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Rochester's Raging Grannies
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Rochester's Raging Grannies
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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 there began dressing up in outrageous hats and singing satirical songs to protest nuclear submarines, uranium mining, nuclear power, militarism, racism, clear-cut logging, and corporate greed. Raging Grannies groups quickly sprang up clear across Canada, all the way to Halifax, Nova Scotia, and down the Pacific Coast into the USA by way of Seattle. There are now more than 60 gaggles of Raging Grannies throughout Canada, Europe, and the United States. |
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Rochester's Raging Grannies first raged in September, 2002, in response to proposed County Budget Cuts that threatened our parks, our libraries, and our entire system of social service delivery — and in response to the ever-louder drum beats of war emanating from the White House. |
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Membership in Rochester's Raging Grannies is open to any woman, 45 years of age and older, upon an annual contribution of $1- 25 (or barter). You don't have to be a grandmother, and you don't even have to sing well. We operate with a sense of outrage, a sense of humor, and a commitment to nonviolence. Decisions on our policies and actions are made by group consensus. |
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