Donations to the International Council of 13 Indigenous Grandmothers

           In many cultures throughout the world, the elders, the GRANDMOTHERS, are the ones who are looked upon as the guardians over the physical and spiritual survival of family and tribe. GRANDMOTHERS  are the keepers of rituals, wisdom, caring, strength and  love. In 2004 THIRTEEN GRANDMOTHERS from the four corners of the earth gathered at a retreat center in upstate New York, and created  the INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF THIRTEEN INDIGENOUS GRANDMOTHERS.

            Their mission: to form an alliance “of prayer, education and healing for our MOTHER EARTH  all her inhabitants, all the children, and for the next seven generations to come.”

            Since their first gathering, the GRANDMOTHERS have traveled the world meeting with the great and the humble to speak from the heart in order to educate  people to “wake up from our sleep before Mother Earth begins shaking.” These extraordinary women are connected to the earth through generations of those who have always lived lightly so that the next generations will be able to receive the earth’s bounties.

            Each grandmother, in addition to being shamans, medicine women, keepers of the wisdom of their ancestors, is highly educated in the ways and problems of modern life. They are midwives, graduate students, published poets and authors, researchers in cross-cultural problems of Traumatic Stress Syndrome.  Others work on problems specific to their  tribes. All are social activists in the causes of peace and justice, and in saving Mother Earth.

            We, in Central New York , are fortunate to host the GRANDMOTHERS both in Groton and in Ithaca for spiritual, educational and  community building events. The Women’s Gathering of Groton has created “THE GRANDMOTHERS SPEAK”  project in an effort to inspire us to renew and save our one and only precious Earth.

OR, please print, complete and submit the form below with your tax-deductible contribution. 

Make your check  payable to The Grandmothers Speak and mail it to:

Women's Gathering of Groton

PO Box 206

Groton, NY 13073 

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The Grandmothers do need your help and every little bit helps!