Book Event May 5th

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Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak about War and Terror
An Evening with Military Mom Susan Galleymore
MotherSpeak: Washington DC Book Launch

Just in time for Mother's Day, a moving portrait of what it means to
be a mother in a time of war!

Long Time Passing book coverTuesday, May 5th, 6:30pm

This is a free event

Busboys and Poets
5th and K St. NW Store
1025 5th Street NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 789-2227

Directions



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 around the
world.

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.

Susan GalleymoreSusan Galleymore's son served in Afghanistan and Iraq.
She is South African-born and now based in the San Francisco's Bay
Area where she continues to share the stories of those affected by war
as founder of MotherSpeak, as a radio host for Raising Sand Radio, and
a counselor on the G.I. Rights Hotline.

Washington DC Area Mothers and Others Sharing Their Stories

* Chantelle Bateman, a former Junior ROTC commanding officer and
former corporal in Marine Corps Reserves, speaks out about the risks
of military enlistment
* Mike Marceau, Vietnam veteran. May 6th is the 39th anniv. of his
critical injury in Vietnam. Speaking about how homelessness, family
strains and psychological problems among returning veterans of the
Iraq and Afghanistan wars will persist in the U.S. for generations to
come.
* Other special guests to be announced

* MC: Verna Avery-Brown, Pacifica Radio/WPFW 'What's At Stake'
Host & Producer
* Iraqi children's art sponsored by Iraqi Children's Art Exchange

Book signing with Susan Galleymore follows the 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.

Download a flyer of the event PDF format or JPG format

For more information about the 10-city book tour and to order the book
please visit: www.mothersspeakaboutwarandterror.org

Published by Pluto Press (UK) and distributed by Palgrave Macmillan
(US)

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