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WTVD-TV
February 11, 2018
Stella Kirkendale of the Raging Grannies laughed when we asked her, and responded: "Why is it not important? Everything, our future, depends on it." The marchers say they're pushing back against policies and views championed by the conservative Republicans who control Congress as well as the NorthÃÂ ...
News & Observer
February 10, 2018
“I'm the daughter of an immigrant and I'm proud of that.” At the other end of the age spectrum, a local chapter of an international group called The Raging Grannies sang about HKonJ and social issues. “We won't shut up, we will persist till they see how wrong they've been,” they sang. “And we'll fight them inÃÂ ...
Benoni City Times
February 10, 2018
The Raging Grannies and the Sunstove Organisation are the two organisations behind the project. Pritchard said Raging Grannies is a Canadian organisation comprising mostly grandmothers who protest inequality and fight for human rights. The branch involved in this project is the Salt Spring IslandÃÂ ...
The Daily Barometer
January 22, 2018
Following the speakers, Raging Grannies took the stage to familiarize the crowd at Central Park on the chants that would be shouted during the march. These chants covered topics of women's rights, as well as several other social issues like Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals and LGBTQIA+ rights.
SF Bay Area Indymedia
January 22, 2018
The Raging Grannies sang at the beginning of the afternoon event, and after it led a march of those gathered through the orchards behind the city hall of Los Altos, California to the street in front of it. The protest was for hard-won abortion rights, better access to birth control, and against sexual harassment.
SF Bay Area Indymedia
January 21, 2018
Members of the Raging Grannies Action League said on January 20 that there is strong public support for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program amongst San Mateo County residents. The Grannies led a contingent of protesters against the government shutdown, created byÃÂ ...
The Spokesman-Review
January 20, 2018
The three “Raging Grannies” and three veterans of the armed forces, of whom I was one, were prepared to take the legal consequences for what we did, which could include jail time. We did this in order to prevent a greater harm to the health and well-being of the citizens of Spokane and elsewhere, of theÃÂ ...
Burlington Times News
January 20, 2018
The Raleigh event began with performances by the Triangle Raging Grannies, V-Day Raleigh, which hosts a production of “The Vagina Monologues” each year, Sandra DuBose and others. Tables were set up around the mall by more than 30 organizations, allowing attendees to get more involved inÃÂ ...
Capital Public Radio News
January 20, 2018
"Raging Grannies" sing about workplace harassment to demonstrators. (Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio). 012018 Womens March 2018 AN IMG_9277-1200px.jpg Many Women's March participants used humor to get their point across. (Andrew Nixon / Capital Public Radio). 012018 Womens MarchÃÂ ...
Oregon Daily Emerald
January 19, 2018
A plethora of local organizations are also supporting and/or participating in the march, including UO College Democrats, Planned Parenthood Advocates of Oregon, the Raging Grannies, Community Alliance Lane County (CALC), the band Crosscurrent, Take Action Eugene and the Democratic Party ofÃÂ ...
Wisconsin Gazette
January 16, 2018
Wisconsin United to Amend will hold an “Unhappy Birthday Party for Citizens United” at three locations in Wisconsin. “It's been eight years since the elitist Supreme Court sided with billionaires and corporate fat cats and damaged our democratic republic,” said Wisconsin United to Amend, in a preparedÃÂ ...
SF Bay Area Indymedia
January 16, 2018
Message to Trump on MLK Jr. Day: Resign, You Racist! by Raging Grannies Action League (info [at] raginggrannies.com) Tuesday Jan 16th, 2018 4:00 AM. Two emergency demonstrations to protest Trump's racism were held on Martin Luther King Jr. Day January 15 on the San Francisco Peninsula.
TheSpec.com
January 15, 2018
Nov. 2010: Three local grandmothers groups with their supporters and friends gather in a heartfelt protest in Gore Park, downtown Hamilton. Members of the Raging Grannies are now working with us to strengthen our protest, and encourage MP's to pass Bill C-393 . Photo by Kaz Novak, The HamiltonÃÂ ...
