Diane Wilson

Diane Wilson, a fourth-generation shrimper, began fishing the bays off the Gulf Coast of Texas at the age of eight. By 24 she was a boat captain. In 1989, while running her brother's fish house at the docks and mending nets, she read a newspaper article that listed her home of Calhoun County as the number one toxic polluter in the country. She set up a meeting in the town hall to discuss what the chemical plants were doing to the bays and thus began her life as an environmental activist. Threatened by thugs and despised by her neighbors, Diane insisted the truth be told and that Formosa Plastics stop dumping toxins into the bay.

Her work on behalf of the people and aquatic life of Seadrift, Texas, has won her a number of awards including: National Fisherman Magazine Award, Mother Jones's Hell Raiser of the Month, Louis Gibbs' Environmental Lifetime Award, Louisiana Environmental Action (LEAN) Environmental Award, Giraffe Project, Jenifer Altman Award, and the Bioneers Award. She is co-founder of Code Pink and continues to lead the fight for social justice.

An Unreasonable Woman is Diane's first book.

Diane's Upcoming Events

• Diane Wilson at BookPeople Bookstore
  
  603 North Lamar Blvd, Austin TX 78703
  October 14, 2008, 7:00 pm

  Diane Wilson will read from and discuss her new book, Holy Roller, at BookPeople Bookstore in Austin on October 14th at 7:00 pm. Call 512.472.4288 to learn more.

• Diane Wilson at Texas Jail Project action
  October 15, 2008, 1:00 pm

  Join DIANE WILSON and other Texas Jail Project people at 1 p.m. in Abilene when TEXANS SPEAK OUT about the ongoing mistreatment of inmates in the Taylor County Jail.

• Diane Wilson at Bioneers conference
  
  3501 Civic Center Dr, San Rafael CA 94903
  October 17, 2008, 4:30 pm

  Diane Wilson will speak on a panel at the Bioneers conference in San Rafael, California at 4:30 pm on October 17th. Check the Bioneers website for more information.

• Diane Wilson at Point Reyes Bookstore event
  
  Dance Palace Community Center, 503 B Street, Point Reyes Station CA 94956
  October 18, 2008, 7:00 pm

  Diane Wilson will speak at the Dance Palace in Point Reyes Station, CA, sponsored by Dominican University and Point Reyes Bookstore, on October 18th at 7:00 pm. Call 415-663-1542 to learn more.

• Diane Wilson at Cal Poly State University with singer Lizzie West
  
  Chumash Auditorium, McPhee Student Union, (corner of Grand & Perimeter Roads),Cal Poly State University, San Luis Obispo CA
  October 19, 2008, 7:00 pm

  Diane Wilson will appear along with musician Lizzie West for an event sponsored by the Alliance for Nuclear Responsibility and the Cal Poly Progressive Student Alliance (PSA) on October 19th from 7-9 pm. Contact David Weisman at (805) 704-1810 for more information. For more on Lizzie West, visit www.lizziewestlife.com.

• Diane Wilson at Powell's
  
  1005 W Burnside, Portland OR 97209
  October 21, 2008, 7:30 pm

  Diane Wilson will read from and discuss her new book, Holy Roller, at Powell's Burnside store location on October 21st at 7:30 pm. Call 503-228-4651 to find out more.