On Tuesday October 20, a group of Granny Peace Brigade members gave a presentation to the Social Justice Society of Stern College for Women organized by Tamara Freieden a board member of the Social Justice Society. The students were a very lively group of about 14 women and one man. Many of them were from … Continue reading The GPB at the Social Justice Society of Stern College for Women
Make Food Not War & Not Cannon Fodder
On October 3rd Peace Action Staten Island at a festive event made reference to four of its members, mentioning their activities in promotion of peace - Hesham El-Meligy (Community Activist), Thomas Good (Editor of 'Next Left Notes' and photojournalist), Sylvia Zaage (Peace Action Membership Coordinator), and me, Barbara Walker (Granny Peace Brigade). I had an … Continue reading Make Food Not War & Not Cannon Fodder
Call Your Senators to Stop Funding the Wars
Friday October 9th: Raindrops did not stop a small parade of us Grannies & Code-Pinkers, nor the people, from encountering one another outside City Hall Park. The message of the day, Call-Your-Senators-to Stop- Funding- the-Wars went out by cell-phone and in the hands of the people who received our flyers. The rain had some people … Continue reading Call Your Senators to Stop Funding the Wars
Joan And Nydia’s Subway Encounter
Nydia and I had an interesting encounter last night on the No. 1 subway. We were returning from Staten Island where we attended the Staten Island Peace Action dinner honoring our own Barbara Walker It was around 9:45 p.m. A group of strapping young men sat across from us. One spotted Nydia's pins -- the … Continue reading Joan And Nydia’s Subway Encounter
In Praise of Charlene…
Baby, its cold outside! Especially on the mall at Borough Hall, with the wind whipping off the river. The crowd was thin and in a hurry. However, just when the Collective Granny Reserves were beginning to fade, a woman walks up and asks what's happening. Meet Charlene -- a Staten Island resident and nurse who … Continue reading In Praise of Charlene…
First Autumnal Phone-a-thon; STOP FUNDING THE WARS
Brooklyn Borough Hall Wow, we thought. In honor of Green Week there is a regular village of EZ-UP tents ringing the fountain, housing gaggles of enviros out plugging energy efficiency and roof gardens. The Green Market is laden with goodies. We're walking into the bosom of Our People, we think. Wrong. There are any number … Continue reading First Autumnal Phone-a-thon; STOP FUNDING THE WARS
Protect Our Kids’ Minds And Bodies – Boycott War Toys
I sometimes wear a pin that I have from the early 1970s - Boycott War Toys. Much has changed since then in the design and development of war toys. The Pentagon has an active role and enormous budget for developing, along with public relations and advertising firms, the military message through children's toys, teen games, … Continue reading Protect Our Kids’ Minds And Bodies – Boycott War Toys
Those US Flags Were Made In China
September 4th at the Times Square Recruiting Center our very own paparazza, Jenny Heinz caught these two sailors in action. The sailors were giving free US flags to passersby. Our keen-eyed Jenny took a good look at the carton of flags and then she took a quick photo. These "Stars and Stripes" were made in … Continue reading Those US Flags Were Made In China
Thanks From A Sister Of A Wounded Soldier
Rain was falling on the Times Square military recruiting center today... ... on us and on a family that stopped to thank us. This young woman's brother was horribly injured in Iraq and is struggling to recover. "No one is paying attention to the wars any more. People are still dying in Iraq and Afghanistan … Continue reading Thanks From A Sister Of A Wounded Soldier
The Cost Of War Only Goes Up, In Lives Lost
Granny troops stand abreast of the Recruitment Center gangway today. Nice breeze, friendly clouds on a hot day. Retruthment is our way. We have revised numbers of fatalities to report. Today we follow the path of our literature. Here is Edith, one of the roving Granny retruthment distributors. Grannies in the lineup entreated this young … Continue reading The Cost Of War Only Goes Up, In Lives Lost
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