It is not an easy business, standing on a street corner with a pink foam crown on your head, waving a cell phone and a passel of leaflets, trying to talk jaded New Yorkers into calling up their members of Congress. Maybe its the time of year, maybe its an Endless War combined with an … Continue reading WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO
HANDS ACROSS 14TH STREET UNITED TO END THE IRAQ WAR
Saturday began gray, but the sun came out for NYC United for Peace and Justice's RIVER TO RIVER. We live near 14th street, the one chosen for the action, so we went to the block nearest our home. We found ourselves among Brooklynites because the block between 9th and 10th Avenues was the meeting-place for … Continue reading HANDS ACROSS 14TH STREET UNITED TO END THE IRAQ WAR
TELL YOUR SENATOR TO FILIBUSTER ANY BILL THAT FUNDS THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ
That's what we've been asking people to say at our Phone-A-Thons recently. It's not easy. We stand on a busy sidewalk and ask passersby to call Congress on the spot using our cell phones. (You can find a Phone-A-Thon recipe here.) The amazing thing is that some people actually do stop and make the call. … Continue reading TELL YOUR SENATOR TO FILIBUSTER ANY BILL THAT FUNDS THE OCCUPATION OF IRAQ
NEW YORK CITY, 3-19-08, 12 noon 5 YEARS OF THE IRAQ WAR!
The Granny Peace Brigade was back at the (recently bombed) Recruitment Booth in Times Square. The police assured me that the center was operational. It was raining - some of us had umbrellas; all of us were wet. We called it a "Knit-In" because we had knitted gloves for the stumps of wounded Iraqi veterans … Continue reading NEW YORK CITY, 3-19-08, 12 noon 5 YEARS OF THE IRAQ WAR!
AMERICAN GRANNIES EXPRESS OUTRAGE AFTER 5 YEARS OF WAR
Grandmothers in 20 Cities Protest Occupation; Some Get Arrested With knitting needles, with dirty linen clotheslines, many with songs, and some with acts of civil disobedience, grandmother groups across the United States in at least 20 cities expressed their frustration, their deep rage at the continued occupation of Iraq. This was the granny way of … Continue reading AMERICAN GRANNIES EXPRESS OUTRAGE AFTER 5 YEARS OF WAR
GRANNIES TIMES SQUARE KNIT-IN FOR PEACE
March 19th, End of the 5th year of the U.S. invasion of Iraq. Raindrops all night, and we conjure ways to knit in a downpour. Converging at noon on the diamond-shaped section of Times Square where the recruiting office opens its doors, Granny Peace Brigade and friends knitting-in. Knit a row; purl a row; every … Continue reading GRANNIES TIMES SQUARE KNIT-IN FOR PEACE
Wishing And Waltzing After Five Awful Years
Some Granny Peace Brigadiers came from NY to the two day action in Washington D.C. commemorating the 5th year of draconian Bush policy. This Protest was distinguished by no tears policing. Maybe it's that we all know each other by now. Perhaps it was that the protest featured multiple programs starting in different times and … Continue reading Wishing And Waltzing After Five Awful Years
CALLING ALL GRANNIES!
The sun is out and so are the skateboarders. There is a beat of leisure in the steps of the lunch-bound crowd. Barbara W stops by on her way to round up support and supplies for next Wednesday's KNIT-IN. Edith has her table and Eva-Lee is packing a camera. Caroline, jet-lagged but glowing from her … Continue reading CALLING ALL GRANNIES!
Signing Statements: What Happened To Our Constitution?
Hey, this January Congress passed a law with a section that said there should be no permanent bases in Iraq and the Iraqis should control the oil. Yes, they tucked this lovely section (1222*) into the defense appropriation bill. Maybe our senators and representatives noticed our "No Blood for Oil" signs. So how's this law … Continue reading Signing Statements: What Happened To Our Constitution?
The Granny Peace Brigade Goes to College
It’s often asked by peace activist organizations – "Where are the young people? Why aren’t they speaking out for peace and justice?" Responding to an invitation from Adelphi University Professor Deborah Little, five members of the Granny Peace Brigade traveled to the University and met with students from the Women, Peace and Justice Project seminar. … Continue reading The Granny Peace Brigade Goes to College
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