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  Mark your calendars and rustle up friends, family and loved ones for the Houston Peace & Justice Center's 2009 National Peacemaker Awards Dinner. This year's national Peacemaker award recipient and keynote speaker is the venerable Helen Thomas, doyenne of the White House Press Corps. Thomas has covered the administrations of ten presidents in a career spanning nearly sixty years. Other awardees will be recognized for their leadership and dedication to peace and justice work, including the esteemed Ann Wright, retired United States Army colonel and retired official of the U.S. State Department, known for her outspoken opposition to the Iraq War. She is most noted for having been one of three State Department officials to publicly resign in direct protest of the March 2003 invasion of Iraq. The awards dinner is the annual fund raiser for the Houston Peace and Justice Center. It provides a large percentage of the funds needed to carry on HPJC's important work and helps keep HPJC financially secure. Brazos Bookstore will handle book sales at the event, but you can pick up a copy now at 2421 Bissonnet St., Houston, TX 77005 or call 713.523.0701. 10% of book sales will go to HPJC.   Tickets are $75. As always, subsidized seats will be available, so don't feel priced out. Reserve your tickets now... ONLINE: Make your reservations through paypal by clicking the yellow "DONATE" button on the HPJC website. Specify in the "Purpose" box, the number of tickets purchasing, names of attendees (for name badge purposes at event) and whether a vegan meal is desired for any or all. SNAIL MAIL: Send check payable to HPJC, PO Box 66234, Houston, TX 77726, with names of attendees and choice between vegan or nonvegan meal. For questions, call HPJC at 832.288.4099 or email info@HPJC.org This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .