On 5th Ave., a Grandmothers’ Protest as Endless as the Wars

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So what is it about? It isn’t as if the government is about to change course because a few elderly women and men stand on Fifth Avenue. Why do this every week?

“The point is to interfere with the routine,” Ms. Heinz said. “As people walk down the street, it has an impact on their consciousness. If it engages them, it’s fine. If it infuriates them, it’s fine.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/05/07/nyregion/07nyc.html

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1. We have a little group that carries on each

Sunday at the pier. Like the article, the group fluctuates in size & make-up but there is always a presence. People need to be reminded an illegal occupation is still going on.

[Webster Green]

2. Every Friday at noon in our small town.

There's a core group, plus whoever else shows up to join in. :thumbsup:

[REACTIVATED IN CT]

3. Our small group is on the town green every Saturday morning

from 11 to noon. We're all in the grandmother age range with our eldest being in her 80's.