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JOAN WILE -- author of newly-published book,
GRANDMOTHERS AGAINST THE WAR: GETTING OFF OUR FANNIES AND STANDING UP FOR PEACE (Citadel Press, May 2008 -- available at amazon.com and in book stores), which is an account of her founding of the anti-war group, Grandmothers Against the War, who famously were arrested and jailed when they tried to enlist in the military at the Times Square recruitment center. She is a lyricist-composer-singer-musician for TV, cabaret, jingles, theatre,
recordings, concerts, movie film scores. Winner, ASCAP POPULAR AWARD, and WESTPORT-WESTON ARTS COUNCIL AWARD FOR MOST PROMISING NEW MUSICAL. Runner-up AMERICAN SONG FESTIVAL AWARD. She's had 5 musicals produced off- and off-off-Broadway. Joan has received numerous civic awards for her work with the grannies and is listed in Who's Who in America and all its various spin-offs. She is a grandmother of five.
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Tuesday, October 18, 2011POLICE BACK OFF FROM PEACE GRANNIES AT LINCOLN CENTER The Granny Peace Brigadfe hold vigil at Lincoln Center. Police are intimidated and don't remove them. A victory for freedom to peaceably assemble.
Monday, August 22, 2011AFGHAN PEACE YOUTHS FEEL HOPELESS: Say Conditions Are Worsening Conference call with Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers reveals their deep despair regarding potential for peace
Saturday, August 6, 2011WAKE UP, AMERICA! YOUR HOUSE IS ON FIRE! a call to action in poetic form
Saturday, July 30, 2011GRANNY HAS BEEN ALREADY SCREWED BY THE GOVERNMENT FOR TWO YEARS Seniors have been deprived of cost-of-living Social Security increases for the last two years, drastically threatening their survival
Wednesday, May 18, 2011Brooklyn High School Seniors Prove There Can Be an Anti-war Youth Movement How a group of Latino and African American high school students rallied against the wars and showed great concern and knowledge about our current conflicts
Sunday, May 8, 2011GET LOST, DONALD TRUMP! A poem to hopefully encourage all to Dump Trump from our political landscape
Sunday, April 17, 2011SURPRISE!! THERE IS, TOO, AN ANTI-WAR MOVEMENT! IT'S JUST THAT THE TEA PARTY GETS ALL THE MEDIA COVERAGE A plea to get better media coverage for the anti-war movement and for the members to better inter-connect.
Thursday, March 17, 2011ANTI-WAR PROTEST AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE PLANNED FOR MARCH 19 AT TIMES SQUARE; CONG. CHARLES RANGEL TO SPEAK AN ANNOUNCEMENT OF AN IMPORTANT ANTI-WAR EVENT IN TIMES SQUARE. CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE. SPEAKERS WILL INCLUDE CONG. CHARLES RANGEL
Tuesday, February 22, 2011People, Let's End the War in Afghanistan...Now! A Plan to Start a Grass Roots Movement to End the War in Afghanistan and the Occupation of Iraq
Saturday, February 5, 2011Can We Peace Grandmothers Foment an Egypt-style Revolt and End our Wars? A plea to grandmothers to form a grass-roots movement of grannies to end our conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan
Friday, December 17, 201011 ARRESTED IN TIMES SQUARE DEC. 16 IN SYMPATHY WITH WHITE HOUSE PROTEST An account of the protest and arrests in Times Square rally Dec. 16 in sympathy with that held at the White House at which 135 people were arrested.
Friday, December 10, 2010President Palin's First Cabinet Meeting A scenario depicting President Sara Palin's first cabinet meeting
Thursday, December 2, 2010"PLEASE STOP YOUR NIGHT RAIDS," PLEAD AFGHAN PEACE YOUNGSTERS TO OBAMA, CLINTON, PETRAEUS, OTHER WORLD LEADERS Afghan peace kids plead with Obama, Clinton, Patraeus and other world leaders to stop the night raids and other bombings. They invite all to their 24-hour Skype conference, "A Global Day of Listening" on Dec. 18-19.
Monday, November 22, 2010Gray Panthers Tell Deficit Commission: "We Won't Let You Weaken Social Security" The Gray Panthers go to Capitol Hioll and meet with members of the Deficit Commission. They object to the Committee's proposals and make their own. They make counter proposals to thos made by the Committee
Wednesday, November 10, 2010Peace Grannies "Adopt" Afghan Youth Peace Volunteers, Hold Skype Conference for Joint Effort to End War Peace grandmothers and high school peace group has skype ocnference with Afghan peace youths -- Afghan kids plead for the U.S. to stop bombing and end the war
Monday, November 1, 2010Gray Panthers to Glenn Beck: "Back Off!" The Gray Panthers respond to Glenn Beck's on-air diatribe against them.
Wednesday, October 20, 2010The Miracle Operation That Enabled Me to Become an Anti-war Activist How a hip replacement renewed my life and enabled me to actively protest the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan
Friday, October 15, 2010Message for Obama The Granny Peace Brigade surveys New York City residents as to how they want their tax dollars spent. Results are markedly different from the current federal budget outlays.
Sunday, October 3, 2010NEW YORK CITY SUPER ELDERLY TAKE A LEAD IN PROTESTING THE WARS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN; Hold NYC supplement to DC Rally Very old Manhattan residents hold anti-war rally in New York City October 2 in conjunction with the One Nation march in Washington DC.
Thursday, September 23, 2010GRAY PANTHERS URGE AN END TO TAX CUTS FOR THE RICH An explanation of and reasoning for the Gray Panthers' firm commitment to ending tax cuts for the rich.
