Dial 202-224-3121 and ask for your Senator or Representative by name. The Washington phone lines of the NY senators are often busy so we leave messages at local offices. Dialing locally should work for other Senators too. Get the numbers from their web sites. Senator Schumer: New York City 212-486-4430; Albany 518-431-4070; Long Island 631-753-0978 … Continue reading Turn Any Phone Into A Smart Phone – Use It To Call Congress
Dear Sister Comrades!
I have been intending to thank you for the celebration of my launching into the 72nd year of my life. I have been without internet access for several days due supposedly, to the great storm of last week. My access was regained late yesterday afternoon. I was without continuous land-line phone service but, it was … Continue reading Dear Sister Comrades!
Name that War – Operation New Dawn
Hold on to your hats! According to the BBC: US rebrands military campaign in Iraq “The US military operation in Iraq is to be renamed Operation New Dawn later this year, according to a defence department memo…. A copy of the memo signed by US defence chief Robert Gates was obtained by ABC news on … Continue reading Name that War – Operation New Dawn
RETIRE G.I. JOE – ALL WAR TOYS MUST GO
Toys should be fun for children and foster the development of life skills, including problem solving. There are many toys that can satisfy our children and grandchildren’s desire for excitement and adventure other than war toys that provoke fighting and winning by means of violence. We are in favor of fantasy and delight and against … Continue reading RETIRE G.I. JOE – ALL WAR TOYS MUST GO
Toy Fair Request – Retire G.I. Joe
On February 13th the Toy Industry Association revealed their 2010 toy picks at their 10th annual "Toy of the Year Awards" ceremony. Because kids don't get loving care from these folks, we decided to take our message to them at the Chelsea Piers. Not one single taxi, limo or stretch limo could pass without reading … Continue reading Toy Fair Request – Retire G.I. Joe
The YES WE CAN Phone-A-Thon
Thursday, February 4th - Port Authority Bus Terminal NYC Nydia encouraged this young man to call. I was honored when he used my phone to leave a message asking Senator Schumer to vote no on future war funding. The twinkle in his eye as he completed the call was special too. In the background Caroline … Continue reading The YES WE CAN Phone-A-Thon
RETIRE G.I. JOE – ALL WAR TOYS MUST GO!
Friends, Our children and grandchildren are special and their playthings should be special too - stuff that helps them blossom into smart, happy, positive kids. That's why we pick out gifts with loving care. On February 13th the Toy Industry Association will reveal the 2010 toy picks at their 10th annual "Toy of the Year … Continue reading RETIRE G.I. JOE – ALL WAR TOYS MUST GO!
H.J.RES.74 – Donna Edwards Thank You for This
Worried about our Supreme Court's recent decision overturning campaign spending limits on corporations? Help is on the way from Donna Edwards who has introduced H.J.RES.74: John Conyers has co-sponsored. It's a great resolution but they can't do this alone. Call them and thank them. Then call your Representative and ask her/him to sign on. Congressional … Continue reading H.J.RES.74 – Donna Edwards Thank You for This
CUT THE CRAP, CUT THE FUNDING phone-a-thon
On Thursday, January 28 we took ourselves to the 42nd Street Port Authority Bus Terminal for our first phone-a-thon of 2010. Encouraging someone to take the plunge and call when he's never done it before... - Nydia Leaf Running to a business meeting, this gentleman thought it important to call Senator Lautenberg (NJ) and speak … Continue reading CUT THE CRAP, CUT THE FUNDING phone-a-thon
Peace Grandmothers Commemorate Six Years of Vigil
On January 13, 2010 members of the Granny Peace Brigade and Veterans for Peace Joined Grandmothers Against the War to mark the sixth year of the GAW vigil at Rockefeller Center. Vigilers gather as evening falls. The Veterans for Peace are with us. We give literature to passersby... ... read the names of the dead … Continue reading Peace Grandmothers Commemorate Six Years of Vigil
Granny Peace Brigade 