Mission Statement:

We the Granny Peace Brigade stand for peace. We oppose the use of military force to resolve conflicts between nations or hostile forces. In case of war we advocate:

1. Immediate and unconditional cease-fire.
2. Meeting of all hostile forces directly involved, with a neutral independent mediator to resolve the conflict and establish a permanent peace.
3. No United States engagement in preemptive war actions.
   
   Together we can make negotiation replace slaughter as the main instrument of U.S. foreign policy and restore our country's honor.
   

Who We Are:
Before us, Raging Grannies of Tucson, AZ tried to enlist in the US military and were arrested for trespassing. Media coverage of that effort inspired New York women to make a stand as well. We came from a number of peace groups.

A group of women went to the Times Square recruitment center on October 17th, 2005 to enlist. We asked to enlist in place of grandchildren who had been deployed in Iraq unnecessarily. We were arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. After the arrest, we could have just accepted an Adjournment in Contemplation of Dismissal (an ACD), but decided, with our lawyer’s help, to go to court to defend our civil right to speak out.

We were determined to work together to end the war in Iraq. To do this, we needed an identity and a name; we became the Granny Peace Brigade. It was as members of the newly formed Granny Peace Brigade that we were tried in NYC Criminal Court and acquitted.

In time as we gained new members we formed three committees to carry out actions needed to achieve peace: the No Bases Committee, the Counter Recruitment Committee and the Legislative Committee. When our website was created, we set up a Website Committee.

Each committee gathers information to disseminate to the public and each organizes actions. These include teach-ins, where experts give valued background on issues; phone-a-thons where we ask people to call their representatives about legislation; and counter recruitment actions encouraging parents to be pro-active in monitoring military recruiters’ access to their children. We also leaflet, speak in public, lobby, and contact legislators.

There is work to do. Join us -- in peace always.