What kind of banana republic is this? Where is the transparency in NYC government? NYC's fiscal year begins on July 1, and City Council has 'deferred' the 6/24 public hearings on on the education budget for 2010-2011. You might ask yourself if or when the hearings will be rescheduled? We wanted to know, but no … Continue reading INFORMATION PLEASE PHONE-A-THON
Peace Walking on Mother’s Day
We like chocolate just fine, but we want peace - NOW. So the Granny Peace Brigade and CodePink set out on our 4th Annual Mother's Day stroll to take back the day. Julia Ward Howe started the whole thing in 1870 with her Mother's Day Proclamation and we carry her words in our hearts today: … Continue reading Peace Walking on Mother’s Day
Lynne Stewart
On Foley Square a songbird sings The Square - slabs of concrete Cobbled streets, medieval arches, forlorn dusty parks Bleak citadels of justice In these great halls knowing righteous laws fear destroys reason Harsh sentence are pronounced Innocent actions become Punishable crimes Here a bird sings Legendary – like the Kuninglin- Who hid in the … Continue reading Lynne Stewart
Demo to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Sunday, May 2nd 2010 The Granny Peace Brigade calls for the abolition of nuclear weapons as we march from Times Square to the United Nations just before the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty Review Conference convenes. We want the delegates to hear this message: No Nukes, No Wars, Fund Human Needs, Protect the Planet. Photo: Bud … Continue reading Demo to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Mother’s Day Proclamation
Arise, then, women of this day! Arise, all women who have hearts, Whether our baptism be of water or of tears! Say firmly: "We will not have great questions decided by irrelevant agencies, Our husbands will not come to us, reeking with carnage, for caresses and applause. Our sons shall not be taken from us … Continue reading Mother’s Day Proclamation
Forum on The U.S. and the ABOLITION of NUCLEAR WEAPONS
Interested activists gathered at The Riverside Church on Sunday, March 28, 2010 for a forum on The U.S. and the Abolition of Nuclear Weapons sponsored by the Granny Peace Brigade, The Mission and Social Justice Department of The Riverside Church and the Black Radical Congress, New York Chapter. The United Nations Five Year Review of … Continue reading Forum on The U.S. and the ABOLITION of NUCLEAR WEAPONS
To Our Generous Supporters
The Granny Peace Brigade is lucky to have so many supporters. We’ve always hoped that many of you agree with our values, even when you can’t always be with us in the streets or at our forums and counter-recruitment events. Now we know that lots of people are cheering us on because you have provided … Continue reading To Our Generous Supporters
Parent Teacher Conference Night Action – March 18, 2010
Being out on the streets, leafleting and providing information to passersby is never so pertinent and effective than on parent teacher conference night. The focus of the action on March 18, 2010, was to ensure that parents and students were aware of the need to sign and return Opt-Out forms to their high schools and … Continue reading Parent Teacher Conference Night Action – March 18, 2010
The 7th Year Since The U.S. Invasion And Occupation Of Iraq
March 20, Saturday. I woke up at 8 to thunderous crashing noise, echoing in the canyons of buildings around our apartment in Manhattan. My first thought was, “has someone already called the Police to complain that this is too early for construction noise on a Saturday??” My second thought was, “What if I were in Iraq … Continue reading The 7th Year Since The U.S. Invasion And Occupation Of Iraq
Calling Congress To Stop The War In Afghanistan
This past week members of the Granny Peace Brigade along with many others called Congressional Representatives asking them to vote in favor of Kucinich’s resolution, H. Con Res. 248, requiring the House of Representatives to debate whether to continue the war in Afghanistan. We are pleased that although few of our NY Representatives signed on … Continue reading Calling Congress To Stop The War In Afghanistan
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