BookWoman event

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Dissent:  Voices of Conscience with Ann Wright
BookWoman bookstore, Monday October 6, 2008 7:00pm.

Need just a little more politics to liven up your day?  Want to drag that friend who wouldn't register to vote or doesn't see why the elections matter to hear someone speak who just might get them a little fired up?  Come visit Texas' only surviving feminist bookstore and hear Ann Wright speak about her journey from Army Colonel to activist and nonviolent protester.

We'd love to see you!

During the run-up to war in Iraq, Army Colonel (Ret.) and diplomat Ann Wright resigned her State Department post. She was one among dozens of government insiders and active-duty military personnel who leaked documents, spoke out, resigned, or refused to deploy in protest of government actions they felt were illegal. In Dissent: Voices of Conscience, Ann Wright and Susan Dixon tell the stories of these men and women, who risked careers, reputations, and even freedom out of loyalty to the Constitution and the rule of law.

On March 19, 2003, the eve of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Ann Wright cabled her letter of resignation to Secretary of State Colin Powell, stating that without the authorization of the UN Security Council, the invasion and occupation of a Muslim, Arab, oil rich country would be a disaster. Since then, she has been writing and speaking out for peace. She fasted for a month, picketed at Guantánamo, and has been arrested numerous times for peaceful, nonviolent protest of the Bush administration's policies, particularly the war on Iraq.

Ann Wright grew up in Arkansas, and attended the University of Arkansas, where she received a master's and a law degree. She also has a master's degree in national security affairs from the U.S. Naval War College. After college, she spent 29 years in the U.S. Army and in the Army Reserves, retiring as a Colonel. In 1987, Col. Wright joined the Foreign Service and served for 16 years as U.S. Deputy Ambassador in Sierra Leone, Micronesia, Afghanistan, and Mongolia. She lives in Honolulu.

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