S. BRIAN WILLSON
Wednesday, July 20 • 7:30pm
Blood on the Tracks: The Life and Times of S. Brian Willson (PM Press)
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S. Brian Willson is a Vietnam veteran whose wartime experiences transformed him into a revolutionary nonviolent pacifist.
In the 1980’s, he participated in A Veterans Fast for Life on the steps of the U.S. Capitol, protesting the funding of Reagan's Contra wars in Central America.
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One year later, he was nearly killed by a U.S. Navy munitions train while engaging in a nonviolent blockade in protest of weapons shipments to El Salvador. He continues to educate the public about U.S. imperialism while striving to "walk his talk" (on two prosthetic legs and a three-wheeled handcycle) by pursuing a simpler lifestyle.
He will inspire, provoke, and challenge those who read and attend.
