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Recruitment
of New Members
Initially, the Berkeley
Daily Planet, a local newspaper published an article about the
group’s formation. A subsequent
editorial in the same newspaper helped bring in new members. Also, GAW’s
professionally-made signs,
buttons and bumper stickers have made us increasingly visible.
However, word of mouth and interviews on local radio shows have proven
indispensable in arousing interest, as have the group’s public
actions and our contact numbers on every leaflet we circulate.
“Love, Grandma” Letters
Inspired by one woman’s urge to “write something to my
10-year-old granddaughter — not to scare her about the (Iraq) war
and the state of the world but to help her to live positively in the
world she must grow up in,” GAW
launched the ‘Love, Grandma’ Letters
Project. Considering our age and experience — we’ve lived
through so many wars!—we decided we were well qualified to pass
onto younger generations the helpful lessons we have learned. We gathered
letters from like-minded individuals for publication in a book.
Since November 2007, Love, Grandma: Activists
Write,
is available as a paperback for $ 7.50. You can order the book here .
In readings in libraries, senior centers and
other public places we want to encourage readers to write their own letters to their
grandchildren and share them with us for publication at this website or a
possible second edition of the book.
Monthly
Leafleting
"Go get 'em, grannies." "You go for it,
girl." "Thank you for being here, for doing this," are the responses to GAW as
we've leafleted on street corners, at farmers' markets and on the
streets in Oakland's
Fruitvale neighborhood, Old Oakland, El Cerrito
and Berkeley. The leaflets, in English
and Spanish, urge an end to the occupation in Iraq and
provide information on other peace actions. Desirous of
activating folks in diverse communities where enlistments are high, GAW leaflets for a few hours on
a monthly basis, particularly on days of historical importance:
July 4, August 6 and Labor Day. We leaflet in 2-3 different
locations with 4-6 leafleters at each site distributing about 1000
leaflets total.
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