Friday, October 14 at 5:50AM, Broadway and Park Place. The streets are quiet, damp and dark. Workers in a deli are setting up for the day. Light from the windows glitters on the street. A few short blocks away people have been working cleaning Zuccotti Park.(Click on photos for larger images.) And on Broadway walking … Continue reading Occupy Wall Street Wins A Big Round
Save the Date! Tuesday, Oct 18th, 7:00 P.M.
Six years ago, 18 women attempted to enlist in the U.S. Military at the Recruitment Center in Times Square. Not only were we not welcomed, we were arrested...and the Granny Peace Brigade was born. Since then, we Grannies have stood our ground in the struggle for peace and social and economic justice -- and for … Continue reading Save the Date! Tuesday, Oct 18th, 7:00 P.M.
Comments: Memorial 10th Anniversary of the War in Afghanistan
October 7, 2011, Times Square John Lennon and Yoko Ono said – War is over if you want it. Imagine Peace. As endless wars continue, the military industrial complex seeks new young bodies to fill the ranks of our forces preparing them to wage war. The Department of Defense is fat on money – no … Continue reading Comments: Memorial 10th Anniversary of the War in Afghanistan
Occupy Wall Street, Tuesday September 27
How long have we been doing this? When did we first start protesting? (Click on photos for larger images.) Our young brothers and sisters in the struggle are curious to know what is bringing these old, grey heads to the Zuccatti encampment. How can we explain that one of our members can remember helping to … Continue reading Occupy Wall Street, Tuesday September 27
Occupy Wall Street-What Can We Learn Here?
Bev, Edith, Joan P and I went to Zuccotti Park (Liberty St & Broadway) in the drizzly afternoon of the 4th day of the occupation. When we showed up the demonstrators were meeting with a lawyer who is helping with legal strategies. (Click on photos for larger images.) The sound system for the meeting was … Continue reading Occupy Wall Street-What Can We Learn Here?
GPB attends 2011 International Anti-Nuclear Conference in Hiroshima
2011 WORLD CONFERENCE AND JAPAN TRIP REPORT GENSUIKYO – COUNCIL AGAINST ATOMIC AND HYDROGEN BOMBS AUGUST 3 – Wednesday Afternoon through AUGUST 5 – Friday CONFERENCE SESSIONS Plenary sessions and workshops of the 2011 World Conference Against Atomic & Hydrogen Bombs took place at the Bunka Koryu Kaikai Hall. The opening plenary began promptly at … Continue reading GPB attends 2011 International Anti-Nuclear Conference in Hiroshima
Commemorating Hiroshima and Nagasaki
It has been 66 years since the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on the civilian populations of both Hiroshima and Nagasaki. And now the people of Japan are suffering the results of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. Our question to everyone is, in the words of Pete Seeger, “When will we ever learn?” (Click on photos … Continue reading Commemorating Hiroshima and Nagasaki
“Stop! In the Name of Health, Don’t Cut My Medicare”
This is a funny video, but the message is deadly serious-- the Grannies participated to stress the need to fight the Obama administration, as President Obama has offered cuts to Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security in the debt ceiling negotiations currently gripping Capitol Hill. While I personally didn't vote for Obama, I think it is … Continue reading “Stop! In the Name of Health, Don’t Cut My Medicare”
THE 5TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF A LIVING DOCUMENT: THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ON THE 4TH OF JULY
Strawberry Fields in Central Park was filled with patriots reading The Constitution, including Amendments, with application to ongoing injustices in our world. Norman Siegel, civil liberties attorney and founder of the event, introduced musicians who spoke and whose rights are being infringed upon by the Quiet Zones recently instituted in Central Park. There were a … Continue reading THE 5TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF A LIVING DOCUMENT: THE U.S. CONSTITUTION ON THE 4TH OF JULY
Mothers Day Peace Stroll
On May 8, 2011 the Granny Peace Brigade and CodePink went for the 5th annual Mothers Day Peace stroll through Central Park. (Click on the photos for larger images.) We started off at Columbus Circle with songs by the Raging Grannies. See and hear them in action. Who is always one of the first to … Continue reading Mothers Day Peace Stroll
Granny Peace Brigade 