Army Colonel (Ret.) and diplomat Ann Wright to Speak in Rochester

During the run up to the Iraq war, 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. Come here her speak in Rochester!

Thursday, September 23
12:00 PM Interview (live) with Bob Smith on WXXI 1370 AM Connection
2:00 PM Interfaith Center, 11 Franklin Street, Geneseo, NY, speaking on “What are we doing in Iraq and Afghanistan? How does it affect Iraqi, Afghan, and U.S. women?”
7:00 PM Rochester Institute of Technology, Bamboo Room, Campus Center, 1 Lomb Memorial Drive, Rochester, NY, speaking on “Gaza Flotilla Survivor Tells Her Story”

Friday, September 24
12:30-1:20 PM Medaille Hall, Nazareth College, 4245 East Ave., Rochester, NY, speaking on "Costs of War"
7:00 PM First Unitarian Church, 220 Winton Rd. S., Rochester, NY, speaking on "Afghanistan: The Need to Dissent"

Additional Information: Mary A. Wright's resignation letter | DN! Army Vet Ann Wright Running "Field Operations for Peace, Not War" | Breaking Through Diplomacy's Glass Ceiling, by Ann Wright (.pdf) | Tomdispatch Interview: Ann Wright on Service to Country | Wiki: Ann Wright

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