Nine of us here today. It's hot in the sun, but the terrible heat of earlier in the week has lifted. We set up a table in the shade of a tree. We're ready to meet people as they come along, up from the subway or across the square during a lunch break. We have … Continue reading THE GRANNY PEACE BRIGADE – CODE PINK PHONATHON JUNE 12
Dearest Florent,
When not that many folks were there for us, you stepped up to the plate -- literally and figuratively. You helped us put together our trek to Washington, not only by throwing us a fundraiser, but by telling us "Yes, you can!" -- and this was before Senator Obama was even a twinkle in the … Continue reading Dearest Florent,
Brooklyn: Say No To Junior ROTC
Oh, how were we challenged Thursday, June 5 in Brooklyn! The park surrounding Brooklyn Borough Hall and the Court Building was saturated with folks attending Brooklyn Day, a pro-Atlantic Yards rally, sponsored by the Forest City Ratner Corporation, a NYC real estate developer with a taste for using eminent domain for their own gain. A … Continue reading Brooklyn: Say No To Junior ROTC
RAGING GRANNIES HEAT UP UNION SQUARE
Want to jump-start your next peace action? Invite your local Raging Grannies and draw a crowd! Here the NYC chapter joins the Granny Peace Brigade and Code Pink for a "STOP THE WAR, IMPEACH BUSH" Phone-A-Thon. If you don't see the video click here. WE ARE A GAGGLE OF GRANNIESWords: Esther Farnsworth & the Vermont … Continue reading RAGING GRANNIES HEAT UP UNION SQUARE
Granny Peace Brigade and Code Pink NYC Second Annual Mothers Day Peace Stroll
"Everyone loves a parade"…onlookers and people near-by were drawn like magnets by the music. Merchants, shoppers, and many folks along the way gave the peace sign, thumbs-up, and thanked us. At times we stopped and sang along with the Raging Grannies - our message on this day in the words of Julia Ward Howe: "Disarm, … Continue reading Granny Peace Brigade and Code Pink NYC Second Annual Mothers Day Peace Stroll
Freedom Ride – Not Just Another Bus Ride
Who is this woman and why was this mug shot taken? Joan spent her first two years of college at the Women's College of the University of North Carolina in Greensboro. It was 1957 and it happened to be the first year that the state of North Carolina integrated its public universities, in response to … Continue reading Freedom Ride – Not Just Another Bus Ride
Viva Joan! Viva las Grannies!
May 5, 2008 - What better way to cap off a sparkling Cinco de Mayo than to do it Granny-style, by celebrating Joan's new book, GRANDMOTHERS AGAINST THE WAR: Getting Off Our Fannies & Standing Up For Peace, Citadel Press. photo - Masahiro Hosoda Shape up time was set for 7PM at the Barnes & … Continue reading Viva Joan! Viva las Grannies!
Granny Peace Brigade at Brooklyn Peace Fair
On Saturday, March 26, we share a table with Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF) at the bustling Brooklyn Peace Fair. Fran, Phyllis, Bob, Joan P, Bev and Caroline are up in the balcony at the GPB table along with the WILPFers, Jen and Bibienne. Barbara H is below with CodePink. Peace groups … Continue reading Granny Peace Brigade at Brooklyn Peace Fair
Celebrate Mother’s Day in the spirit of Julia Ward Howe
Spread the message, "War is never a solution." Most people think that Mother's Day was a holiday invented by Hallmark to sell more cards. But, in fact, Mother's Day for Peace was instituted in 1870 by Julia Ward Howe as a response to the carnage of the Civil War. She called on women to come … Continue reading Celebrate Mother’s Day in the spirit of Julia Ward Howe
We Will Not Be Penned In
Just back from the Cheney demo. It was OK - The Fossella group stayed behind the barriers and across the street from 740 Park Ave. CodePink and Granny Peace Brigade would have none of that - went to the Park Ave. meridian to catch traffic going both ways. After a discussion of our rights, the … Continue reading We Will Not Be Penned In
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