Harlem Grandmas on warpath against war in Iraq

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From: NY Daily News
4/18/06
by Stephen Stirling
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Fed up with a war they call "unjust," grandmothers in the city are taking to the streets.

Armed with canes and loudspeakers, a crowd of more than 40 grandmothers, great-grandmothers and even a few grandfathers gathered outside an Army recruiting station in Harlem yesterday to protest the war in Iraq.

THE HARLEM GRANDMOTHERS AGAINST THE WAR IN IRAQ chose tax day specifically to protest, citing that the war has already cost U.S. taxpayers more than $26 billion.
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Several grandmothers spoke at the peaceful rally which began outside the Harlem IRS office and culminated across the street in front of the Army recruiting station.
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The 150-member group is part of GRANDMOTHERS AGAINST THE WAR, a national organization that holds demonstrations around the country. The Harlem-based group has also held a vigil in support of the roops every Wednsday night outside Rockefeller Center since the war began in 2003.
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No matter how desperate things may appear, it feels good to know that activism in the neighborhoods is still going strong. "All politics is local."