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Gray Panthers
Roger Sanjek
University of Pennsylvania Press
Philadelphia
Copyright © 2009 University of Pennsylvania Press
All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations used for purposes of review or scholarly
citation, none of this book may be reproduced in any form by any means without written
permission from the publisher.
Published by
University of Pennsylvania Press
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104-4112
Printed in the United States of America on acid-free paper
10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Sanjek, Roger, 1944–
Gray Panthers / Roger Sanjek.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-0-8122-4137-2 (alk. paper)
1. Gray Panthers—History. 2. Older people—United States. 3. Ageism—United States.
4. Kuhn, Maggie. I. Title.
HQ1064.U5S265 2009
305.26097—dc22
2008032914
For Lillian Rabinowitz and Frances Klafter,
and Maggie of course
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Contents
List of Abbreviations ix
Preface xiii
1. The Political Is Personal 1
2. The Road to Denver (1970–72) 11
3. The Road to Chicago (1972–75) 30
4. The Gray Panthers in Berkeley, California (1973–85) 58
5. The Gray Panthers in New York City (1972–85) 94
6. The Road to Washington (1976–85) 139
7. Loss and Continuity (1986–95) 179
8. Reorganizing for a New Century (1996–2007) 202
9. The Gray Panther Legacy 227
Notes 253
Bibliography 283
Index 291
Gallery following page 126
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Abbreviations
AAA Area Agency on Aging
AARP American Association of Retired Persons
ACTS Aging Continuing the Struggle
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act
AFL American Federation of Labor
AGE Action Group for the Elderly
AMA American Medical Association
AOA Administration on Aging
BANHR Bay Area Advocates for Nursing Home Reform
BARF Berkeley Anti-Reagan Festival
BORP Bay Area Outreach and Recreation Program
CARD Coalition against Registration and the Draft
CARIP Coalition against Rent-Increase Pass-alongs
CETA Comprehensive Employment and Training Act
CIL Center for Independent Living
CIO Congress of Industrial Organizations
COLA cost of living adjustment
CNN Cable News Network
C-SPAN Cable-Satellite Public Affairs Network
CUNY City University of New York
DFTA Department for the Aging
DHEW Department of Health, Education, and Welfare
DIA Disabled in Action
DRG Diagnostic Related Group
FEMA Federal Emergency Management Administration
HMOs health maintenance organizations
IDI Issue Dynamics Inc.
IMF International Monetary Fund
IRA individual retirement account
JPAC Joint Public Affairs Committee for Older Adults
MAD Mobilization against Displacement
MAD Mobilization against the Draft
x Abbreviations
MCHR Medical Committee on Human Rights
NAACP National Association for the Advancement of Colored
People
NARFE National Association of Retired Federal Employees
NCCNHR National Citizens Coalition for Nursing Home Reform
NCOA National Council on Aging
NCSC National Council of Senior Citizens
NGO non-governmental organization
NOW National Organization for Women
NPR National Public Radio
NSC National Steering Committee
NSCLC National Senior Citizens Law Center
NWRO National Welfare Rights Organization
NYNAM New York Network for Action on Medicare
NYNAMSS New York Network for Action on Medicare and Social
Security
NYPIRG New York Public Interest Research Group
NYSARA New York State Alliance for Retired Americans
OWL Older Women’s League
PBS Public Broadcasting System
PhRMA Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America
PIRG Public Interest Research Group
PSC Public Service Commission
PSS Presbyterian Senior Services
RAM Retirees Associated in Ministry
RCFE Residential Care Facilities for the Elderly
RIMM Retirees in Mission and Ministry
RPU Retired Presbyterians United
SAFE Seniors against a Fearful Environment
SASS Seniors for Adequate Social Security
SDS Students for a Democratic Society
SEIU Service Employees International Union
SOCC Save Our City Campaign
SOS Save Our Security
SPAN Stop Patient Abuse Now
SRO single room occupancy
SSI Supplemental Security Income
RPAG Retired Professionals Action Group
UHCAN Universal Health Care Action Network
UN United Nations
UNA United Neighbors in Action
U2K Universal Health Care 2000
TA Transit Authority
