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THE DESERT WARRIOR - NEWS

2021
Women Veterans: Examining identity through an intersectional lens (9/1/2021)

2020
A Conversation on Trauma and Veteran Art with M.B. Dallocchio - Mental Health Partners - Colorado (8/4/2020)

2018
Mass Shooters' Academy - The District Sentinel (11/15/2018)
Unauthorized Absence Podcast: MB Dallocchio (11/8/2018)
When Women Veterans Become the Unseen Victims of PTSD - Playboy (5/25/2018)
Time to Pass the Mic to Underrepresented Vets - Task & Purpose (4/19/2018)
Meet the Author: M.B. Dallocchio “Desert Warrior” - WVA (2/3/2018)
M.B. Dallocchio Interview - Let's Just Talk (2/3/2018)

2017
Reading List: Books by Female Veterans - Veteran Heart Art (10/21/2017)
Military Sexuality & Intimacy in the News - Warrior Intimacy Institute

2016
The Sherri Clip Show - Featuring Michelle Dallocchio (12/05/2016)
Watch These Female Veterans Completely Shred Misconceptions About Women In Combat - BuzzFeed (9/20/2016)
Watch Marcia Rock’s newest short film, Soldiers Period - NYU News (9/8/2016)
Military Menses - You Don't Want to Mess With This - Menstruation Research (9/8/2016)
Soldiers Period - Red Bull Rising (9/7/2016)
Soldiers Period - Disruptive Women in Healthcare (9/7/2016)
20 Travel Quotes You’ve Never Heard - Bohemian Bowmans (6/3/2016)

2015
Iraq War Veteran Publishes Chamorro Book - Marianas Variety (3/16/2015)
Featured Writers - Native AWP Blog (3/1/2015)

2014
Veterans Show Their Creative, Personal Sides - Pomerado News (12/10/2014)
On View at the San Diego Public Library: War Comes Home (10/27/2014)
Best Quotes About Human Nature Vol. 4 (Quixote in Ramadi) Clay Carter (10/4/2014)
Team Lioness M.B. Dallocchio, "Quixote in Ramadi" - Al Garcia BlogTalkRadio (9/20/2014)
War Homes Home: Michelle Dallocchio - Cal Humanities (8/31/2014)
Let's Meet M.B. Dallocchio, "The Desert Warrior" - Guam Goddess in Training (6/18/2014)
Healing with the Arts - Combat Stress, Vol 3, Issue 1 (2/1/2014)

2013
Combat Veterans' Art Opens Dialogue on War - San Francisco Chronicle (10/26/2013)
War Veterans Share Their Stories - San Francisco Chronicle (10/26/2013)
Local Woman Finds Creative Outlet to Deal with Post-War Life - LVRJ (6/19/2013)
Quixote in Ramadi: An Indigenous Account of Imperialism (6/11/2013)
Michelle Wilmot, The Desert Warrior, Practices Art as Combat Healing - AAS (4/23/2013)
Yahoo! News Chat: What's New and What's Not New for Women in War? (3/28/2013)
Women Serving Valiantly in Combat - Excelsior College Life News (3/4/2013)

2012
War Trauma and Its Wake - Women Veterans Chapter - Routledge (8/27/2012)

2011
Women Handle Combat Stress As Well As Men - Huffington Post (06/08/11)
Women of War - Documentary in production (2011)
WQED, PBS Pennsylvania - The Long Road Home (05/26/2011)

2010
American women also know the sting of combat - Arizona Republic (11/29/2010)
Combating Bigotry against Women Veterans - Arizona Republic (11/2010)
Arizona Republic Article Dispute - Blog Post (11/2010)
Lioness, The Land of Enchantment & The Indian Love Call - Blog Post (07/2010)
VA laboring under surge of wounded veterans - cleveland.com (4/15/2010)
Maysles Institute Screening & Panel Discusson of Lioness (01/21/2010)

2009
Congressman Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan Congratulations - (11/2009)
Daughter of San Roque Honored in US House - House.gov (11/09/2009)
Daughter of San Roque Honored in US House - Mvariety.com (11/2009)
Outstanding Woman Veteran Award - Mass.gov (11/2009)
The Girls Come Marching Home - Blog Post (07/2009)
'Band of Sisters' Gets a Sibling - JDNews.com (07/2009)
Lioness in Fort Lauderdale - Blog Post (03/2009)
United They Stand, Divided They Fall - Teenink.com (2009)

