The Raging Grannies Songbook
Author: Raging Grannies
Publisher: Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9781550921960
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Author: Raging Grannies
Publisher: Gabriola Island, BC : New Society Publishers
Published: 1992
Total Pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9781550921960
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Published: 2005
Total Pages: 36
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Jean McLaren
Publisher: New Society Pub
Published: 1993-01-01
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780865712553
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Alison Acker
Publisher: TouchWood Editions
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9781894898102
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhen the Raging Grannies sprang up in 1987 in Victoria, B.C., they didn't realise they would be starting a worldwide movement. But that is what happened. They just wanted to protest, but in a different way. And they do. Their weapons? Satire and song. Wearing outrageous hats and warbling witty lyrics, they poke fun at the powerful people who are wreaking havoc with their grandchildren's world. But in spite of their lighthearted approach, their purpose is extremely serious. The Grannies have challenged nuclear-armed ships, forestry companies, arms manufacturers, multinational corporations, pharmaceutical giants, manufacturers of war toys, the World Trade Organization, and every level of government, from municipal councils to the American presidency. For their messages of peace and justice, Grannies have been arrested, jailed, pepper-sprayed and even hosed by the U.S. navy. They have also been praised by Ralph Nader, Peter Gzowski, David Suzuki and Pete Seeger, invited to perform far and wide, and hailed as role models. This is an amusing book, showing how groups of older women around the world take on the powers that be, win the occasional battle, and have a wonderful time doing it
Author: Carolle Roy
Publisher: Black Rose Books Ltd.
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 227
ISBN-13: 9781551645902
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Bursting with adventures, this is the tale of the Raging Grannies: their beginning, the invention of their identity and their impact on issues, stereotypes, media and people."--BOOK JACKET.
Author: Carole Roy
Publisher:
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 248
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKWomen fought against slavery and offered shelter to hunted runaways, demanded economic justice for the starving or working poor, raised their voices when rights were trampled, raised their fists when their children were murdered. Women's collective acts of resistance have played, and continue to play, a vital but often unacknowledged role in humanizing social, political, and economic policies. To death, danger, and oppression women have frequently responded in life-affirming ways, their contributions concealed in invisibility and silence for too long, without stories of resistance and opposition. But no more. This is the tale of the Raging Grannies. Their beginning and growth, the invention of their identity, the educational and bold potential of their activism, the values expressed in their actions and songs, and their impact on issues, stereotypes, media, and people. At a time when environmental destruction and war threatened, when the growing chasm between poor and rich endangered justice, a group of women stood up with courageous irreverence to denounce government lies, corporate greed and short-sightedness, and in the process, created a new cultural figure that challenged authority as well as stereotypes of women. The Grannies' distinctive approach is surprisingly popular and effective: in sixteen years, more than fifty groups of Raging Grannies exist across Canada, in the United States, and as far away as the UK, Australia and Greece (Greek Grannies call themselves Furies). Their popularity reveals the power of creativity and humour, which allow them to claim their space on the political scene, refusing to be dismissed or ignored. The Raging Grannies both records and celebrates this vibrant activism. Bursting with adventures, this is the tale of the Raging Grannies: their beginning, the invention of their identity and their impact on issues, stereotypes, media and people.
Author: Raging Grannies
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Published: 1989
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Carole Roy
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Published: 2004
Total Pages: 244
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKWomen fought against slavery and offered shelter to hunted runaways, demanded economic justice for the starving or working poor, raised their voices when rights were trampled, raised their fists when their children were murdered. Women's collective acts of resistance have played, and continue to play, a vital but often unacknowledged role in humanizing social, political, and economic policies. To death, danger, and oppression women have frequently responded in life-affirming ways, their contributions concealed in invisibility and silence for too long, without stories of resistance and opposition. But no more. This is the tale of the Raging Grannies. Their beginning and growth, the invention of their identity, the educational and bold potential of their activism, the values expressed in their actions and songs, and their impact on issues, stereotypes, media, and people. At a time when environmental destruction and war threatened, when the growing chasm between poor and rich endangered justice, a group of women stood up with courageous irreverence to denounce government lies, corporate greed and short-sightedness, and in the process, created a new cultural figure that challenged authority as well as stereotypes of women. The Grannies' distinctive approach is surprisingly popular and effective: in sixteen years, more than fifty groups of Raging Grannies exist across Canada, in the United States, and as far away as the UK, Australia and Greece (Greek Grannies call themselves Furies). Their popularity reveals the power of creativity and humour, which allow them to claim their space on the political scene, refusing to be dismissed or ignored. The Raging Grannies both records and celebrates this vibrant activism. Bursting with adventures, this is the tale of the Raging Grannies: their beginning, the invention of their identity and their impact on issues, stereotypes, media and people.
Author: Medea Benjamin
Publisher:
Published: 2007-01-01
Total Pages: 90
ISBN-13: 9780974668963
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"The story and songs of the Santa Cruz (CA) Raging Grannies, a part of Women's International League for Peace and Freedom, edited by their chief songwriter. Also includes are pictures, songs and sketches of the Granny Gaggles in many communities including Albuquerque, Boston, Edmonston, Pittsburgh, The San Francisco Peninsula, Seattle and Tucson" -- Page 3 of cover.
Author: Carole Roy
Publisher: National Library of Canada = Bibliothèque nationale du Canada
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 638
ISBN-13: 9780612848856
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