Col. Ann Wright: Ethics and Effects of the Use of Military Drones

Col. Ann Wright, former US Army Colonel, is now a dedicated activist for peace.

Feb. 27th, 7-9 p.m. at Regional Arts Commission, 6128 Delmar Blvd.

Col. Ann Wright is a former US Army Colonel and retired official of the US State Department.  She received the State Department Award for Heroism in 1997, after helping to evacuate several thousand people during the civil war in Sierra Leone.  She is most noted for having been one of three State Department officials to publicly resign in direct protest of the March 2003 invasion of Iraq. She wrote a very public letter in opposition when she resigned stating four main points for her resignation.
The decision to invade Iraq without the blessing of the UN Security Council
The “lack of effort” in the Israeli-Palestinian peace process
The “lack of policy” in regard to North Korea
The curtailment of civil liberties within the US

She has since become a dedicated activist for peace, traveling extensively and challenging unjust military policies and oppression throughout the globe.