MotherSpeak: NYC Book Launch
Just in time for Mother's Day, a moving portrait of what it means to be a mother in time of war
Long Time Passing book cover
When: Thursday, May 7th, 6:30pm
Where: American Friends Service Comm. 15 Rutherford Pl, NYC 10003
Who: Susan Galleymore, the mother of a U.S. soldier, made international headlines by taking the extraordinary and dangerous step of traveling to Iraq to visit her son stationed on a military base in the so-called Sunni Triangle, north of Baghdad.
What she found in Iraq challenged her to continue her journey interviewing mothers in war zones including Iraq, Israel and the West Bank, Lebanon, Syria, and Afghanistan—as well as in the U.S. These powerful first-person stories offer dramatic insight into the impact of war on mothers, families, communities, and cultures.
Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak About War and Terror gets to the heart of extreme social experiences—war and warriors, mothers and children, communities and cultures—and explores the meaning of courage, fear, and leadership.
Special Guest MC: Jeremy Scahill, award-wining independent journalist and author of NY Times Bestseller Blackwater: The Rise of the World's Most Powerful Army. He reports frequently for Democracy Now! and has spent extensive time reporting from Iraq and Yugoslavia. His writing and reporting is available at RebelReports.com.
* Rita Dougherty, mother of a Army Lieutenant, West Point trained nuclear engineer, who was badly injured in the bombing of a Stryker. Rita has stayed at her son's side every step of the way during his on-going recovery to ensure the quality of his medical care. (Rita's story is shared in the book.)
* Dr. Donny George, Visiting Professor Stony Brook University and Former Director of the Iraq Museum. He wrote the foreword for the book The Looting of the Iraq Museum, Baghdad: The Lost Legacy of Ancient Mesopotamia.
* Elik Elhanan, Combatants for Peace - a group of Israeli and Palestinian individuals actively involved in the cycle of violence in the area. He is the son of Nurit Peled Elhanan who shared the 2001 Sakhorov Prize for Freedom of Speech with Palestinian father Izzat Ghazzawi. (Nurit's story is shared in the book.)
* Alissa Torres is a 9/11 widow whose son was born soon after her husband died and author of American Widow. She is a member of September 11th Families for Peaceful Tomorrows.
* Ehab Al Kuttub was an interpreter for the US Army in Iraq. He shares his compelling story of how he came to the US, his relationship with American troops, and the dynamics of being an Iraqi with a foot on both sides of the conflict.
Book signing with Susan Galleymore follows this FREE event
What They're Saying About Long Time Passing:
Eloquently presents the universal fear, sorrow, and suffering experienced by mothers whose lives have been profoundly affected by war." —Mary Tillman, co-author of Boots on the Ground at Dusk: My Tribute to Pat Tillman and mother of football star Pat Tillman killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan.
"A heartfelt and gut-wrenching account—a must read for anyone wanting to understand the effects of modern war." —Andrew J. Bacevich, Professor of International Relations at Boston University and author of The Limits of Power: The End of American Exceptionalism. His son, Andrew, was killed in the Iraq war.
For more information and to order the book please visit: mothersspeakaboutwarandterror.org
Published by Pluto Press (UK) and distributed by Palgrave Macmillan (US)
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