2008
American Women at War - On Point with Tom Ashbrook (11/11/2008)
Battleground: Female Soldiers in the Line of Fire - New York Times (11/05/2008)
'Lioness': Female Soldiers' First Forays into Combat - NPR (06/19/2008)
A New Soldier Story - Arktimes.com (05/15/2008)
Lioness: CDS Filmmaker Award - Duke (2008)

2007
Student Soldiers: UNF Veterans Reflect on Upcoming Holiday, Page 9 - UNF (11/7/2007)

Exhibits & Appearances

February 3, 2018: "The Desert Warrior" Reading & Book Signing

Saturday | February 3, 2018
Janco Books @ 3pm
2202 W. Charleston Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89102

Las Vegas author M.B. Dallocchio takes you on a journey through her post-Iraq War homecoming to finding her true purpose in the desert sands of the U.S. Southwest in her latest book, "The Desert Warrior".

April 2, 2017: No Borders: A Benefit Exhibition to Support the ACLU & IRAP

Ground Floor Gallery
343 5th St.
Park Slope,
Brooklyn, NY 11215
1pm - 6pm

"No Borders: A Benefit Exhibition to Support the ACLU & International Refugee Assistance Project" features over 100 prints, drawings, paintings, and sculptures donated by artists from across the country. All pieces are priced at $200 and under, including work by Victoria Burge, Joanne Greenbaum, Robert Longo, Claes Oldenburg, and Chuck Webster. 100% of the proceeds from this exhibition will be donated to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and International Refugee Assistance Project.

November 12, 2016 - Soldiers Period
Panel Discussion, Veterans Film Festival, SF Library
San Francisco, CA

November 10, 2016 - Lioness at Portland State University
Screening of the film Lioness is taking place on Thursday, November 10, 2016 at Portland State University.

July 29, 2016 - 2016 Soros Justice Fellowship Conference
Workshop Title: Decolonizing the Prison and Military Industrial Complex: A Client-Centered Approach
Presenters: MB Dallocchio, Guy Terrill Gambill
Summary Description: This workshop offers an overview of the ways that incorporate intersectionality into their legal or social work framework and keeping systems mapping in the forefront of case management. This workshop would provide a dual examination of both the Defense and Prison Industrial Complex and their relationships to low-income individuals of color, especially colonized peoples. We will analyze how discrimination due to racial identity and low socioeconomic status (SES) are linked to both military enlistment and criminal justice interaction. Using Critical Race Theory (CRT) as a framework, this workshop would provide an examination of how socioeconomic disadvantages, polytrauma, and institutionalized discrimination affect justice system and mental health outcomes. Underrepresented racial and/or ethnic minority (URM) experiences will be explored as they navigate their pre- and post-incarceration journey. The negative consequences of being “underrepresented” in the community and experiencing ongoing colonialism will be discussed in addition to nuances in exclusion and conflict, the ambiguous nature of these experiences, and complex polytrauma.

October 15-December 31, 2014 - War Comes Home - Cal Humanities
The San Diego Public Library, with generous funding from Cal Humanities, has partnered with the Veteran Artist Program to organize an exhibition of local Veterans art. The show, in conjunction with California Reads: War Comes Home will be shown in three branches (Point Loma/Hervey, Mission Valley, and Rancho Bernardo), between October 15 and December 31, 2014.

Join us for the opening reception to celebrate the artists and honor their dedication and creativity
Saturday, October 18, 2014
2 pm - 5 pm
Point Loma/Hervey Branch Library Community Room
3701 Voltaire Street, San Diego, CA 92107 (619) 531-1539

2:30 pm Original performances from So Say We All’s Veteran Writers Program
3:15 pm “Veterans Doing Art and Caught Between Creativity and Therapy, ”
lecture by BR McDonald founder of the Veteran Artist Program
Click Here for more information

May 29, 2014 - WAR: A Night of Art, Poetry, Peace and Healing
Creative works by war veterans and war refugees.

