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
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?”
Dear Congressman Kucinich,
On behalf of the Granny Peace Brigade Legislative Action Committee here in New York City, I'm writing to thank you, as always, for your inspiration. We know that this is a busy time with you back at home with your constituents, but hope you could help answer a Big question for us. Here it is: … Continue reading Dear Congressman Kucinich,
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
THE GRANNY PEACE BRIGADE – CODE PINK PHONATHON JUNE 12
Nine of us here today. It's hot in the sun, but the terrible heat of earlier in the week has lifted. We set up a table in the shade of a tree. We're ready to meet people as they come along, up from the subway or across the square during a lunch break. We have … Continue reading THE GRANNY PEACE BRIGADE – CODE PINK PHONATHON JUNE 12
Brooklyn: Say No To Junior ROTC
Oh, how were we challenged Thursday, June 5 in Brooklyn! The park surrounding Brooklyn Borough Hall and the Court Building was saturated with folks attending Brooklyn Day, a pro-Atlantic Yards rally, sponsored by the Forest City Ratner Corporation, a NYC real estate developer with a taste for using eminent domain for their own gain. A … Continue reading Brooklyn: Say No To Junior ROTC
APRIL 10 PHONATHON NEWS
FROM THE GRANNY PEACE BRIGADE, CODEPINK, AND RAGING GRANNIES Coats are off, the day is warm, people are sailing by in Union Square. Ten of us today, from Granny Peace Brigade, Code Pink, Raging Grannies and their Daughters and a new recruit, Carla from Chelsea United for Peace and Justice. We're all seizing the occasion … Continue reading APRIL 10 PHONATHON NEWS
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