Col. (Ret.) Ann Wright — Killer Drones talk, and Pohakuloa Protest
Killer Drones
Col. (Ret.) Ann Wright
Ann Wright is a retired Army Colonel and State Department Diplomat who recently made trips to Pakistan, Gaza and Afghanistan . She will talk about her experiences concerning the use of drones in all three countries.
This free presentation will be followed by Q&A and the public is invited.
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013
6:30 – 8 pm UH Hilo
Science & Technology Bldg (STB) Room 108
(new building on Lanikaula St. across from the Church of the Holy Cross)
free street parking and in parking lot near STB after 4PM
Sponsored by UHH Sociology, Philosophy, Women’s Studies Dept., and Malu ‘Aina
Ann Wright will also be speaking at 4PM on Jan. 17th during the 3-8PM Aloha Uprising gathering at the Kamehameha Statue on Hilo Bayfront marking the 120th anniversary of the illegal overthrow of Queen Liliuokalani in 1893
Aloha ‘Aina Pohakuloa “Stop the Bombing” Protest
Saturday, January 19, 2013
10 AM – till Noon
Pohakuloa Main Gate on Saddle Rd.
(car pools leave Hilo bayfront parking lot makai/Hamakua side of Pauahi St. Kamehameha Ave. intersection at 9AM sharp. Bring water, sunscreen, and be prepared for cool, possibly wet, weather)
Pohakuloa is the largest U.S. live-fire training area outside the continental U.S. It is 133,000-acres, nearly 5 times the size of Kaho’olawe. The base is known to be contaminated with Depleted Uranium (DU) and other military toxins. Continued bombing risks spreading the radiation and other toxic contamination.
Pohakuloa is also used for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Drone) training. The U.S. is using drones in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, the Philippines, etc. for surveillance and targeted assassinations. Thousands of people, including many innocent children, have been killed by U.S. drones resulting in increasing hatred of the U.S. around the world.
Aloha, Not Killer Drones!
1. Mourn all victims of violence. 2. Reject war as a solution. 3. Defend civil liberties. 4. Oppose all discrimination, anti-Islamic, anti-Semitic, anti-Hawaiian, etc.
5. Seek peace through justice in Hawai`i and around the world.
Malu `Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action P.O. Box AB Kurtistown, Hawai`i 96760.
Phone (808) 966-7622 Emai ja@malu-aina.orghttp://www.malu-aina.org
Hilo Peace Vigil leaflet (Jan. 11, 2013– 590th week) – Friday 3:30-5PM downtown Post Office
“Killer Drones in Pakistan, Afghanistan, Gaza and the
US”
Col. (Ret.) Ann Wright
Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013
6:30 – 8 pm UH Hilo
Science & Technology Bldg (STB) Room 108
(new building on Lanikaula St. across from the Church of the Holy Cross)
free street parking and in parking lot near STB after 4PM
This free presentation will be followed by Q&A and the public is invited
Sponsored by UHH Sociology, Philosophy, and Women’s Studies Dept., and Malu ‘Aina
Well-known and outspoken Ann Wright, a citizen activist with extensive experience standing up for peace, human rights and the rights of war resisters and other veterans and government whistle-blowers, will give a slide-talk on US drone strikes: their increasing use, the dire effects on civilian populations, and implications for US domestic and foreign policy.
In October, November, and December, 2012, Wright made separate trips to Pakistan, Gaza and Afghanistan. She will talk about her experiences concerning the use of drones in all three countries. She will also talk about being a witness in a court hearing in Istanbul on the indictment of 4 senior Israeli officials for the murder of 9 activists and the wounding of 50 more on the ship Mavi Marmara in the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla.
Background about our speaker: Ann Wright holds a Master’s and a law degree from the Universityof Arkansasand a master’s degree in national security affairs from the U.S. Naval War College. She spent 13 years in the U.S. Army and 16 additional years in the Army Reserves, retiring as a Colonel.
In 1987, Col. Ann Wright joined the Foreign Service and served as U.S. Deputy Ambassador in Sierra Leone, Micronesia, Afghanistan, and Mongolia. She received the State Department’s Award for Heroism for her actions during the evacuation of 2,500 people from the civil war in Sierra Leone, the largest evacuation since Saigon. She was on the first State Department team to go into Afghanistan and reopen the Embassy there in December 2001. Her other overseas assignments include Mongolia, Somalia, Kyrgyzstan, Grenada, Micronesia, and Nicaragua.
After her distinguished 16 years in the Foreign Service, on March 19, 2003, the eve of the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Ann Wright cabled a 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, served as a juror in impeachment hearings, and has been arrested numerous times for peaceful, nonviolent protest. She is an activist for peace and human rights who participated in the Gaza Freedom March and the the Gaza aid flotillas of 2010, 2011 and 2012.
Ann’s home is in Honolulu. She is the co-author of the book “Dissent: Voices of Conscience” (www.voicesofconscience.com).
Contact: Malu `Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action P.O. Box AB Kurtistown, Hawai`i 96760.
Phone (808) 966-7622 Emai ja@malu-aina.orghttp://www.malu-aina.org
Aloha ‘Aina
Stop the Bombing!
Pohakuloa Protest
Saturday, Jan. 19, 2013
10AM till Noon
Pohakuloa Main Gate
(car pools leave Hilo bayfront parking lot makai/Hamakua side of Pauahi St. Kamehameha Ave. intersection at 9AM sharp. Bring water, sunscreen, and be prepared for cool, possibly wet weather)
Pohakuloa is the largest U.S. live-fire training area outside the continental U.S. It is 133,000-acres, nearly 5 times the size of Kaho’olawe. The base is known to be contaminated with Depleted Uranium (DU) and other military toxins. Continued live-fire, and other activities that create dust, risks spreading the radiation and other toxic contamination.
Pohakuloa is also used for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Drone) training. The U.S. is using drones in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Yemen, Somalia, Sudan, the Philippines, etc. for surveillance and targeted assassinations, including Americans. Thousands of people, including many innocent children, have been killed by U.S. drones resulting in increasing hatred of the U.S. around the world.
Joining the protest will be Army Col. (Ret) and former State Department Diplomat, Ann Wright. In October, November, and December, 2012, Wright made separate trips to Pakistan, Gaza and Afghanistan. She will talk about her experiences concerning the use of drones in all three countries.
Make Peace! Work for Justice!
Free Hawaii Now!
Contact: Malu `Aina Center for Non-violent Education & Action P.O. Box AB Kurtistown, Hawai`i 96760.
Phone (808) 966-7622. Email ja@malu-aina.org http://www.malu-aina.org
