The First Group to call themselves "Raging Grannies" sprouted in the winter of 1986-87 in Victoria, British Columbia. Several peace activists who had been doing street theater began dressing up in outrageous hats and singing satricial songs to protest against nuclear submarines, uranium mining, nuclear power, militarism, racism, clear-cut logging, and corporate greed. They were sometimes arrested but never taken to court. GETTING STARTED HERE IN THE DETROIT AREAWe started up in the Metro Detroit area in November 2002. By the end of the year we had seven appearances around town, and the first one was across the border in Windsor. We sang and marched for peace, at a fundraiser for the Committee for the Political Resurrection of Detroit (CPR), on the streets of Detroit singing alternative holiday carols, at a nightclub fundraiser for peace, at the Peace Action holiday dinner, for peace in front of a recruiting station, and at a suburban mall, protesting against war toys for children. We were off to an enthusiastic start. Our own Patricia Lay-Dorsey kept a journal, complete with loads of pictures, of all our activities from our start in November 2002 through March 2004. Patricia's Journal Link |
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