Grandmothers for Peace

Grandmothers for Peace
FormationMay 1982; 42 years ago (1982-05)
FounderBarbara Wiedner (1928–2001)
Founded atSacramento, California, US
PurposeAnti-war
Anti-nuclear
HeadquartersElk Grove, California, US
Director
Lorraine Krofchok
Websitewww.grandmothersforpeace.org

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]

  1. ^ Woo, Elaine (2001-12-08). "Barbara Wiedner, 72; Advocate for Peace Led an International Group". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
  2. ^ "History and Vision". Grandmothers for Peace. Retrieved 2006-11-11.