Times Square, November 13, 2008 In the darkening and damp evening Granny Peace Brigade members joined members of HealthCare NOW and other advocates in a lively rally for single payer health care. Eva-Lee demonstrated how to call Congress to support House Resolution 676 while people punched the Congressional switchboard number (202)224-3121 into their phones. We … Continue reading Health Care for Everybody
SPONTANEOUS CONNECTION
A REPORT FROM THE STREET Here is our granny wisdom for today: be flexible! Had we not made our 11th hour switch from our standard phone-a-thon in order to join forces with Code Pink, the Rainforest Action Network and the Billionaires for today's action, we would have missed a spectacular opportunity to connect with our … Continue reading SPONTANEOUS CONNECTION
Vinie’s remarks on GPB’s 8/26 action
Dear friends, August 26th is the 2nd day of the Democratic National Convention. August 26th is the day the 19th amendment gave women the right to vote in 1920. August 26th has become known as Women's Equality Day but what does equality mean in a world of endless war? What does equality mean in a … Continue reading Vinie’s remarks on GPB’s 8/26 action
IKE WAS RIGHT
BEWARE THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: Granny Peace Brigade Planksters take to the streets and run into a corporate buzz-saw. A special memo to Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, & Brian Williams. While we Grannies are deeply troubled by the loss of journalistic integrity, we still have hopes that this once proud profession can be … Continue reading IKE WAS RIGHT
“Walk In Their Shoes” in Foley Square
On July 31 members of CodePink NYC, the Granny Peace Brigade and the American Friends Service Committee held a tripartite demonstration in Foley Square, NYC. The AFSC brought material on the cost of war. The Granny Peace Brigade brought the Phone-A-Thon kit with flyers about H. Con. Res. 362* - the resolution gearing up for … Continue reading “Walk In Their Shoes” in Foley Square
Independence Day, July 4, 2008
For 40 years civil liberties attorney and champion advocate for the public, Norman Siegel has observed the Fourth of July by reading the Declaration of Independence and selections from the US Constitution with an emphasis on the Bill of Rights. Last year for the first time he was joined by members of the Granny Peace … Continue reading Independence Day, July 4, 2008
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
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
Reflections on the Knit-Ins
What is the opposite of violence? Weeks before taking action the Granny Peace Brigade met to discuss how to mark the first day of the 6th year of the occupation of Iraq. Someone mentioned the possibility of knitting stump socks for the returning amputee vets. We knew a women who did exactly that at the … Continue reading Reflections on the Knit-Ins
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