Col. Ann Wright, a retired US Army colonel and diplomat who resigned from the State Department in 2003 in opposition to the war in Iraq, was a co-founder in 2010 of the Freedom Flotilla Coalition. Her presentation will focus on the deteriorating conditions in Gaza caused by the illegal blockade and on the ongoing international efforts to challenge Israel’s occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, including an upcoming flotilla against the Israeli blockade of Gaza.
The event is sponsored by Interfaith Community for Palestinian Rights and the Friends Meeting of Austin.
Location: Friends Meeting of Austin, 3701 MLK Jr. BLVD, Austin