, Lindner Commons (Room 602), 1957 E Street, NW Washington, D.C. 20052
70th Anniversary of the Korean War Armistice: Prospects and Challenges for a Peace Agreement
Introduction 9:00 AM
Linda Yarr, Director of Partnerships for International Strategies in Asia, George Washington University
Christine Ahn, Women Cross DMZ Founder and Executive Director
Keynote Address 9:15 AM
University of Chicago Emeritus Professor and eminent Korea historian Bruce Cummings
The Human Costs of Unending War 10:10 - 11:30 AM
Kee Park, M.D., Harvard University Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
Joy Gebhart, divided family member
Rick Downes, Executive Director, Coalition of Families of Korean & Cold War POW/MIAs
Moderated by Jennifer Deibert, DPRK Program Director, American Friends Service Committee
The Threat of Nuclear War 1:00 - 2:20 PM
Dan Leaf, retired U.S. Air Force Lieutenant General
Siegfried Hecker, Professor of Practice at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey and at Texas A&M University
Ann Wright, retired U.S. Army Colonel, Veterans for Peace moderated by Ji-Yeon Yuh of Northwestern University
Closing Remarks 2:20 PM
Cathi Choi, Director of Policy and Organizing at Women Cross DMZ
Sunday, Jul 30, 20236 p.m. - Speak at Memorial for Pentagon Papers Whistleblower Dan Ellsberg National Press Club, Washington, DC Contact Diane Perlman https://www.whistleblowersummit.com/
Panelists: Diane Perlman, John Henry, Peter Kuznick
John Kiriakou, Ann Wright, Medea Benjamin
Friday, Aug 4, 20237 p.m. - Ann Speaking on the Gaza Flotilla Quaker House, Port Townsend, Washington Contact Kit Kittredge https://www.peninsuladailynews.com/news/aug-4-ann-wright-to-speak-at-the-quaker-meeting-house-in-port-townsend/
https://www.ptleader.com/stories/veterans-for-peace-activist-speaks-in-port-townsend-friday-august-4th,127942
Saturday, Aug 5, 202310 a.m. - Ann Wright delivering Keynote Address Hiroshima-Nagasaki Weekend of Remembrance & Action, Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action Contact Mary Gleysteen https://www.gzcenter.org/events/
Sat Aug 5 - Mon Aug 7: Hiroshima-Nagasaki Weekend of Remembrance & Action Ground Zero Center for Nonviolent Action 16159 Clear Creek Rd. NW Poulsbo WA 98370 Contact Mary Gleysteen August 5 @ 9:00 am - August 7 @ 10:00 am
Hiroshima-Nagasaki Weekend of Remembrance & Action
Saturday, August 5th Plenary: Save the Planet - Abolish Nuclear Weapons 9:00 Registration 9:45 Welcome & Intro to GZ 10:15 Ann Wright, Col. US Army (ret.) VFP & Code Pink activist 10:45 Howard Frumkin, Sr. VP, Trustfor Public Land; Prof., UW School of Public Health 11:15 Break 11:30 Panel response and discussion 12:30 Break, Peace Walkers arrive 1:00 Lunch 2:00 Continuation of Keynote/Panel conversation 3:00 Break 3:30 Nonviolence training/Pledge of Nonviolence 4:30 Break/Set up for dinner 5:00 Dinner 5:45 Gather for walk to NBK-Bangor main gate 6:15 Rally at Bangor main gate […]
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