I hope Peg included mention of Love, Grandma: Activists Write in her blog. I feel sure she is our oldest author in the book, with a fine letter. The book is available on line from our publisher, lulu.com
Please pass on the best wishes of our group, Grandmothers Against the War. We're in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Health, happiness and peace in this new year for Peg and her family.
Shirley Van Bourg
Grandmothers Against the War
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Jan 4, 2008
Dec 13, 2007
Kids video takes 3rd place in Florida
Peg helped my students out a few years ago by acting in a video we made for a big competition (we came in 3rd in the entire state!).
They still talk about her.
Check out our own Ms Peg, the movie star at:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HtHrpMAhQsw
Leslie Caulfield
They still talk about her.
Check out our own Ms Peg, the movie star at:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=HtHrpMAhQsw
Leslie Caulfield
Dec 11, 2007
Inspiration
Dear Peg,
Thank God for you and all you do to inspire us to greater eforts to be peaceful people. We really treasure your news letters.
Peace andlove,
Bobbire
Thank God for you and all you do to inspire us to greater eforts to be peaceful people. We really treasure your news letters.
Peace andlove,
Bobbire
Make some noise - Rattle your chains
MAKE SOME NOISE - RATTLE YOUR CHAINS
While just in Florida we took a one-day side trip to St. Augustine to visit our dear friend Peg McIntire. Peg just turned 97 and remains active in the peace movement. The photo above is her at this year's School of the Americas demonstration at Fort Benning in Georgia.
The day we visited Peg she had spent the morning surveying the public in front of the public library on homeless issues. She told us that a few days before she had gone north to Jacksonville to speak at a rally and in October she had travelled to Orlando to address a big anti-war event.
I've known Peg for at least 20 years and she has become like a second mother to me. For many years she served as the Treasurer of the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice which I coordinated for many years. She has been a loyal member and supporter of the Global Network since its creation and has been arrested doing civil disobedience at the space center in Florida numerous times.
Peg, in addition to all her other activities, still ably coordinates her chapter of Grandparents for Peace.
As I write this the Congress is working on a new funding bill for the Iraq occupation and the war in Afghanistan. Once again it is likely that the Democrats will talk big about ending the occupation and then in the end roll over and give Bush the money he wants.
The money that is being wasted on war making is just mind blowing. Just days ago we heard that the Pentagon has lost $1 billion in Iraq. How could that happen except for outright stealing or handing the money over to the "enemy" so they can buy more weapons on the black market thus giving the U.S. a "good excuse" to stay in Iraq because it is such a mess.
Now a new story has come out saying that the Army is undertaking a $200 billion modernization program (called Future Combat Systems) to make all their forces "net-centric". According to an article in the Washington Post, "The project involves creating a family of 14 weapons, drones, robots, sensors and hybrid-electric combat vehicles connected by a wireless network. It has turned into the most ambitious modernization of the Army since World War II and the most expensive Army weapons program ever, military officials say."
In real terms double or triple that cost estimate and you get an idea how much of your money will be thrown down the rat hole on this one. What happened to all the fiscal conservatives? Hell, they are getting rich off this stuff.
Today, the Army program involves more than 550 contractors and subcontractors in 41 states and 220 congressional districts, a wide dispersal of Department of War funds that generates political subservience.
Ok, so what does Peg have to do with the Army's Future Combat Systems program? What is the connection?
First, I'd say that Peg's life indicates that we have to be committed to our resistance work as a lifetime goal. We can't just dabble in it as a sideline. Age is not a ticket out of the struggle. Peg is in this for the revolutionary change that is needed.
Secondly, we have to understand that just writing letters or showing up a demonstrations is not enough. Sometimes we have to step across the line at our non-violent actions and go to jail if need be. You can imagine the attention she gets when she takes such a step and gets arrested. In Florida she is a legend.
Lastly, I'd say we can learn from Peg that a sense of joy, hopeful expectation, and wonder is important to maintain as we do our work. She is never naive but is always ready to embrace the unexpected. She reaches deep into people just by her own unwavering steadiness. Peg, unlike me, does not preach. She just sets an example by her actions and her life.
