Our friend and neighbor Peg Brennan died on July 19 at the age of 89, having lived a thoroughly engaged and inspired life.  She was a mother of three, a den mother of the Zen Den (her son’s boy scout troop bringing them on peace marches), civil rights and anti-war activist, feminist, NYC social worker, Senior Action Network member and Glide member as well as an entrepreneur having opened an anti-war coffeehouse in 1963 (MacDougal East), the NY Women’s Coffeehouse together with a collective at 57 Seventh Avenue South, a “head shop” of sorts (The Clean Machine) to ensure her teenagers had something constructive to do during the tumultuous sixties, and collectively restored an old Brooklyn brownstone in which she lived communally for 30 years.  She obtained her BA at NYU in Latin American Studies in 1948. She was also a close friend of and owned a home with Flo Kennedy for those of you who may remember Flo.

Taking it to the streets came naturally to Peg and in that spirit her son and daughter Bruce and Pam shall host in her honor a Dia de los Muertos meets New Orleans style dirge (a street procession with a brass jazz band) meets the Haight Ashbury, memorial celebration scheduled to occur on SATURDAY, AUGUST 24 at 4pm in the 500 block of Ashbury Street (between Haight and Page).  Fun, festive attire and musical instruments are completely appropriate.  Folk music and food will follow until 7pm at 525 Ashbury Street!  A PegBoard (photos) and an altar (remembrances) are in progress … and can grow.