On this warm, balmy 10 December evening, the Granny Peace Brigade joined together with the Union Square Women in Black Against the Occupation among other groups to commemorate this year's International Human Rights Day. December 10 is the day on which, in 1948, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights....... … Continue reading The Irony of Human Rights Day for Palestinian Children
The Golden Girls Go To Jail
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
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
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
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
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
#FIGHTFOR15 – Let’s Begin With A $15 Minimum Wage
Barbara H, Bev, Corinne, Edith, Jenny, Joan, Marty, Alice Sutter, Tibby and I joined the #FIGHTFOR15 rally on Wednesday, April 15. We were heartened to see so many people ready to struggle for decent pay. The rally was long and we did spend some time resting our bones on a nearby bench. In our defense, … Continue reading #FIGHTFOR15 – Let’s Begin With A $15 Minimum Wage
City Council members are leaving on an all expenses paid junket to Israel on February 15
Hello Sisters and Friends, We have one last chance to persuade 15 City Council members* to cancel their funded-by-the-zionists junket to Israel, or at least to make them feel damn guilty about going. These 15 City Council members* need to think again about the message they give to New Yorkers, particularly our Palestinian neighbors. This … Continue reading City Council members are leaving on an all expenses paid junket to Israel on February 15
Meeting at Senator Schumer’s Office About Weaponized & Surveillance Drones
Notes: Action and Meeting as part of the State-wide anti-drone actions in collaboration with Upstate Drone Action Outside, six* of us gathered in the snow and blowing wind in front of the 3rd Ave offices of Senators Schumer and Gillibrand. A leaflet distributed for the action can be downloaded here. Within the first half hour, … Continue reading Meeting at Senator Schumer’s Office About Weaponized & Surveillance Drones
Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
On this chilly 19 Jan 2015 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr Day, the Granny Peace Brigade provided a line of yellow banners and schmattes as we marched amidst a wide range of groups and young and old alike from 110th and Lenox to the United Nations, about 4 miles away. An unexpected challenge: the two … Continue reading Remembering Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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