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 Dissent: Voices of Conscience
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Colonel
(Ret.) Ann Wright
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Monday, Nov 11, 2024
6:30 p.m. - Ann Wright to Speak at Amistice Day event at the Milwaukee, MN City HallSponsored by Veterans For Peace
Bill Christofferson
https://events.com/r/en_US/event/reclaim-armistice-day-milwaukee-november-952748 MONDAY, NOV. 11-- Armistice Day observance sponsored by Veterans for Peace and a coalition of peace and justice groups. Milwaukee City Hall Rotunda, 200 E. Wells St, 7 pm. Music by David HB Drake & Richard Pinney at 6:30 Our 18th annual Armistice Day celebrates peace, not war and militarism. In person or Zoom webinar: Registration Link https://us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NYaO9zBAQWqmZNIDQsbolA Speakers:' *** Colonel Ann Wright. A career military woman, US diplomat, influential spokesperson in the anti-war movement, she resigned from the State Department in 2003 in protest of the invasion of Iraq. She is an advisory board member of Veterans For Peace, International Peace Bureau, World BEYOND War, Gaza Freedom Flotilla, NO to NATO and a CODEPINK board member. *** Reggie Jackson. An award-winning journalist, Navy veteran, he is a nationally and internationally recognized race relations expert, speaker and published writer. Drawing from his background as a Griotâ€"a traditional West African oral historianâ€"he illuminates often-overlooked narratives within the African-American experience and that of other people of color, both past and present. His dedication to historical accuracy, social justice education, and community empowerment underscores his impact on shaping a more equitable and inclusive society. Music by David HB Drake & Richard Pinney starts at 6:30 Program at 7pm. All welcome MILWAUKEE CITY HALL ROTUNDA, 200 E WELLS Endorsed by Peace Action Wisconsin, United Nations Association of Greater Milwaukee, Wisconsin Network for Peace and Justice, Jewish Voice for Peace Milwaukee, Milwaukee Muslim Women’s Coalition, Wisconsin Coalition to Normalize Relations with Cuba, CODEPINK Milwaukee.
Tuesday, Nov 12, 2024
2 p.m. - Ann Wright speaking at Marquette University, Milwaukee, WITopic: weapons transfers into conflict areas
Dr. Chris Jeske
One year after testifying to the United Nations Security Council on why facilitating weapons transfers into conflict areas is a detriment to peace, Col. Ann Wright will give an update on how the military-industrial complex continues to undermine international diplomatic efforts to achieve peace. Her UN testimony specifically drew attention to the United States’ role in prolonging conflicts by undermining ceasefire talks and supplying weapons in Ukraine-Russia and Israel-Gaza. Wright will share insights from her decades of involvement in conflict areas, first as a military official, later as a U.S. diplomat, and now as a peace activist. She will explain why she believes diplomacy is our best hope for peaceâ€"and what we can do when powerful forces conspire to derail diplomatic efforts. Ann Wright served 29 years in the U.S. Army and Army Reserves, where she retired as a Colonel. She was U.S. diplomat for 16 years, serving in U.S. Embassies in Nicaragua, Grenada, Somalia, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Sierra Leone, Micronesia, Afghanistan, and Mongolia. In 2003, she resigned from the U.S. government in opposition to the U.S. war on Iraq. Her anti-war activism over the past 20 years has spanned from Washington D.C. to Gaza, Israel, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, Yemen, Cuba, and North and South Korea. She serves on the boards of CODEPINK, Veterans For Peace, International Peace Bureau, World BEYOND War, Gaza Freedom Flotilla, NO to NATO, Hawaii Peace and Justice, Pacific Peace Network, and Women Cross DMZ. She received the US Peace Prize by the US Peace Memorial Foundation in 2017. She is the co-author of “Dissent: Voices of Conscience”.
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