HARLEM RAINBOW...Found
I located the rainbow once again. It's here to symbolize a new energy, the initial effort of Harlem 
Grandmothers Agains the War. 
As a link in a nationwide protest on Tax Day, Harlem Grandmothers today, April 17, joined their peers all over the country to raise their collective voices against the cost of the military, costs that give lower importance to the needs for children, families, neigbhborhoods. Standing in front of the IRS Office on 125th Street, the women, young people, Veterans for Peace, chanted, "Listen to your grandma, Stop the war!" Then we crossed the street to the Army Recruiting Office. It was hard to miss us!
Bill Perkins, former NYC Councilman, and Vinie Burrows, well known actress spearheaded the group. Hundreds of people passing by stopped and joined the protest vigil. Many new grandmothers signed up to join future actions.
Judy Lear and I held the Gray Panthers banner.
Community activists from West and East Harle
m added their voices. 
Newspapers, college reporters, radio, and TV converged on the event. Italian radio interviewed Joan Wile, founder of the Grandmothers agains the War vigil two years ago.
Susy Sohawen, a Harlem grandmother, collected the names 
of vigilers who were ready to join the Harlem Grandmothers to plan their next vigil. She had more than 50 within the hour; she's in this picture with Bill Perkins as he reflects on a very successful and peaceful protest. A group went on downtown to the Main General Post Office near Penn Station later in the afternoon. They would leaflet taxpayers hoping to be get returns in on time.
It was an extremely busy day for all Grandmothers Against the War, a week that includes the trial--Thursday, April 20, in criminal court--of the 18 grandmothers arrested in October. A number of them are in these pictures; they continue to raise their voices to call for an END to the war in Iraq.
I came to this blog through Ronni Bennett at Time goes by. I love your rainbow. I am no activist myself but admire people who are.
Well done!
Posted by: Claude | April 21, 2006 at 09:50 AM
claude, this is quite a compliment from you about the rainbow photo. your Blogging in Paris is a favorite of mine. -naomi
Posted by: Naomi Dagen Bloom | April 21, 2006 at 01:07 PM
Hey Naomi,
Your site is very cool. I like it a LOT. Who did all this great design work?
Are you now doing HTML?
It sounds and looks like you have been very very busy... me too - miss you.
judy
Ps What's up for the summer?
Posted by: judy lombardi | April 22, 2006 at 08:28 PM