In early December the Granny Peace Brigade sent the following letter via snail mail to Chancellor Carmen Fariña and also to members of New York City Council. December 2016 Dear Chancellor Fariña, One and one half million dollars of New York City taxpayer money is spent to fund Junior Reserve Officers Training programs in eighteen … Continue reading Exchange of Letters Between the Granny Peace Brigade and Chancellor Fariña’s Office re JROTC
November 17, 2016 – Granny Peace Brigade Counter-Recruitment Action
PARENT/TEACHER CONFERENCE NIGHT at NYC PUBLIC HIGH SCHOOLS On Parent-Teacher Conference night volunteers went to high schools throughout the 5 boroughs. Distributing flyers in front of a high school building for more than an hour to parents and students who are rushing into the school to meet with teachers may not seem like an upbeat … Continue reading November 17, 2016 – Granny Peace Brigade Counter-Recruitment Action
Ms Gizmo at the East Harlem Youth Fair
Thursday, July 21st the granny Peace Brigade brought our Fund School Educational Programs message to the East Harlem Youth Fair. Our table attracted 74 gamers, mostly students, to participate in the Ms. Gizmo Penny Poll. They were asked to considered the programs they would like to see in their schools, by distributing the 20 pennies … Continue reading Ms Gizmo at the East Harlem Youth Fair
Let’s Plug the School-to-Military Pipeline
These Grannies Are Helping to Plug the School-to-Military Pipeline at Its Source When teachers are underpaid and schools are underserved, why do we pay veterans to encourage young students to join the military? By Joyce Chu May 11, 2016 On a Wednesday afternoon last month, a group of gray-haired women with canes and Styrofoam guns … Continue reading Let’s Plug the School-to-Military Pipeline
$1.5 million for JROTC – A Misuse Of Our Tax Dollars
The Granny Peace Brigade, with support from the Peace Action, was at City Hall for the third time this year (2016) demanding that funding for the Junior Reserve Officers training Corps (JROTC) program, in 18 NYC high schools, not be approved. The Mayor’s Education Expense Budget, 2016-2017, includes an estimated $1.5 million for JROTC – … Continue reading $1.5 million for JROTC – A Misuse Of Our Tax Dollars
“Get JROTC out of Schools” – Demo at 65 Court St
Corinne, Joan, Nydia, Betty, Eva-Lee, Barbara H, Carol and Ryoko outside the NYC Board of Education offices at 65 Court Street in Brooklyn. Our message — tell City Council to get the Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps out of NYC high schools. Read more about JROTC: A Recruitment Tool In 18 New York City High … Continue reading “Get JROTC out of Schools” – Demo at 65 Court St
Parent Teacher Conference Night at NYC High Schools, March 10, 2016 – Countering Military Recruitment
In our ongoing effort to protect students from the influence of military recruiters in high schools, volunteers were at 10 schools to greet parents as they arrived and provide them with 2 flyers addressing Non-Military Options for Students after HS and Questions to Ask Recruiters who may be talking to their child. This direct action … Continue reading Parent Teacher Conference Night at NYC High Schools, March 10, 2016 – Countering Military Recruitment
No Military Rifles in NYC schools!
The Granny Peace Brigade, joined by Kevin Augustine of Clarion Call, protested at 250 Broadway, the offices of the NYC City Council, on the planned city budget allocation of around $1.5 million for the US government's military program of JROTC classes in 18 New York City High Schools. Funds are also provided under the federal … Continue reading No Military Rifles in NYC schools!
Students’ Privacy Extends to Military-Recruitment Tools
To the Editor of Education Week: In New York state, a network of parents and other activists led by the New York City-based nonprofit Class Size Matters were instrumental in quashing a plan by the now-closed education technology vendor inBloom to warehouse student information. Leonie Haimson, the founder and executive director of Class Size Matters, … Continue reading Students’ Privacy Extends to Military-Recruitment Tools
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
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