"The Raging Grannies are part of an international collective of women whose mission is to use performance art to deliver pointed anti-corporation and political messages, a movement that began in Victoria, British Columbia, in the late 1980s and has since spread to cities across the United States. The Palo Alto chapter, known as the Raging Grannies Action League, shows what activism can look like in older age."
"Hagen, 78, also traces her activism to that era. Those early protests motivated her to speak out against later conflicts, including the Gulf War in 1991 and the war in Afghanistan in 2001. Many of the grannies have shown up for nearly every major progressive movement of the last half-century, from civil rights to reproductive rights after the overturn of Roe v. Wade in 2022."
Senior women in Palo Alto gather weekly outside a Tesla showroom in wide-brim hats and handmade costumes, carrying anti-billionaire signs to protest inequality and the concentration of wealth. The group operates under the Raging Grannies name as part of an international collective that uses performance art and humor to deliver pointed anti-corporate and political messages. Many members are lifelong activists who trace roots to protests in the late 1960s and have participated in movements from civil rights to reproductive rights and Black Lives Matter. The Palo Alto chapter exemplifies intergenerational continuity in progressive protest while facing some public criticism.
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