‘Wild Old Women’ Close San Francisco Bank Of America Branch

[JDPriestly]

5. We older women should fight for ourselves and for our children -- now.

Most of us are mothers. All our lives, we have defended and nurtured those we love. We nursed our babies, changed their diapers, wiped their noses, fed them, packed their lunches, put on their socks and their shoes and made sure they got to school.

Now we need to remind society that not just our children but all God's children need to be taken care of. Each of us needs shoes -- and a home -- and food -- and clothing -- and opportunities in life.

The greedy banks and 1%ers, the people who live only to watch the bottom line on their personal balance sheet grow have forgotten how to behave toward others. They need to sit in the corner for a while and think about what they have done. Maybe they should go without dessert until they start minding their manners at the table.

We grandmothers need to speak up louder.

If you look back at the history of the Bush administration, you see over and over again in the commodities market, the stock market, everywhere, that among the first to warn, to try to blow the whistle and to stand still to stop the impending economic disaster were women.

And over and over, these smart young women were looked at and heard but then silenced.

I applaud the elderly women who closed the Bank of America branch. They showed courage and understanding.

I hope that not just the Bank of America but all the financial sector pays attention.