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What can we do to promote peace?

Discover the power in solidarity, look around, join a social action group or form a new one. Call our representatives in Congress and let them know we are against United States military participation in the wars around the globe.  Hit the streets…

The first Penny Poll of 2023
• Wednesday, March 29, 1:30 pm • Penny Poll • Union Square Park, below 14th Street steps
Happy Spring! The GPB launched our Penny Poll at Union Square Park on Wednesday, the 29th. With a bloated U.S. military budget and Tax Day approaching there are many voices expressing concern about the many unmet needs of our communities. Check our blog to find out where New Yorkers think their hard-earned tax money should be spent. Contact us for more info.
Peace,
Barbara W, Chenda, Edith, Eva-Lee, Nydia and Phyllis

JROTC PRELUDE 

JROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training Corp) has been in NYC schools for a long time. There has been a JROTC program in New York City schools since at least 1994 when what was to become one of the largest JROTC programs in the country opened at Francis Lewis High School in Queens. It didn’t take long before it was a hugely popular program.  Even though many aspects of the program are popular with children and their parents, members of GPB and other groups vehemently oppose the military in our schools in any of its many guises–whether it be a JROTC program or recruiters roaming the halls or being on the corner when children leave for the day.

We want our children to be students, not soldiers. Read more.

And we are supporting…

• CAIC: The goal of the Campaign for Alternatives to Isolated Confinement is sweeping reform of New York’s use of solitary confinement and other forms of extreme isolation in state prisons and local jails. Vigil TOGETHER TO END SOLITARY ACTION. Contact us for more details.

• 350NYC is the the local affiliate of 350.org, a grassroots network of volunteer-run campaigns in over 188 countries working to prevent climate chaos. Here in New York, 350NYC is working locally for a cleaner, greener, better New York City for everyone. 350NYC on Facebook

Prevent Truth Decay!
Bawl out your local media outlets when they distort the truth.
NY Times • ABC News • Fox News

Please let us know about what you are doing.

And join us in the streets.
We welcome people of all ages.