The Granny Peace Brigade takes the message to the March 6 Social Change at Fair Hunter College. Did you know: • Since 2002, over 66,000 women in the military have been victims of sexual abuse or rape. • Incidents of rape and sexual assault in the military increased 73% between 2004 and 2006. • In … Continue reading STOP SEXUAL ABUSE IN THE MILITARY
Granny Peace Brigade and Code Pink Phone-a-thon
February 5 - Port Authority Bus Terminal A quartet of Grannies ready to engage with travelers fed up with war and its weapons, especially cluster bombs. How can the US hold off signing the Oslo accord when 94 other nations agreed to ban cluster bombs? Some soldiers past and present want to talk with us … Continue reading Granny Peace Brigade and Code Pink Phone-a-thon
Ban Cluster Bombs
Wintry Thursday. Indoors at NYC's Port Authority Bus Terminal are seven grannies with permits for "expressive use" of the space. We set up the Peace table, our anchor, for a phone-a-thon. We're inviting voters to call their legislators with their views on what needs doing. Today's urgent message: "Ban Cluster Bombs." With the pain of … Continue reading Ban Cluster Bombs
TEST-DRIVE: A REPORT FROM PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL
Carnage in Gaza. Iraq. Afghanistan. A tanking economy with all the misery that brings. These dark days of winter weigh heavy on us grannies. It would be tempting to take a small break and indulge ourselves in a little Obama-phoria, but this is not time to take our hands off the wheel and this is … Continue reading TEST-DRIVE: A REPORT FROM PORT AUTHORITY BUS TERMINAL
Caroling and Raging in Grand Central Station
A few days ago the Raging Grannies NYC Metro invited the Granny Peace Brigade to join them in Grand Central Station, to sing their special Granny Carols (song sheets provided). Bev and I grabbed the opportunity, joining Sunny, Mercy, Nora, Susan K and Pam. photo: helpful passerby Here's a taste of what was on those … Continue reading Caroling and Raging in Grand Central Station
Let the Parents Know
Spreading the word about the Opt-Out option An extra bonus from the Oct. 23rd Parent Teacher Night Opt-Out Action, was an invite to speak at a Norman Thomas HS PTA meeting. Last night, representing the Granny Peace Brigade, I went with 2 teens from the YaYa Network to talk about the Opt-Out option, military recruiters … Continue reading Let the Parents Know
Health Care for Everybody
Times Square, November 13, 2008 In the darkening and damp evening Granny Peace Brigade members joined members of HealthCare NOW and other advocates in a lively rally for single payer health care. Eva-Lee demonstrated how to call Congress to support House Resolution 676 while people punched the Congressional switchboard number (202)224-3121 into their phones. We … Continue reading Health Care for Everybody
SPREADING THE WORD
Granny Peace Brigade guest lecture on media outreach at JASA. Thursday, October 30th, Phyllis - with back-up from Molly, Edith, Caroline and Eva-Lee - was invited to guest lecture at a leadership and advocacy training course given by the Institute for Senior Action (IFSA) in concert with the Joint Public Affairs Committee (JPAC) and the … Continue reading SPREADING THE WORD
COLLEGE OR MILITARY: MONEY MATTERS
GRANNY PEACE BRIGADE GREETS PEOPLE ON THEIR WAY TO CAROLYN MALONEY'S WORKSHOP ON FUNDING A COLLEGE EDUCATION AND FINDS AN ALLY A Monday night, families of high school juniors and seniors arrive to hear a presentation on how to afford college tuition. Congresswoman Carolyn Maloney has arranged a workshop where people can hear from representatives … Continue reading COLLEGE OR MILITARY: MONEY MATTERS
Protect the Children
Counter Recruiting on Parent Night at New York City High Schools The Granny Peace Brigade and Code Pink NYC believe wholeheartedly that students and their parents should be aware that there are alternatives to military service, that an education can be secured without risking lives in needless wars. To further that objective, 25 volunteers traveled … Continue reading Protect the Children
Granny Peace Brigade 