Opt-out Program at McKee High School, Staten Island, Oct 23, 2008 Parents/guardians and students were gathering at the entrance to McKee High School (Staten Island) at 5:30p.m., eager to pick up report cards. Between 5:30p.m. and 7:00p.m., Kathy Bayer and I (Barbara Walker) talked with a goodly number of parents/guardians and students about military recruiters … Continue reading Truth in Recruitment
LAST CHANCE VOTER REGISTRATION PHONE-A-THON
It is the perfect combination: clear skies and a lively crowd. It is the final day in NY for voter registration and we Granny Peace Brigadiers do a brisk business. Our supply of registration forms is soon gone.The people we meet are angry about the bailout and they want to talk. Our flier urges voters … Continue reading LAST CHANCE VOTER REGISTRATION PHONE-A-THON
SPONTANEOUS CONNECTION
A REPORT FROM THE STREET Here is our granny wisdom for today: be flexible! Had we not made our 11th hour switch from our standard phone-a-thon in order to join forces with Code Pink, the Rainforest Action Network and the Billionaires for today's action, we would have missed a spectacular opportunity to connect with our … Continue reading SPONTANEOUS CONNECTION
Diplomacy Works! War Is Not Inevitable.
Granny Peace Brigade and CodePink Phone-A-Thon Friday, September 19 - at City Hall Park, NYC There's plenty of unease in the economy this week; today's flier is headlined "DOES YOUR BUDGET HAVE $$$ FOR WAR?" Edith greets passers- by with, "Help stop the next war! Call your senators!" People accept the flier. We talk about … Continue reading Diplomacy Works! War Is Not Inevitable.
GRANNIES GET VOTERS INTO GEAR
DIPLOMACY NOT WAR WITH IRAN On the day after September 11 we're pledged to get US troops out of the Middle East, and glad to feel the responsive vibe down by New York's City Hall. Six Grannies and Owen are engaged in a phonathon. People step up to learn more about our focus of the … Continue reading GRANNIES GET VOTERS INTO GEAR
BACK TO THE FUTURE: Five Grannies and a fella pitch ‘Opt Out Option’ at East Harlem Teen Fair.
August 30: Educational and career outreach, health information, and support groups for teens and families along with food, music, face painting and fun -- City Council Rep, Melissa Mark Viverito sure knows how to throw a party. Nydia, Judy, one Joan and both Barbaras are joined by our new friend, Kevin, from Brooklyn for Peace. … Continue reading BACK TO THE FUTURE: Five Grannies and a fella pitch ‘Opt Out Option’ at East Harlem Teen Fair.
CONGRESSIONAL INTERVENTION NEEDED: When bad decisions happen to good people, Grannies ask “Why?”
H. Con. Res 362 is the kind of Congressional action that has Granny Peace Brigade members angry, perplexed and deeply concerned. We can't help but wonder what possessed Rep. Gary Ackerman to introduce a resolution regarding Iran that contains much of the same dunderheaded, failed logic that got us into the mess in Iraq --- … Continue reading CONGRESSIONAL INTERVENTION NEEDED: When bad decisions happen to good people, Grannies ask “Why?”
IKE WAS RIGHT
BEWARE THE MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX: Granny Peace Brigade Planksters take to the streets and run into a corporate buzz-saw. A special memo to Rachel Maddow, Chris Matthews, Keith Olbermann, & Brian Williams. While we Grannies are deeply troubled by the loss of journalistic integrity, we still have hopes that this once proud profession can be … Continue reading IKE WAS RIGHT
CONFRONTING THE UNSPEAKABLE, SUPPORTED BY THE UNCONSCIONABLE, ONE PHONE CALL AT A TIME
House Congressional Resolution 362 - sponsored by Rep. Ackerman and co-sponsored by NYC Reps. Towns, Fossella, Weiner, Maloney, & Engel - evokes disappointment, fury, and phone calls from constituents. Let the word go forth: the good people of New York City aren't one bit happy with the language and intent of this nasty piece of … Continue reading CONFRONTING THE UNSPEAKABLE, SUPPORTED BY THE UNCONSCIONABLE, ONE PHONE CALL AT A TIME
“Walk In Their Shoes” in Foley Square
On July 31 members of CodePink NYC, the Granny Peace Brigade and the American Friends Service Committee held a tripartite demonstration in Foley Square, NYC. The AFSC brought material on the cost of war. The Granny Peace Brigade brought the Phone-A-Thon kit with flyers about H. Con. Res. 362* - the resolution gearing up for … Continue reading “Walk In Their Shoes” in Foley Square
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