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Mar. 24: Kessel Lecture: Ann Wright

Retired Army Colonel, State Department Diplomat Ann Wright to Present 2009 Kessel Memorial Lecture at Minnesota State Mankato

2009-03-13

MANKATO, Minn. – Retired U.S. Army colonel and U.S. State Department diplomat Ann Wright will present the 2009 Kessel Memorial Lecture Tuesday, March 24, at 7:30 p.m. in the Centennial Student Union Ostrander Auditorium at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
 
The Minnesota State Mankato Department of Political Science & Law Enforcement will sponsor the event, and all students, faculty, staff and the public are invited to attend. A short reception will follow the lecture.
 
Wright served for 13 years on active duty and 16 years in the Reserves. In 2003, just prior to the U.S. invasion of Iraq, Wright resigned in protest of what she considered an illegal war that lacked the sanction of the United Nations Security Council.
 
Since then she has been arrested at least five times and has been banned from military bases for advertising the film “Sir, No Sir!”, which documents the resistance of military personnel to other unjust wars.
 
Wright is coauthor of the 2007 book “Dissent: Voices of Conscience,” which documents the conscientious opposition of members of the Bush Administration and other administrations to unjust U.S. foreign policies. Copies of this book can be purchased at the lecture for $20 each.
 
The annual Kessel Memorial Lecture is held in honor of the late Professor Abbas Kessel, who taught political science at Minnesota State Mankato during a long and distinguished career. Professor Kessel worked tirelessly for peace, human rights and awareness of energy issues. The lecture brings to the Minnesota State Mankato campus scholars and activists who share these commitments.
 
Those interested in more information may contact Jackie Vieceli at 507-389-6938 or jacqueline.vieceli@mnsu.edu.  

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