Molly Klopot

Overview

Molly Klopot (née Eisenstat) born Detroit, MI May 16, 1919. Co-founder Raging Grannies; arrested in Times Square protest 2005; chair New York WILPF 1998; co-founder Not in Our Name: We Pledge to Resist (NION) against Iraq War 2001; Clara Lemlich awardee 2013.

Quotations

"We are at a very important point in the history of our country. It is our responsibility as patriots not to be silent." (at trial, April 20, 2006, New York Times, April 21, 2006)

“If you’re going to have a war on the world, you have to have a war on the people, you have to have a war on our civil liberties, you have to have a drive toward fascism. And we see that is what is happening.” (film by Gabrielle Zampanni, “Voices of Dissent”, p. 30; photo granny power)