Grannies and CodePink set up the peace table and dynamite new signs by the fountain in Borough Hall Park. The Greenmarket is on; school kids are learning about vegetables; smart, powerful voters show up to call representatives and let them know they want an end to spending tax money for wars. Read the signs, or … Continue reading Thursday October 22, A Beautiful Day For A Phone-A-Thon
The GPB at the Social Justice Society of Stern College for Women
On Tuesday October 20, a group of Granny Peace Brigade members gave a presentation to the Social Justice Society of Stern College for Women organized by Tamara Freieden a board member of the Social Justice Society. The students were a very lively group of about 14 women and one man. Many of them were from … Continue reading The GPB at the Social Justice Society of Stern College for Women
Call Your Senators to Stop Funding the Wars
Friday October 9th: Raindrops did not stop a small parade of us Grannies & Code-Pinkers, nor the people, from encountering one another outside City Hall Park. The message of the day, Call-Your-Senators-to Stop- Funding- the-Wars went out by cell-phone and in the hands of the people who received our flyers. The rain had some people … Continue reading Call Your Senators to Stop Funding the Wars
In Praise of Charlene…
Baby, its cold outside! Especially on the mall at Borough Hall, with the wind whipping off the river. The crowd was thin and in a hurry. However, just when the Collective Granny Reserves were beginning to fade, a woman walks up and asks what's happening. Meet Charlene -- a Staten Island resident and nurse who … Continue reading In Praise of Charlene…
First Autumnal Phone-a-thon; STOP FUNDING THE WARS
Brooklyn Borough Hall Wow, we thought. In honor of Green Week there is a regular village of EZ-UP tents ringing the fountain, housing gaggles of enviros out plugging energy efficiency and roof gardens. The Green Market is laden with goodies. We're walking into the bosom of Our People, we think. Wrong. There are any number … Continue reading First Autumnal Phone-a-thon; STOP FUNDING THE WARS
De-Fund JROTC Rally at City Hall
The rain clouds passed and the sky cleared just as the De-Fund JROTC Rally on the steps of City Hall began. NY1, FOX News and WBAI were on hand to record our message and 25 peace activists from several organizations held signs and banners. The message was as clear as the sky No taxpayer funding … Continue reading De-Fund JROTC Rally at City Hall
The GPB, The NYPD, The US Armed Forces Career Center and Beach Chairs?
We arrived at Times Square to find the NYPD all lined up as our welcoming committee, so it appears the word was out that the Granny Peace Brigade was back at the Times Square Recruitment Center. For those of you who haven't had the opportunity to check this out yet, there is something supremely surreal … Continue reading The GPB, The NYPD, The US Armed Forces Career Center and Beach Chairs?
GPB AND CODE PINK “GET ROTC OUT OF HIGH SCHOOLS” PHONE-A-THONS
May 14 in Borough Hall Park, Brooklyn and May 21 at City Hall Park, Manhattan It was noon and people in the street were taking our flyers and many were seeking-out their NYC City Council member's name (if uncertain) and phone number. Many made calls while others, requested the appropriate phone number saying they would … Continue reading GPB AND CODE PINK “GET ROTC OUT OF HIGH SCHOOLS” PHONE-A-THONS
NY City Council – Don’t Fund the JROTC Program
As the NY City Council reviews the 2010 Education Budget, our counter-recruitment group is out in parks and plazas speaking to passersby about the unconscionable cost of the JROTC program to NYC taxpayers. During the Phone-A-Thon, a quick line, 'We're spending $2.4 million on a military based program, and the Mayor's budget office will be … Continue reading NY City Council – Don’t Fund the JROTC Program
GRANNY PEACE BRIGADE and CODE PINK PHONE-A-THON FRIDAY APRIL 17
CITY HALL PARK: 8 Grannies tabling and flyering, a nice sunny day. Our signs say, CALL YOUR CITY COUNCILPERSON ! NO TAX LEVY $ FOR MILITARY TRAINING NO TO $2.4 MILLION TAX DOLLARS FOR JROTC IN NYC HIGH SCHOOLS People are into conversation! We listen and learn. Just moved to town? Register to vote..here's a … Continue reading GRANNY PEACE BRIGADE and CODE PINK PHONE-A-THON FRIDAY APRIL 17
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