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The Granny Peace Brigade PBis an active anti-war demonstration group in New York City made up of older women dedicated to the goal of peace with justice domestically and globally. The GPB frequently collaborates with

Code Pink Code Pink: Women for Peace (often stylized as CODEPINK) is a left-wing internationally active non-governmental organization that describes itself as a "grassroots peace and social justice movement working to end U.S.-funded wars and occupations, ...

, The Raging Grannies and

Peace Action Peace Action is a peace organization whose focus is on preventing the deployment of nuclear weapons in space, thwarting weapons sales to countries with human rights violations, and promoting a new United States foreign policy based on common sec ...

and is one of many local activist groups seeking a safe and peaceful world for all people, especially children. Arrested on October 17, 2005 and later acquitted for attempting to enlist in the military at the recruitment center in Times Square, the GPB works on such initiatives as counter-recruitment (preventing military recruiters from entering public schools), opposition to militarization on a global scale, social networking for phone-a-thons(enabling the public to voice their opinions to elected officials by phone), Teach-Ins (discussing the problems created by U.S. military bases around the world),anti-Drone work(resolution sent to the City Council and street actions on the ban of surveillance and weaponized drones),No War Toys actions at holiday time, anti-Occupation actions(Palestine)and education on how we want our taxes used(Ms.Gizmo),and direct action at military bases, corporate and government offices.

History

The Grannies were initially formed when a group of women, members of seven groups ee below approached military recruiters and demanded to be sent to Iraq in order to replace young people who were used as cannon fodder by the US military. The Granny Peace Brigade name was adopted for identification purposes after the women decided to continue working together as a group. Groups that formed the GPB include:
CodePinkGrandmothers Against the WarGray PanthersPeace Action of New York State (PANYS)The Raging GranniesThe Ribbon InternationalWest Side Peace ActionWomen's International League for Peace and Freedom

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*Granny Peace Brigad
Official SiteReverend Billy & The Church of Stop Shopping Official Home PageCode Pink
*Philadelphia Chapte
Granny Peace Brigade - Philly
{{Authority control Anti-war protests in the United States Peace organizations based in the United States Protests against the Iraq War

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