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Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind -- even if your voice shakes.
-- maggie kuhn, founder

Gray Panthers is pleased to announce the publication of Gray Panthers, a book by Roger Sanjek, a Gray Panther member. Gray Panthers traces the roots of Maggie Kuhn's social justice agenda to her years as a YWCA and Presbyterian Church staff member from an insider's viewpoint. It tells the nearly forty-year story of the intergenerational grassroots movement that Kuhn founded and its scores of local groups."
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Gray Panthers continue to support progressive healthcare reform as an issue priority. We believe that healthcare is a human right, not an option. The current corporate healthcare system is driven by greedy and profit-hungry interests while over 47 million Americans are left uninsured or underinsured. To protest these healthcare profits,
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gray panthers are Age and Youth in Action. We are an intergenerational, multi-issue organization working to create a society that puts the needs of people over profit, responsibility over power and democracy over institutions. get involved Do you want to make a difference? Have your voice heard? Be a part of a unique group of activists? Sign up to receive periodic information from us! The Longevity Revolution by Robert N. Butler Gray Panther and Pulitzer Prize winner Dr. Butler seeks to lay out the origins of the revolution in longevity, describe the challenges created, the many adjustments that have already been made, those which will be necessary to meet present concerns and the possible threats to longevity. >> learn more   employee free choice act - stand up for workers As the new presidential administration and Congress were sworn into office, there were several front-line issues that they faced. The Employee Free Choice Act is one of these issues and Congress plans to move on it quickly! The Employee Free Choice Act would lead to some of the most significant changes in labor law in six decades. With pressure from both sides- businesses and working Americans, the fate of the labor market now lies in the hands of newly elected officials. >> view action alert Silence is Consent Speak Out to End the War Don’t be lulled by the swelling public mood against the war—that’s only half the story. Even if the troops come home tomorrow, this war’s immense costs will weigh down the next generation(s). >> more older americans act appropriations The Older Americans Act (OAA) is the backbone of services to America's aging population. The OAA helps seniors to stay independent and healthy through a wide range of services and programs. >> learn more