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Wednes. 5/6: Iraqi Mothers to Join US Military Mothers
An Evening with Military Mom Susan Galleymore
MotherSpeak: Philadelphia 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! This is a free event Green Street Friends Meeting House
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 Galleymore's son served in Afghanistan and Iraq. South African-born and now based in Northern California where she continues to share the stories of those affected by war as founder ofMotherSpeak, as a radio host for Raising Sand Radio, and a counselor on the G.I. Rights Hotline. Each stop on the national book tour will feature local US military mothers and/or refugee mothers, including those whose stories are told in Long Time Passing: Mothers Speak About War and Terror.
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. For more information about the 10-city book tour and to order the book please visit: www.
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