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Granny Peace Brigade


Staten Island, NY - June 24-25, 2006

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Saturday - June 24, 2006


Thomas Good and Ben Maurer (SDS NYC)
Photo: Todd Eaton

Vigil On The Steps Of Borough Hall, Staten Island


Laurie of We Will Not Be Silent (with SDS)
Photo: Donyal Svilar


Peace Action Staten Island
at Borough Hall


The Granny Peace Brigade (Center)


Reading the names of the US war dead


War Resister Jenny Heinz (center)


Staten Island activist Mike May (center, black hat)


Grandmothers Against The War


Staten Island Granny Barbara W reads the names


Nadja (young girl): "Imperialism is a bad word"


Members of SDS Staten Island (Photo: D. Svilar)



Sunday - June 25, 2006


Speaking truth to power

Protest At The Office of Congressman Vito "Chickenhawk" Fossella


Todd Eaton of NY Protest


Bev Rice gets off the Granny-mobile


The bus driver for the Grannies


Ready to protest!


Barbara joins her fellow grannies


Todd a Granny? Why not?


If not us, who? If not now, when?


Norman Siegel (left)


The Grannies are known...


for great visuals...


their sewing skills...


and courage borne of conviction.








Laurie of We Will Not Be Silent (foreground)


Sally and David Jones (in street): SI activists


It begins to get crowded at Vito's
(Photo: Ahmad Shirazi)


As the grannies and friends get fired up
(Photo: Ahmad Shirazi)










The Grannies sing their theme song


As NLN photographer Tom Good admires their hats




Bev (right) wins Best Hat


Amboy - or Abbey? - Road



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