Raging Grannies Arrested At Recruiting Center (indymedia)

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Raging Grannies Arrested At Recruiting Center
by Emrys Wednesday July 13, 2005 at 01:41 PM

Several Raging Grannies, along with an Indymedia journalist (myself), were arrested for trespassing Wednesday after they entered an Army recruiting office and attempted to enlist.

The Grannies were hoping the recruiters would have shown more humor with the activists. Instead, Sgt. Richardson called Tucson police and had everyone cited.

The mood before the action was light and joyous. Protestors have been showing up in front of the military recruiting offices on Speedway each Wednesday morning since the pledge of resistance began over 3 years ago.

Nearly 20 people lined the sidewalk this morning with signs and American flags with peace symbols. Most motorists honked and waived at the rally, which delights Granny Pat Birnie.

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[annabanana]

1. risky business...

The way recruitment is going these days, the guy might have TAKEN their applications.

[Sparkman]

9. But they would have failed the "I pledge to support the pres. NO MATTER

WHAT WAR HE SENDS US TO" enlistment clause! Great civic disobedience!

[PunkPop]

2. Love the second sentence:

"The Grannies were hoping the recruiters would have shown more humor with the activists."

Uhh, I'm afraid not ladies. Uncle Sam needs warm bodies right now and his military-stocking specialists are under a lot of pressure to sign them up. Seems too many young Republicans have "other priorities" and the rest of us are too smart to risk our lives for Commander Cuckoo Banana's sham war for oil and empire.

[ixion]

3. Great Protest! It's always good to see... but the headline reminded me

of a monty python skit: "hell's grannies" :evilgrin:

[DS1]

11. One of Python's best

:D

[fudge stripe cookays]

4. Way to go grannies!

Some brave ladies here. I applaud them.

FSC

[back2basics909]

5. brilliant!

I love it, what a great protest!

[katinmn]

6. Go Grannies!

I'm gonna be a Raging Granny when I grow up.

Listen here for their theme song:
http://www.raginggrannies.com/

[Kathy in Cambridge]

7. That's great!

Go grannies!

[kliljedahl]

8. Too funny, in an ironic sort of way

Thanks for posting.


Keith’s Barbeque Central

[progressoid]

10. Cited for what? Wanting to enlist?

Better sic the FBI on them. They look dangerous. :scared:

[Patty Diana]

12. God Bless Them All_____TRUE PATRIOTS. In temperatures

of over 110 degrees

[StaggerLee]

13. And they did it with class!

Job well done ladies!

:woohoo:

[PuraVidaDreamin]

14. These grannies should now do a satiric naked recruit calendar!

shit I'd buy it! Great way to raise $$$ for bail money!

posing with baskets of candy strategically placed while
handing out goodies to the little Iraqi children.

or heaven!!! oh my... just wearing combat boots!

Damn, now I want to be a raging granny too!

[intheflow]

15. Rock on, Raging Grannies!

This organization is excellent. Local Raging Grannies are here at every rally in Denver, they shake it up. May God/dess bless these women for speaking truth to power!

[WhiteTara]

16. good show Grannies

we need more just like you. I think I'll see if I can't round up a bunch of grannies I know and join the fray!
:woohoo:

[Swamp Rat]

17. Geaux Grannies!!! n/t

[Richard Steele]

18. Lol! Raging Grannies Rock!

[Rainscents]

19. This is great story!!! You go Ladies!!!

:toast: :toast: :toast: :toast: :toast:

[paineinthearse]

20. All news is local, great coverage by INDYMEDIA

I'm going to make it a point of reading my local chapters' editions on a regular basis.