Wisconsin Gazette
January 15, 2018
Wisconsin United to Amend will hold an “Unhappy Birthday Party for Citizens United” at three locations in Wisconsin. “It's been eight years since the elitist Supreme Court sided with billionaires and corporate fat cats and damaged our democratic republic,” said Wisconsin United to Amend, in a preparedÃÂ ...
Truth-Out
January 13, 2018
A group of Raging Grannies filled a pew at the front, wearing floppy hats adorned with activist badges. Locals from North Carolina greeted activists who had traveled from around the country to attend. Some of them had recently been arrested together for protesting the tax bill on Capitol Hill. As speakersÃÂ ...
The Register-Guard
January 13, 2018
FILE - In this Oct. 19, 2015, file photo, Raging Grannies of Oregon sing songs to protest the Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas export facility and Pacific Connector gas pipeline inside the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore. The liquefied natural gas pipeline and export facility proposed for southern OregonÃÂ ...
Workers World
January 13, 2018
Shirley Littman, labor union, anti-war, social justice activist and “Raging Grannies” artist, died on Dec. 7 in New York City. A Workers World Party supporter, she attended demonstrations, party meetings and events, including the 2015 memorial to LGBTQ fighter, writer and revolutionary, Leslie Feinberg.
Lewiston Morning Tribune
January 12, 2018
In this photo taken Oct. 19, 2015, Raging Grannies of Oregon sing songs to protest the Jordan Cove Liquefied Natural Gas export facility and Pacific Connector gas pipeline inside the Oregon Capitol in Salem, Ore. AP. MEDFORD, Ore. - A liquefied natural gas pipeline and export facility proposed forÃÂ ...
SF Bay Area Indymedia
December 23, 2017
Continuing a long history of protest during the holiday season, the Raging Grannies sang fractured holiday carols in front of the sculpture Digital DNA and elsewhere in Lytton Plaza in downtown Palo Alto again this year. They called for an end to war and no war toys for Christmas; in a song to the tune ofÃÂ ...
Chelsea Now
December 20, 2017
Shirley Littman wore many hats. In addition to working at the DHS and Councilmember Corey Johnson's office, she was also a member of Chelsea for Peace, CWA Local 1180's Committee on People with Disabilities, and the Raging Grannies. Photo courtesy Office of Councilmember Corey Johnson.
Truth-Out
December 19, 2017
Before the Raging Grannies, Zalph already had an extensive history of activism and community organizing, including countless arrests protesting nuclear weapons during the Cold War, as well as leading a portion of the 860-mile NAACP Journey for Justice march in 2015. She has also conducted manyÃÂ ...
North Coast Journal
December 31, 1999
... Pastor Bethany Cseh of True North, Allen McCloskey of North Coast People's Alliance and the Raging Grannies for kicking off the march with protest songs! We would like to thank Black Cap Medic Collective and HACHR for being our medics, HSU Theater Department for stage equipment, Tofu on sound,ÃÂ ...
SF Bay Area Indymedia
November 18, 2017
At Thursday's commission meeting in City Hall, two members of the Raging Grannies were given a strict three minutes each to speak on behalf ...
The Daily Post
November 18, 2017
In a statement read by Ruth Robertson of the Raging Grannies Action League, an activist group that Varella recruited to speak in support of ...
Screen International
November 17, 2017
Bustnes' previous festival success with 2013's Raging Grannies may also help secure further berths following his documentary's IDFA premiere ...
Palo Alto Online
November 17, 2017
Varella's attorney requested that the vote be rescheduled for a time when Varella could be present, while two members of the Raging Grannies ...
Pueblo Chieftain
November 4, 2017
Her work with the Merton Center and as a member of the Raging Grannies satisfies a different part of her soul. The Grannies, an international, ...
