BA Military Mom Susan Galleymore’s Book on Mothers & War Launches Celebration

Bay Area Military Mom Susan Galleymore’s
Book About Mothers and War Launches at San Francisco Event
with Mary Tillman, Mother of Fallen Football Star Pat Tillman

MUSIC, POETRY, ART EXHIBIT, REFRESHMENTS!
Kaylah Marin, Soul Singer Songwriter,
Jack Hirschman, SF Poet Laureate, and
Robert Abdul Hayy Darr Author/Translator
to Perform at April 28th Celebration

Bay Area Military mother Susan Galleymore, made international headlines when she traveled to Iraq to visit her soldier son, is launching her new book, Long Time Passing Mother Speak About War and Terror, a collection of first-person dramatic accounts of the impact of war on mothers and families around-the-globe.
Local US military and Afghan moms profiled in book, musicians, poets, and artists will celebrate the publication.

LONG TIME PASSING BOOK LAUNCH AND CELEBRATION:

WHEN: Tuesday, April 28, 2009.
Reception/Refreshments: 6:30 p.m., Event begins 7:00 p.m.

WHERE: Grace Cathedral's Grisham Hall,
1100 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108

WHO: Susan Galleymore, US soldier son served in Afghanistan and Iraq, Author and MotherSpeak founder
Mary Tillman, mother of football star turned US soldier Pat Tillman killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan
Rachel Avila, US soldier son was severely injured in Iraq
Asma Eschen, Afghan mother, Afghans4Tomorrow and Bare Roots Project
Rahima Haya, Afghan mother, Afghan Women's Association and Berkeley Bamyan Education Foundation;
and others TBA.

SPECIAL MUSICAL GUEST: Kaylah Marin, Bay Area's multi-talented neo-soul singer and songwriter

POETRY: Jack Hirschman, San Francisco’s Poet Laureate 2006 - "Path";
Robert Abdul Hayy Darr - Author Translator to perform famed Afhgan Poet Rumi's "There is a field".

MC: Rose Aguilar, author and host of KALW Your Call Radio

BOOK SIGNING TO FOLLOW EVENT: With author, Susan Galleymore

SUGGESTED DONATION: $5.00 - $10.00 (Proceeds to go to MotherSpeak - No one turned away for lack of funds.)

SPONSORED BY: American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) - SF, MotherSpeak, Women's Intercultural Network (WIN); Media Sponsors: KPFA 90.1 FM Berkeley, KALW 91.7 SF; Bookstore Sponsor: Books, Inc. SF

FOR MORE INFO ON SF EVENT CONTACT: info_SF [at] mothersspeakaboutwarandterror.org (public) or visit
http://www.mothersspeakaboutwarandterror.org