SO THIS IS AS GOOD AS ANY!
It seems to me that these ladies get together and while having a bunch of fun,
manage to accomplish some great things in their communities.
Now, you talk about grass roots movements with political clout? Here ya go!
Imagine the power of all the community Raging Grannies into one international system!
THE LINK for Raging Grannies, Seattle
Go here and find out how to start a chapter in your area!
Our Mission:
In the tradition of wise women elders, the mission of the Seattle Raging Grannies is to promote global peace, justice, and social and economic equality by raising public awareness through the medium of song and humor.
Our goal is to challenge our audiences to work to bring about the social changes that are required in order to end economic oppression, particularly of women and children,and to end racial inequality, environmental destruction, human rights violations, and arms proliferation.
We model ourselves after the Canadian Raging Grannies. We use tunes of old songs and write lyrics to fit what we sing about. We are challenged to keep step with current issues.
What Are We Raging About?
We are enraged about the poor conditions that people are forced to endure in their lives, and about the condition of the earth that will be left to our precious grandchildren. We sing out to gain respect for all persons and encourage everyone to grow above their prejudices. We rage against "corporate greed" and sign for "one world" in which JUSTICE is evident everywhere and PEACE reigns.
Get Involved!
Start a Raging Grannies group in your local area. Everything you need to get started is explained in the Raging Grannies Starter Kit
Some Pictures from our portfollio:
Move for mental health walk / run.
Saving the emergency shelter for homeless
in King County Administration Building.
Singing for the high-schoolers.
Raging Grannies Links:
North American Raging Grannies Email Links:
* Vermont, contact Esther Farnsworth at efarns@vtlink.net
* Bellingham,WA, contact Gail MacDonald at pngmac@hotmail.com
* Rochester, NY, contact Vicky Lewin Ryder at vickiryder@juno.com
* Chatauqua, NY contact Joan Smith at jojo309@netsync.net
* Palo Alto, CA, contact Janet Hale at certifiedhypnotist@yahoo.com
* North Carolina, contact Ruth Zallph at rzallph@mindspring.com
* Peninsula Grannies, peninsula_raging_grannies@yahoo.com
* Toronto Raging Grannies, torontoraginggrannies@yahoo.ca
* New Mexico, contact Ellen Robinson at grannies-Ellen2736@aol.com
* Columbia River Raging Grannies gpinkel@pacifier.com
Other Raging Grannies Web Links:
* The Woodstock Raging Grannies
* Deutschland Connection - Dossier
* Ottawa, Ontario
* Peterborough, Ontario
* Woodstock, Ontario
* Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
* B.C. Grannies
* Vancouver, B.C.
http://www.raginggrannies.com/
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