On Saint Patrick's Day, March 17, 2003, Grady and three others, Daniel J. Burns, her sister, Teresa B. Grady, and Peter De Mott, took part in a protest action against the impending American invasion of Iraq.
On March 17, 2003, which is Saint Patrick's Day, Grady and three other individuals—Daniel J. Burns, his sister Teresa B. Grady, and Peter De Mott—joined a protest action opposing the planned U.S. invasion of Iraq.