Powershift Toxic Trick-or-treat Tour
The young people organized Powershift 2012. More than 1000 came to hear inspirational speeches, panels and workshops. On the final day, Oct. 29, the grand finale was an amazing march of young and old alike. There were great banners and puppets and skits. Check out some of the photos. The demand of the march was to end the 1.4 billion in subsidies to the oil industries here in Canada. The Grannies were in full support, wearing our witches hats and carrying a very appropriate banner.
Read MoreBring Back My Planet
BRING BACK MY PLANET Tune: Bring Back My Bonnie Sung by 300+ participants at the final plenary of Food Secure Canada’s national Assembly, Edmonton, November 4, 2012 Our air miles make carbon dioxide, Our lifestyle makes lots of debris, While more and more people go hungry, Oh bring back my planet to me. Chorus: Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my planet to me, to me. Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my planet to me. Corporations can’t patent the sunshine, But their wealth has to grow constantly So they plunder the planet for profits, Oh bring...
Read MoreWorld Statesman of the Year Award
Tune: I Want a Girl Just like the Girl that Married Dear Old Dad. Guess who has got World Statesman of the Year Award this year? You’ll never guess and we will confess it sure did sound real queer It’s Stephen Harper who brings home the prize No one understands the big surprise You can’t fool the folks, this must be a hoax Just tell us no more lies. Guess who’s the first Prime Minister to be found in contempt Of the Parliament he was heading, well he thought he was exempt Cutting funding meant for Human Rights Hiding documents from all our...
Read MoreHarper presented with Richard Nixon Award
On September 27, 2012, Stephen Harper was in New York City to receive the “World Statesman of the Year Award” from The Appeal of Conscience Foundation, a U.S. faith group. The Grannies along with Author Yves Engler presented an alternative award on the same day, using the empty chair approach pioneered by Clint Eastwood at the Republican National Convention. Yves read the reasons for presenting this prize to Harper. Primarily, it is because he “stands on guard for the 1%”. Read the full citation here. The Grannies then sang a song specially written for the...
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