It's Aug 26, we're at Brooklyn Borough Hall. Our table with the penny gizmo again attracts a crowd. People sorted 20 pennies into the 8 categories according to their priorities as tax payers. People connect with what matters to them. 84 people came up with this vote for the day. - Caroline Chinlund for the … Continue reading Brooklynites Spend Their Tax Pennies
CORDOBA CENTER WELCOME HERE
GRANNIES AND PALS PROTEST THE PROTEST A protest against the Islamic Center had been planned for 10:00AM Sunday. We were asked to show up at Church and Warren Streets with signs of welcome. The protesters gathered, some on motorcycles. The police kept the two groups separated - out of sight of each other. Caroline wore … Continue reading CORDOBA CENTER WELCOME HERE
THE QUESTION OF A PALESTINIAN STATE
What would you do if your homeland were taken from you? Earlier Period 1. For millenia Jews, Arabs, and their Semite ancestors have lived in the area we now call Israel/Palestine. (Since both Arabs and Jews are Semites, does the term 'anti-Semitic' have any usefulness in a consideration of the people affected in the Israel/Palestine … Continue reading THE QUESTION OF A PALESTINIAN STATE
The Penny Poll in East Harlem
East Harlem Teen Fair - Thursday, August 19,2010 Passersby took the time to consider the categories posted on the penny tubes and then vote how their tax dollars should be allocated. Mothers, fathers, grandmothers, teens and children participated in the activity. It was the rare opportunity for families and friends to talk about the issues … Continue reading The Penny Poll in East Harlem
How Would You Spend Your Own Tax Dollars?
Friday the 13th - A Report From the Streets Dear Sisters & Brothers In Peace, What an afternoon it was! The skies cleared, the humidity evaporated and our wonderful new gizmo was a roaring success. Maybe it was Sister Jennie's clarion call or Ms. Eva-Lee's hat that got 'em to the table, but whatever the … Continue reading How Would You Spend Your Own Tax Dollars?
REMEMBER HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI
WE MUST NEVER FORGET! It was 65 years ago, August 6 and August 9, 1945, that the U.S. dropped nuclear bombs on the Japanese cities of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Commemorations of the atrocities were held in many cities around the world but, for the first time in history, a representative of the U.S. Ambassador John … Continue reading REMEMBER HIROSHIMA AND NAGASAKI
LYNNE STEWART HEARD A DEATH SENTENCE TODAY
Federal Judge John G Koeltl passed down sentence today, 15 July 2010 on the defendant, Lynne Stewart: 120 months incarceration in the Danbury Federal Correctional Institution Connecticut on five counts to be served concurrently. The 70 year old breast cancer survivor with a cancer now in remission has multiple health issues impacting on an already … Continue reading LYNNE STEWART HEARD A DEATH SENTENCE TODAY
INFORMATION PLEASE PHONE-A-THON
What kind of banana republic is this? Where is the transparency in NYC government? NYC's fiscal year begins on July 1, and City Council has 'deferred' the 6/24 public hearings on on the education budget for 2010-2011. You might ask yourself if or when the hearings will be rescheduled? We wanted to know, but no … Continue reading INFORMATION PLEASE PHONE-A-THON
Peace Walking on Mother’s Day
We like chocolate just fine, but we want peace - NOW. So the Granny Peace Brigade and CodePink set out on our 4th Annual Mother's Day stroll to take back the day. Julia Ward Howe started the whole thing in 1870 with her Mother's Day Proclamation and we carry her words in our hearts today: … Continue reading Peace Walking on Mother’s Day
Demo to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Sunday, May 2nd 2010 The Granny Peace Brigade calls for the abolition of nuclear weapons as we march from Times Square to the United Nations just before the Nuclear Non Proliferation Treaty Review Conference convenes. We want the delegates to hear this message: No Nukes, No Wars, Fund Human Needs, Protect the Planet. Photo: Bud … Continue reading Demo to Abolish Nuclear Weapons
Granny Peace Brigade 