Stacy Bannerman

Stacy Bannerman is an author/screenwriter, activist, and a leading authority on how families of veterans are wounded by our wars, extensively documented in her groundbreaking book, HOMEFRONT 911. HOMEFRONT 911 | Kirkus Reviews She testified before Congress several times, speaking out about veteran domestic violence before it happened to her. Stacy battled her way back to life and advocacy for military domestic violence victims with the help of a feral horse whose name means “hope.” Their story is coming to the big screen in an inspirational anti-war drama called Saving Spero.

Prior to creating the Yellow Ribbon Casualty Campaign, Stacy secured the flagship Congressional hearing on the impacts of war on families of veterans. Ms. Bannerman authored OR H.B. 3391, and independently secured its unanimous passage, establishing the Military Family Task Force in Oregon, believed to be the first in the nation. She also singlehandedly spearheaded state and national legislative campaigns for military family leave, resulting in the passage of Oregon's H.B. 2744, and the introduction of the federal Military Family Leave Act of 2009. At the request of the OR Department of Justice, she wrote the language identifying partners of combat veterans as an at-risk, underserved population under the STOP/VAWA 2014-2016 grant program implementation plan, the first time that demographic has been prioritized by a State Department of Justice.

Stacy is a nationally recognized leader in the effort to end the Iraq war and gave her Freedom Medal back to President George W. Bush on Veterans Day, 2018, becoming the first-ever military family member to return a war award.

She was a charter Board member of Military Families Speak Out and Ms. Bannerman’s portrait by Robert Shetterly, nationally acclaimed artist and founder of Americans Who Tell the Truth, was added to the educational traveling exhibit, featuring “citizens who courageously address issues of social, environmental, and economic fairness.”

Ms. Bannerman has been deeply engaged in the non-profit and education arenas as an advocate, editor, executive, instructor, and consultant. She has created flagship programs for women veterans, caregivers of disabled veterans, incarcerated/adjudicated women, and at-risk populations. She was the Executive Director of the Martin Luther King Jr. Outreach Center, and co-created and produced a human rights multimedia campaign that was nominated for an advertising award. A compelling speaker with a powerful message, Stacy has conducted more than 700 multimedia interviews, including Hardball with Chris Matthews, BBC, Deborah Norville on MSNBC, the Lehrer News Hour, NBC Nightly News, The Connection on PBS/NOW, and a feature story in the Washington Post.

Stacy has a M.S. in Women’s Studies from Minnesota State University, an MFA, and a B.A. in International Relations. She attended the Doctoral program at Wisdom University and has served as adjunct faculty at Gonzaga University and elsewhere. Stacy is profiled in the book, Compassionate Rebels (2002), has written over 80 articles for Alternet.org, The Daily Beast, Salon, The Progressive, The San Francisco Chronicle, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, Seattle Woman, Tacoma News Tribune, Truthout, The Women's Media Center and many others.