The wars must end. The Times Square military recruitment center must close. Just in case you missed yesterday's print edition of METRO, page two is headed with a blue NEWS banner, a picture and the following quote from the mayor: "I've never made a decision in my life based on politics." Immediately to the right, … Continue reading THE CASE MAY BE DISMISSED, BUT THE GRANNIES ARE STILL ON THE CASE.
Statement Concerning Action on March 18, 2009
For six years The United States military has been fighting an illegal war in Iraq with no realistic exit strategy in sight. The American people have voted to elect President Obama hoping he will, among other goals, keep his promise to withdraw our troops from Iraq. He has since said troops will remain in Iraq … Continue reading Statement Concerning Action on March 18, 2009
We Better Keep On Marching
IMPRESSIONS of the April 4 March on Wall Street Warm energy -- high hopes - wistful enthusiasm - reminders of promises already forgotten - "Obama don't keep up the war - Get Out of Iraq - Afghanistan"- mild questions "Where is the CHANGE? Photo: Noah Baird like party balloons wave in the sharp breeze - … Continue reading We Better Keep On Marching
NO MORE MONEY FOR WARS OR WALL STREET
MARCH ON WALL STREET, April 4, 2009 Women's gathering place at Franklin and Lafayette. Wish we had more streets named after women, even though Franklin and Lafayette had good points. We were cordoned off before we had a chance to say hello, police everywhere and lots of metal bars keeping us in pens. Photo: Caroline … Continue reading NO MORE MONEY FOR WARS OR WALL STREET
Parent Teacher Conference Night
Opt-Out Action on March 26, 2009 It was dreary, really dreary and the rain didn't stop. The wind added insult to injury, but 32 stoic volunteers, with flyers in hand, in messenger bag, or in plastic bags traveled to 11 NYC high schools to bring Opt-Out forms and Options for Life After High School information … Continue reading Parent Teacher Conference Night
BAN CLUSTER BOMBS
Cluster bombs release many small bomblets over a wide area, killing many people immediately. Unexploded bomblets can kill or maim long after a conflict has ended. While all weapons are potentially dangerous to civilians, cluster bombs pose a particular threat for two reasons: they have a wide area of effect, and they consistently leave behind … Continue reading BAN CLUSTER BOMBS
College Career Fair at Murry Bergtraum
Friday, March 27th, Barbara Walker (Granny Peace Brigade) and I went to Murry Bergtraum HS at noon to participate in the College Career Fair event. Since this was our first invite, I didn't know what to expect, but knew that we needed something different to attract students to our table. Students were coming to the … Continue reading College Career Fair at Murry Bergtraum
MARCH MADNESS: A PROTECTION RING OF 7 GRANNIES ARRESTED IN TIMES SQUARE
Dateline: NYC, March 18, 2009. Empty promises, inadequate protection, lousy pay, worse working conditions and forced participation in illegal and immoral acts -- does OSHA know about the lousy deal the US Military gives our sons and daughters? Today the Granny Peace Brigade brought this deplorable situation into sharp focus when they rallied at Military … Continue reading MARCH MADNESS: A PROTECTION RING OF 7 GRANNIES ARRESTED IN TIMES SQUARE
CLAIMING JUSTICE
HELP FOR VICTIMS OF MILITARY SEXUAL TRAUMA The Phone-A-Thoners were back in the Port Authority bus terminal on March 12 asking people to call their Representatives in support of H. Con. Res. 28, "Expressing the sense of the Congress regarding sexual assaults and rape in the military." A young woman approached and quietly told us … Continue reading CLAIMING JUSTICE
STEPS TO PEACE IN AFGHANISTAN
"Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired signifies in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed. This world in arms is not spending money alone. It is spending the sweat of its laborers, the genius of its … Continue reading STEPS TO PEACE IN AFGHANISTAN
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