Grandmothers for Peace
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Grandmothers for Peace (a.k.a. Grandmothers for Peace International) is an organization started by Barbara Wiedner (1928–2001[1]) in May 1982 in Sacramento, California, in the US, after the mass media became "captivated by the image of a grandmother Barbara Wiedner risking jail through non-violent civil disobedience in an effort to save the planet from nuclear annihilation".[2]
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Formation | May 1982; 42 years ago (1982-05) |
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Founder | Barbara Wiedner (1928–2001) |
Founded at | Sacramento, California, US |
Purpose | Anti-war Anti-nuclear |
Headquarters | Elk Grove, California, US |
Director | Lorraine Krofchok |
Website | www |
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