Is it good for to children dress up like soldiers and march around with mock rifles? Should they be doing this in our schools? We say no, but some say yes. Wednesday, January 31 - Seven of us were outside New York City Council offices asking Council Members to stop allotting 1.5 million of our … Continue reading JROTC, Discipline and Children Playing Soldier
Last month, the Granny Peace Brigade walked up 5th Avenue with Vets for Peace in the Veterans Day commemorations. As usual, we were virtually at the end, followed by high schoolers, both boys and girls, proudly marching in proper soldier form, from various J-ROTC (Junior Reserve Officer Training) groups In the city. Teens marching as … Continue reading STUDENTS NOT SOLDIERS – Grannies Hit the Streets
On Saturday, Nov 11 members of the Granny Peace Brigade were honored to join Veterans For Peace in the parade up Fifth Avenue in NYC... "...to increase public awareness of the Costs of War, restrain our government from intervening in the internal affairs of other nations, End the arms race, Eliminate Nuclear Weapons, seek justice … Continue reading Veterans for Peace – The Peace Contingent in the Vets Day Parade
Volunteer activists and parents attending Parent Teacher Conference night met briefly in front of 12 NYC public high schools. Parents were at the school for a scheduled conference with their child's teacher, and volunteers were distributing 2 flyers providing anti-military educational information. Parents accepted the flyers with much appreciation. Questions to Ask - Points to … Continue reading Students not Soldiers – Parent Teacher Conference Night Action 11-09-2017
Dear Friends, A meeting last week with NYC Council-member Barron went very well. We met for about 1 1/2 hours. Also in attendance: CM Barron's Legislative Aide, Jan Atwell, CM Dromm's Legislative Aide, Betty Davis, from CM Barron's district. CM Barron was a HS Principal for 20 years. She was not aware of the details … Continue reading An update on GPB JROTC campaign activities
While... We have bombed them killing civilians and children. We helped Saudi Arabia kill over 10, 000 (still counting) with the sale of weapons and refueling of the bombers we sold them. And now FAMINE threatens this country, one of the poorest in the world! Millions! The GPB joined a week long action across from … Continue reading Why Yemen? What have Yemenis done to the USA?
We've got a lot of work to do and these rallies are part of it. We all belong here. We will defend each other. Eva-Lee Baird for the Granny Peace Brigade
In January several retired teachers and a student at P.S. 41 testified at an NYC Teachers Retirement System pension board meeting. Our ask -- divest the Teachers Retirement System from fossil fuels. Ten-year-old Ajani reminded the board that, "The world looks up to America and we should be the lead example of renewable energy…. Ninety-seven … Continue reading Asking NYC to Divest From Fossil Fuels
At a pre-inauguration rally in New York City, the Granny Peace Brigade joined thousands of New Yorkers to speak out against Trump's agenda for America. Our message, 'Trump, you're not our president.' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8OlZyNCkrA&t=3s We stand for peace, justice, tolerance and inclusion for all. Our voices were loud and clear. We're here to stay; we'll be … Continue reading Pre-Inauguration Rally January 19, 2017
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