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I am a grandmother of 5 who founded Grandmothers Against the War 5 years ago. Among our many activities, we were arrested and jailed when we tried to enlist at the Times Square recruiting center, in Oct., 2005. We've traveled to Europe and to Washington to press our case. We hold vigils, demonstrations, protests, all sorts of actions, and do shows written mostly by me. I am an ASCAP lyricist and composer with a long career as a singer in cabarets, recording studios, movie sound tracks, and on records. I have written at least a thousand jingles, songs, film songs, cabaret acts, and 8 musicals, 5 of which were produced off- and off-off Broadway. My first book was published on April 29 by Citadel Press, entitled "Grandmothers Against the War: Getting off Our Fannies and Standing up for Peace."

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Saturday, October 3, 2009
Peace Grandmothers Embrace Health Care Issue
(2 comments) A report on the expansion of New York City peace grandmothers into advocacy of the need for universal health care

Sunday, January 18, 2009
Grannies' Message to Obama from Rockefeller Center
A group of grandmothers and a claque of supporters stood for an hour in the bitter cold at Rockefeller Center in New York City on January 14 to commemorate the end of five years of their anti-war vigil.

Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Peace Grannies Continue the Good Fight
an account of the teach-in, "Say No to the U.S. Militarization of Latin America and the Caribbean," held by the Granny Peace Brigade

Sunday, November 9, 2008
TRANSFORMATION
a poem celebrating Obama's election

Sunday, September 21, 2008
CANDIDATE TO NOWHERE (song lyrics)
Lyrics to a song about Sarah Palin

Saturday, September 6, 2008
I Admit it, Sarah Palin Makes Me Nervous
(6 comments) My fear is that Palin will win the eletion for the Republicans

Wednesday, August 27, 2008
New York City Peace Grannies Nudge Democrats
"Grandmothers Against the War: Getting Off Our Fannies and Standing Up for Peace" A report on New York City peace grannies' demonstration to Democratic convention

Saturday, July 5, 2008
NEW YORK PEACE GRANNIES ALONG WITH DISTINGUISHED CITIZENS
(1 comments) Description of July 4 in Strawberry Fields, Central Park, where peace grannies and distinguished citizens read the Constitution aloud and discussed its abuses by the current government

Friday, June 27, 2008
OBAMA, LIKE ALL OF US, HAS FLAWS; WHAT DO YOU EXPECT, PERFECTION? GET REAL!
(10 comments) an arguement for Liberals to stop trashing Obama

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