Press Release - 19 July, 2015 - The Upstate NY Coalition to Ground the Drones & End the Wars Four anti-drone resisters were sentenced on July 29 in Judge Joseph J. Zavaglia’s DeWitt (NY) Town Court for alleged trespass at a “die-in” on April 28, 2013 at Hancock Air Base, home to the 174th Attack … Continue reading The Golden Girls Go To Jail
WE NEED AN ARTICLE 9 IN THE U.S.A.
It is 70 years since the USA dropped a Uranium bomb on Hiroshima on August 6, 1945 and a Plutonium bomb on Nagasaki on August 9th. Today Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is ignoring the will of the Japanese people by dismantling Article 9 of their Constitution which rejects war and/or arming for war. ARTICLE 9 … Continue reading WE NEED AN ARTICLE 9 IN THE U.S.A.
Still waiting for Justice for Eric Garner
Last Friday, 17 July 2015 was the one year anniversary of the murder of Eric Garner for the crime of selling "loosies", individual cigarettes in front of Bay Beauty Supply on Staten Island. While the coroner declared this a homicide, to date, no one has faced an arrest, in particular Daniel Pantelano, the NYPD Officer … Continue reading Still waiting for Justice for Eric Garner
One Year Since Israel’s Massacre in Gaza
Jenny and I got off the train at 40th Street, armed with posters a, children and a little black box to lay them down. What a shock as we rounded the corner and saw that the plaza we and Jonothan had meticulously choreographed around, was gone! Three days ago, the Golda Meir Square was intact … Continue reading One Year Since Israel’s Massacre in Gaza
Privacy is a Myth: In Support of Whistle-blowers
On 18 June, 2015, commemorating Julian Assange's third full year in asylum in the Ecuadorian Embassy in London, Grannies and friends (Matt, Mel, and Fran, with Bud taking photos) gathered on the steps of the NYC main library, 5th Avenue, with posters highlighting the importance of whistle-blowers to the democratic process, as well as noting … Continue reading Privacy is a Myth: In Support of Whistle-blowers
Breaking News: Grannies meet with Chuck Schumer’s NYC staff on Palestine
Why is this breaking news: As we told Alex Katz, an aide to the Senator on Monday, June 10, 2015, the Granny Peace Brigade has tried, unsuccessfully for over 5 years to get an appointment with the Senator, OUR Senator! What did we learn that was new/news: What did we hear: Alex Katz, an aide … Continue reading Breaking News: Grannies meet with Chuck Schumer’s NYC staff on Palestine
Blue Lies Matter just as Black Lives Matter
The Granny Peace Brigade joined maybe 6000 on 28 April 2015 at the Union Square Solidarity Rally and March for Freddie Gray, Jr. (25 years old) who died due to severe injuries while in Baltimore police custody. What did the police say: he did it to himself! A coroner said differently: homicide. And on May … Continue reading Blue Lies Matter just as Black Lives Matter
A Gala Night at the Museum with Lillian Lifflander
On May 4, 2015, the elegant Museum of the City of New York on Fifth Avenue at 103rd Street hosted the Fifth Annual Clara Lemlich Awards. One of this year's seven recipients was our very own Lillian Lifflander, United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers employee, World War 2 WAC, anti-war activist, fair housing and education … Continue reading A Gala Night at the Museum with Lillian Lifflander
Frequently Asked Questions About Drones
What are drones? Drones, or unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) are aircraft without pilots. Some are operated by computers on board; others by a human being in another location. The human operator can be thousands of miles away. Are drones useful? Remote sensing drones can gather information using visible light cameras, infra red cameras, radar systems, … Continue reading Frequently Asked Questions About Drones
ARREST the WARMONGERS NOT the PEACEMAKERS
April 28, 2015, all UN Member States are in the UN today "discussing" the mandated every 5-year review of the NPT (Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty). Calling for action to Ban Nuclear Weapons and demilitarization, the War Resisters League together with many other groups including Peace Action, some of our Japanese sisters/peace activists, and GPB were across … Continue reading ARREST the WARMONGERS NOT the PEACEMAKERS
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