Date: Thursday, May 29, 2014
Time: 6pm-8pm
Place: Q International School 1500 State Street, Ste 100, San Diego, CA
All are welcome to attend

Artist set-up: 4pm
Panel Discussion - 6pm
Panel Q&A - 6:45

Moderator: Michelle Dallocchio - Artist at The Desert Warrior and Iraq war veteran

Speakers:
Ben Kalasho - President of the Chaldean American Chamber of Commerce
Sahar Alsanati - Iraqi Singer
Nazanin Wahid - Afghan Artist and Teacher
Nick Salcedo - Iraq war veteran (USMC) & Musician
Armando Telles - USMC veteran & Community Organizer

Discussing the effects of war on the refugee and veteran community in addition to how we can use creative means to bridge communities, and promote peace and healing.

May 17, 2014 - North Park Festival of Arts
The Desert Warrior booth will be alongside several other San Diego area veteran artists for this day of arts, culture, music, food, and fun. Enticing vendor booths, food, drink, and artisans will be representing their trade from around the globe….plus a Festival of Beers sponsored by San Diego CityBeat and the San Diego Music Foundation representing the finest microbreweries in San Diego. Four stages of live music: on stage some of San Diego’s hottest
bands – global sounds from places like Ghana, Iran, Bali, AfricaIreland; plus folk, classical guitar, jazz, rock and punk. And dance troupes from all over the region. Special attractions for children,
including art activities, child aerial art/ circus acts, and much more. Sponsored by North Park Main Street with support from the City of San Diego’s Commission for Arts and Culture and the San Diego County Board of Supervisors.
www.northparkfestivalofarts.com

April 5-30, 2014 - Veteran Art Show in Pasadena
5 Desert Warrior pieces are on display throughout the month of April at Swarthy's in 1014 Fair Oaks Ave, South Pasadena, CA 91030.

January 20, 2014 - Encompassing Diversity Through Art
An AmeriCorps-sponsored event in which San Diego, CA artists get together and provide free art instruction and demos for inner-city students. Participants include Writerz Blok, Mid-City CAN, and The Desert Warrior.

November 23-24, 2013 - Made in America Trade Show
This event hosted at DoubleTree in Danvers, MA is proudly produced by Gifford Events and is motivated by a strong desire to support American artists, artisans, entrepreneurs and our Veterans.

November 9, 2013 - Lioness in Las Vegas
Raising awareness on women veterans and suicide through the film "Lioness" followed by a panel discussion and "Quixote in Ramadi" book signing.

November 1, 2013 - The Art and Soul of Combat Veterans
Desert Warrior art on display followed by a book signing for "Quixote in Ramadi: An Indigenous Account of Imperialism."

June 6-16, 2013 - YELP 89XXXhibition
Desert Warrior art on display at "Photo Bang Bang" on 224 E. Imperial, LV, NV.

May 19, 2013 - ART4NF Charity Art Auction
Desert Warrior Booth @ Art4NF at The District in Henderson, NV! Art, Music and more from 11am-3pm

April 25, 2013 - MARVEL @ The Act, Palazzo Hotel & Casino
Various works of art will be on display and for sale in this dynamic event featuring Las Vegas-based talent.

May 9, 2012 - SHOUT! Art by Women Veterans
4 MB Wilmot works of art on display on opening night May 9 at 6pm. San Francisco Women’s Building ♦ 3543 18th Street ♦ San Francisco CA 94110

Nov. 18-Dec. 3, 2011 - Xico Inc.
Continuation of "Los Veteranos of Arizona" exhibit featuring
four MB Wilmot pieces for sale. Xico Inc, 44 S. San Marcos Pl,
Chandler, AZ 85225

November 14, 2011 - Talking Stick Resort
Los Veteranos de Arizona event at Talking Stick Reort in Scottsdale, Arizona featuring various Native and Latinx artists in Arizona. Live art and music in addition to a concert featuring Clandestine and Alan Tafoya.

Sept. 2011-Feb. 2012 - Solar Culture Gallery
Ongoing exhibit with three MB Wilmot pieces for sale.
Solar Culture, 31 E. Toole Ave, Tucson, AZ 85701

Nov. 11-Dec. 5, 2011 - Industria Studios
Mirror Myself: A Self Portrait Two pieces for sale.
Industria Studios, 1441 E. 17th St, Tucson, AZ 85719

November 2010 - Los Veteranos de Arizona
Annual art show held at various locations around Metro Phoenix. Desert Warrior art featured at Xico Galeria in Chandler, AZ throughout the month of November. Ariztlan Studios organized the event and continues to promote educational projects presenting the Native-American and Latino cultures of Arizona, via research, documentation and producing art from these cultures and the community involved.

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