Comments on: Grace Paley Passes On http://jvoices.com/2007/08/23/grace-paley-passes-on/ Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:21:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Sue Hoffman http://jvoices.com/2007/08/23/grace-paley-passes-on/comment-page-1/#comment-11958 Sue Hoffman Thu, 30 Aug 2007 19:18:46 +0000 http://jvoices.com/2007/08/23/grace-paley-passes-on/#comment-11958 Just got back from vacation to hear about the death of Grace Paley. She was a mentor and role model for my Jewish eco-feminist activism in the early 1980's when we organized the Women's Pentagon Action together. Thousands of women placed cardboard tombstones on the grounds in front of the building to commemorate women who had died due to the power of US militarist, anti-woman and anti-nature domination. Included were the Jewish women who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. We then surrounded the Pentagon; dozens were arrested. She passed along to us young women her heritage of activism and encouragement to speak up and take risks, but to root our activism in love, not anger. She shared power in collective decision-making. Let us carry on her legacy by teaching and sharing as she did, with an open heart, across the generations. Just got back from vacation to hear about the death of Grace Paley. She was a mentor and role model for my Jewish eco-feminist activism in the early 1980’s when we organized the Women’s Pentagon Action together. Thousands of women placed cardboard tombstones on the grounds in front of the building to commemorate women who had died due to the power of US militarist, anti-woman and anti-nature domination. Included were the Jewish women who died in the Triangle Shirtwaist fire. We then surrounded the Pentagon; dozens were arrested. She passed along to us young women her heritage of activism and encouragement to speak up and take risks, but to root our activism in love, not anger. She shared power in collective decision-making. Let us carry on her legacy by teaching and sharing as she did, with an open heart, across the generations.

]]> By: oneluckyfellow http://jvoices.com/2007/08/23/grace-paley-passes-on/comment-page-1/#comment-11734 oneluckyfellow Fri, 24 Aug 2007 16:02:42 +0000 http://jvoices.com/2007/08/23/grace-paley-passes-on/#comment-11734 please check out this personal blog of a friend of mine. she writes beautifully about Grace Paley and her writing: http://sassafras.blogs.friendster.com/my_blog/ please check out this personal blog of a friend of mine. she writes beautifully about Grace Paley and her writing:

http://sassafras.blogs.friendster.com/my_blog/

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