Joan Wile

I am a grandmother of five who founded Grandmothers Against the War over seven years ago. Among our many activities, we were arrested and jailed when we tried to enlist at the Times Square recruiting center in October 2005, which became a worldwide story overnight. We’ve traveled to Europe and to Washington to speak, rally, lobby, and perform. We hold vigils, demonstrations, protests—all sorts of actions—and do shows written mostly by me. I am an ASCAP lyricist and composer with a long career as a singer in cabarets, recording studios, on movie soundtracks, and on records. I have written at least a thousand jingles, songs, film songs, as well as a number of cabaret acts, and eight musicals, five of which were produced off- and off-off Broadway. My first book was published in 2008 by Citadel Press, entitled Grandmothers Against the War: Getting off Our Fannies and Standing Up for Peace.