The Gray Panthers, founded in 1972, are a series of multi-generational local advocacy networks in the United States which confront ageism and many other social justice issues. During the early years of the 1970s and 1980s, the main issues of the Gray Panthers included forced retirement, ageist stereotypes, cuts to Medicare and Social Security, and world peace. Over the years, the group worked to addresses other threats and social injustices such as the wars in Iraq, racism, campaign reform, and LGBTQ+ rights.

The Seattle Gray Panthers was founded in 1976, with headquarters in the Green Lake neighborhood, and later at the Good Shepherd Center in Wallingford. This folded pamphlet produced by the Seattle Gray Panthers chapter describes the concerns of the group and the goals towards which they were working at the time, including the abolition of mandatory retirement; the enactment of a national health care program; a national housing program for a mix of all ages, incomes, and backgrounds; and redirection of military funding into social services programs.