A Wolf Dressed in Sheepskin: A White Guy's Dilemma in a Ugandan Jail Cell

By Phil Wilmot

American activist Phil Wilmot, arrested in 2014 with his Ugandan wife Suzan and three young men of Lira town, writes of his experiences being forcefully and illegally detained. The group was abused by agents of Yoweri Museveni's three-decade regime after allegedly convening a meeting to discuss a nonviolent strategy to rid their town of corruption.Accused of forming an armed rebel group for an attack on the national football stadium where the ruling party would soon be gathering, Phil vulnerably shares firsthand tales of torture victims, dehumanizing conditions, fear, hope, humor, prophetic dreams, and hospitality in the most unlikely of places.The closing chapters detail aspects of nonviolent strategy and movement building that can be adapted to any quest for freedom from authoritarianism.A portion of proceeds from this book benefit Solidarity Uganda, an organization training and consulting oppressed groups on the intricacies of nonviolent action, community organizing, and civil resistance. At the time of publishing, Phil and two co-accused are still answering charges of unlawful assembly, and thousands of dollars of confiscated property has not yet been returned to them despite a court decision demanding this.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1519648626
• ISBN13: 9781519648624
• Release Date: December 2016
• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 0.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.5" x 0.2" x 5.5"