OregonLive.com
November 4, 2017
At one point, the Portland Raging Grannies took center stage, singing anti-Trump songs to the tune of "She'll be Coming 'Round the Mountain.
Ukiah Daily Journal
November 1, 2017
... by Weird Year, Woman's Inland Chorus, Paula Samonte and students, Senegal Drummers, Tara Sufiana, The Raging Grannies and more.
MassLive.com
October 27, 2017
The ceremony will also include live music from a number of local bands, including the the Raging Grannies, Khalif Neville, Peter Blood and a ...
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
October 26, 2017
Her work with the Merton Center and as a member of the Raging Grannies satisfies a different part of her soul. The Grannies, an international, ...
Edmonton Journal
October 5, 2017
The Edmonton Raging Grannies sang as women from all walks of life posed for a photo on the steps of the Alberta Legislature in Edmonton, ...
Times Colonist
October 4, 2017
Two years later, Kronseth was in a cubicle in a public bathroom when she overheard two members of the Raging Grannies discussing an ...
Ukiah Daily Journal
September 28, 2017
The Raging Grannies and the Uketones will provide music for this event, and other acoustic musicians are also invited to find a spot on the Trail ...
Bay Area Indymedia
September 28, 2017
Pedestrians on the busy street asked the Raging Grannies what was going on, as the mourning older women shouted hurrah at the news.
Madison.com
September 23, 2017
The Raging Grannies sing the national anthem during a naturalization ceremony in a hearing room at the Wisconsin Capitol in Madison Sept.
The Daily Tar Heel
September 20, 2017
Members of the Raging Grannies, a local activist group, made an appearance at an NAACP rally in front of the old post office on Franklin St.
OPB News
September 10, 2017
Protesters representing a range of ages – from toddlers to the “Portland Raging Grannies” – began marching toward Terry Schrunk Plaza for a ...
Christian Science Monitor
August 16, 2017
One of the most beloved social activist groups in this Pacific Northwest city, they are the Raging Grannies. “Grannying is the least understood ...
Quartz
April 8, 2017
Portland, Oregon is taking divestment to a whole other level—with a decision by the city council to remove the city's investment from all ...
Redwood Times
September 5, 2017
Music will be provided by Raging Grannies and Jan Bramlett. For more information, call 707-599-2381 or 707-442-3588. Community roundupÃÂ ...
The Columbian
August 22, 2017
The Portland Raging Grannies, a social activist group, sing their testimony against the Vancouver Energy oil terminal at an Energy Facility SiteÃÂ ...
Bay Area Indymedia
August 20, 2017
Raging Grannies member Trudy Reagan was shocked by the broad search warrant sought by the Justice Department targeting DreamHost.
Christian Science Monitor
August 16, 2017
One of the most beloved social activist groups in this Pacific Northwest city, they are the Raging Grannies. “Grannying is the least understoodÃÂ ...
The Keene Sentinel
August 13, 2017
Duff Benjamin, of Exeter, moved recently to the state from North Carolina, where she was a member of the Raging Grannies, a social justiceÃÂ ...
MassLive.com
August 13, 2017
The rally featured a performance of protest songs by the local chapter of the Raging Grannies, a group of senior citizen activists who sang aÃÂ ...
hngnews.com
August 11, 2017
Gerrie Martini, one of the members of the Madison Raging Grannies, looks through her photos and press clippings as she talks about theÃÂ ...
Davis Enterprise
August 6, 2017
Members of the SacEV club proudly displayed their wheels, local solar companies shared their wares, and the Davis Raging Grannies sang aÃÂ ...
Durham Herald Sun
August 5, 2017
Program opens with songs by Raging Grannies. Sponsored by Peace and Justice Committee, Balance and Accuracy in Journalism. Details:ÃÂ ...
The Register-Guard
August 4, 2017
As the Raging Grannies sang Sunday along with Our Children's Trust youthful plaintiffs, “Get off the couch, into the street, we must turn downÃÂ ...
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