"Dissent: Voices of Conscience" with Colonel (retired) Ann Wright (1/20)

A book reading and presentation by Colonel (Retired) Ann Wright. Introduction by County Supervisor Neal Coonerty. Music by Raging Grannies.
Sunday, January 20th 2008 3:00 p.m. [note NEW time]
Songs by “The Raging Grannies”
Introduction by County Supervisor Neal Coonerty
Veterans Memorial Hall
846 Front Street in Santa Cruz

Sponsored by the Resource Center for Nonviolence, Women’s International League for Peace & Freedom, CODEPINK SC, Veterans for Peace, GI Rights Hotline, Womenin Black members of the Corrie-Mizo Chapter 11. VFW Post #5888, MediaWatch, PUP (People United for Peace), Women in Black, the Santa Cruz Peace Coalition, Church & Society Committee of the United Methodist Church of Santa Cruz. For more information, contact (831) 423-1626 or http://www.rcnv.org.

"Dissent: Voices of Conscience--Government Insiders Speak Out Against the War in Iraq" by Colonel (retred) Ann Wright, (Koa Books, January 2008), profiles government officials whose loyalty to the Constitution and the American people ultimately transcendedpartisan politics. Originally scheduled for release in 2007, publication has been delayed until now by the State Department's clearance process. Books will be available for author signing. Author Colonel (ret.) Ann Wright resigned from the U.S. Foreign Service on March 19, 2003, while serving as Deputy Chief of Mission at the US Embassy in Mongolia, in protest of the war in Iraq and unnecessary curtailment of civil liberties. She joined the Foreign Service in 1987 and served in US Embassies in Sierra Leone, Micronesia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Grenada, Micronesia, Nicaragua, and Afghanistan. Before entering the Foreign Service, she served in the Army and Army Reserve for 29 years combined. She hasMaster's and Law Degrees from the University of Arkansas and a Master's Degree in National Security Affairs from the U.S. Naval War College. $5 - $10 suggested sliding-scale donation. No one turned away for lack of funds. "Dissent: Voices of Conscience--Government Insiders Speak Out Against the War in Iraq" is also available by mail for a $20 donation to Courage to Resist, 484 Lake Park Ave #41, Oakland CA 94610. Proceeds to benefit Courage to Resist's "Dear Canada: Let U.S. War Resisters Stay!" campaign underway.