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Heroes of a Different Stripe:
How One Town Responded to the War in Iraq
By Olga Bonfiglio
Most books about the war in Iraq focus on soldiers, generals, politicians and pundits. However,  Heroes of a Different Stripe: How One Town Responded to the War in Iraq chronicles how ordinary citizens of Kalamazoo, Michigan tried to prevent the start of war and continued to stand for peace, amid the taunts, jeers and intimidations of their fellow citizens, after it began.
This first-person, journalistic account takes place from January 2003 to
June 30, 2004 (the day of the U.S. handover of Iraq). Giving voice to
the millions of people who were largely ignored by the media and the
Bush administration, it illustrates how peacemaking is not just an
absence of war— but a dedicated commitment to a more just society.
 Olga Bonfiglio began researching this book at the national peace march
on January 18, 2003, in Washington, D.C., and then attended peace
vigils and events sponsored by Kalamazoo Nonviolent Opponents to War
(KNOW). She also surveyed peace activists and Bush supporters alike,
monitored street traffic reactions during their public demonstrations
and conducted interviews to understand the activists’ sustained beliefs.
The peace movement spread by word of mouth all across the world and this book is being promoted in the same way. If you liked Heroes of a Different Stripe, tell a friend, ask your local bookstore or newsstand to stock it, request your local library to carry it, or invite Dr. Bonfiglio to your community for a talk and book signing.
To purchase a copy of Heroes, visit the following booksellers:
Michigan News Agency, 308 W. Michigan Ave., in downtown Kalamazoo (269-343-5958)
Kalamazoo College Bookstore (in Hicks Center on the Quad) (269-337-7317)
People's Food Co-op, 436 S. Burdick St., Kalamazoo (269-342-5686)
Amazon.com
To set up a presentation and book signing,
contact us through this website.
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