Zillions of people have told Peg "I want to be just like you when I grow up."
I am one of those people.
Bruce K. Gagnon
CoordinatorGlobal Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
PO Box 652
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 443-9502
Email: globalnet@mindspring.com
http://space4peace.blogspot.com/ (Blog)
While just in Florida we took a one-day side trip to St. Augustine to visit our dear friend Peg McIntire. Peg just turned 97 and remains active in the peace movement. The photo above is her at this year's School of the Americas demonstration at Fort Benning in Georgia.
The day we visited Peg she had spent the morning surveying the public in front of the public library on homeless issues. She told us that a few days before she had gone north to Jacksonville to speak at a rally and in October she had travelled to Orlando to address a big anti-war event.
I've known Peg for at least 20 years and she has become like a second mother to me. For many years she served as the Treasurer of the Florida Coalition for Peace & Justice which I coordinated for many years. She has been a loyal member and supporter of the Global Network since its creation and has been arrested doing civil disobedience at the space center in Florida numerous times.
Peg, in addition to all her other activities, still ably coordinates her chapter of Grandparents for Peace.
As I write this the Congress is working on a new funding bill for the Iraq occupation and the war in Afghanistan. Once again it is likely that the Democrats will talk big about ending the occupation and then in the end roll over and give Bush the money he wants.
The money that is being wasted on war making is just mind blowing. Just days ago we heard that the Pentagon has lost $1 billion in Iraq. How could that happen except for outright stealing or handing the money over to the "enemy" so they can buy more weapons on the black market thus giving the U.S. a "good excuse" to stay in Iraq because it is such a mess.
Now a new story has come out saying that the Army is undertaking a $200 billion modernization program (called Future Combat Systems) to make all their forces "net-centric". According to an article in the Washington Post, "The project involves creating a family of 14 weapons, drones, robots, sensors and hybrid-electric combat vehicles connected by a wireless network. It has turned into the most ambitious modernization of the Army since World War II and the most expensive Army weapons program ever, military officials say."
In real terms double or triple that cost estimate and you get an idea how much of your money will be thrown down the rat hole on this one. What happened to all the fiscal conservatives? Hell, they are getting rich off this stuff.
Today, the Army program involves more than 550 contractors and subcontractors in 41 states and 220 congressional districts, a wide dispersal of Department of War funds that generates political subservience.
Ok, so what does Peg have to do with the Army's Future Combat Systems program? What is the connection?
First, I'd say that Peg's life indicates that we have to be committed to our resistance work as a lifetime goal. We can't just dabble in it as a sideline. Age is not a ticket out of the struggle. Peg is in this for the revolutionary change that is needed.
Secondly, we have to understand that just writing letters or showing up a demonstrations is not enough. Sometimes we have to step across the line at our non-violent actions and go to jail if need be. You can imagine the attention she gets when she takes such a step and gets arrested. In Florida she is a legend.
Lastly, I'd say we can learn from Peg that a sense of joy, hopeful expectation, and wonder is important to maintain as we do our work. She is never naive but is always ready to embrace the unexpected. She reaches deep into people just by her own unwavering steadiness. Peg, unlike me, does not preach. She just sets an example by her actions and her life.
Zillions of people have told Peg "I want to be just like you when I grow up."
I am one of those people.
Bruce K. Gagnon
CoordinatorGlobal Network Against Weapons & Nuclear Power in Space
PO Box 652
Brunswick, ME 04011
(207) 443-9502
Email: globalnet@mindspring.com
http://space4peace.blogspot.com/ (Blog)
Dec 5, 2007
Dear Poems People,
Today's offering I dedicate to Poems Person Peg McIntire and all Grandmothers for Peace (of which I'm an honorary member).
Actually, Peg's chapter is Grandparents for Peace, since Peg likes men. Peg's our beloved 97 year old indefatigable European American Peace activist and union organizer dwelling in St. Augustine, FL, just south of Jacksonville. Peg's brother, Jo, fought and died in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain. In the 1980's, Peg was driving us back from a Southern Life Community gathering (folks in the Southeast US who say no! to nuclear weapons and, especially, the nearby Trident submarines and missiles at Kings Bay, St. Marys, GA), and I sang to her: "I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, alive as you or me...." A special time. If you participate in the annual School of the Americas Watch demonstrations, you've heard Peg speak.
In the Struggle,
Wendiferous
"Weary of Weeping"
by Pearl Tilton
I am weary of weeping.
I am tired of weeping for young men and women
Cut down before they have fulfilled their life's promise.
In World War II, I wept for brothers and classmates and neighbors.
In Korea, I wept for nephews and the husbands and sweethearts of younger women.
In Vietnam, I wept for contemporaries of my son.
Between wars I have wept for civil rights workers who laid their lives on the line
For their ideals and were trampled and reviled by the ignorant dupes of the demagogues.
I have wept for the Kennedys and for the Kings and for the fear and hate and ignorance that brought them down.
Today, I weep for the world's leaders and followers who will not acknowledge that peace and good-will are superior to war and violence.
I am growing old and weary of weeping.
Today's offering I dedicate to Poems Person Peg McIntire and all Grandmothers for Peace (of which I'm an honorary member).
Actually, Peg's chapter is Grandparents for Peace, since Peg likes men. Peg's our beloved 97 year old indefatigable European American Peace activist and union organizer dwelling in St. Augustine, FL, just south of Jacksonville. Peg's brother, Jo, fought and died in the Abraham Lincoln Brigade in Spain. In the 1980's, Peg was driving us back from a Southern Life Community gathering (folks in the Southeast US who say no! to nuclear weapons and, especially, the nearby Trident submarines and missiles at Kings Bay, St. Marys, GA), and I sang to her: "I dreamed I saw Joe Hill last night, alive as you or me...." A special time. If you participate in the annual School of the Americas Watch demonstrations, you've heard Peg speak.
In the Struggle,
Wendiferous
"Weary of Weeping"
by Pearl Tilton
I am weary of weeping.
I am tired of weeping for young men and women
Cut down before they have fulfilled their life's promise.
In World War II, I wept for brothers and classmates and neighbors.
In Korea, I wept for nephews and the husbands and sweethearts of younger women.
In Vietnam, I wept for contemporaries of my son.
Between wars I have wept for civil rights workers who laid their lives on the line
For their ideals and were trampled and reviled by the ignorant dupes of the demagogues.
I have wept for the Kennedys and for the Kings and for the fear and hate and ignorance that brought them down.
Today, I weep for the world's leaders and followers who will not acknowledge that peace and good-will are superior to war and violence.
I am growing old and weary of weeping.
Dec 2, 2007
Dearest Peg,
A simple Thank You is not adequate in expressing my gratitude to you for taking the time to
participate in our event yesterday. Just your presence added such validity to the cause but
your words of wisdom were the hallmark of the rally.
I am truly in awe of your spirit. Your shining example of strength and determination in fighting
for justice is an inspiration to all who meet you. It is an honor to have you in my circle.
Looking forward to seeing you soon.
Thank you for all that you do.
In peace,
Glenda
A simple Thank You is not adequate in expressing my gratitude to you for taking the time to
participate in our event yesterday. Just your presence added such validity to the cause but
your words of wisdom were the hallmark of the rally.
I am truly in awe of your spirit. Your shining example of strength and determination in fighting
for justice is an inspiration to all who meet you. It is an honor to have you in my circle.
Looking forward to seeing you soon.
Thank you for all that you do.
In peace,
Glenda
Hello Peg...
Hello Peg,
I received the newspaper clipping that you mailed to me...thank you. It was a really great tribute to you and your years of work.
Carol and I were talking on the way home from SOA about the times when we think we are getting to old to do some things. We both agreed that we think of how Peg is always going and doing in so many places...we agreed that you are our inspiration.
Let's keep it up!
Take care and have a great week-end.
Love & Peace,
Ken
I received the newspaper clipping that you mailed to me...thank you. It was a really great tribute to you and your years of work.
Carol and I were talking on the way home from SOA about the times when we think we are getting to old to do some things. We both agreed that we think of how Peg is always going and doing in so many places...we agreed that you are our inspiration.
Let's keep it up!
Take care and have a great week-end.
Love & Peace,
Ken
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