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WISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Radical imagination, joy, healing, and nurturing Organizations with a Soul: Wisdom with HopeWhat happens when we bring our whole hearts and selves to our activism? Hope Chigudu, a self-described "uncontainable feminist activist" encourages us not to leave our hearts at the gate of our organizations, to revel in radical imagination, bring love and healing to the work, share power, create orgranizations with a soul where we can work with purpose and joy, voice criticsm without fear, and flourish. I assure you - Hope's wisdom, honesty and insight will inspire, delight and ignite! 2025-05-0939 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Grandmothers for Gun Responsibility - Join the National Movement!Join the Launch March 17th at 3pm ET and join Grandmothers for Gun Responsibility - just go to: https://thegrandmothers.org/launch Margaret Heldring never imagined spending her retirement organizing to end gun violence. Yet following the Sandy Hook tragedy in 2012, Margaret - a retired psychologist - found herself leading what would become Grandmothers for Gun Responsibility—a movement that's redefining both how we approach gun safety and what it means to be an older woman activist in America today.Sarah J. Dean, Advisory Council member, shares the organization's journey from a local Washington State group...2025-03-1742 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Kira Gawenus: “Together this intergenerational partnership between the youth and elders has the power to turn the Convention [for the Rights of Older Persons] into a reality – to create a legacy of rights and respect for many generations to come”Welcome! This is ilana Landsberg-Lewis, your host for the Wisdom at Work podcast: Elderwomen, Older women and Grandmothers on the Move!What follows is a special and exciting 10-part series... 'Age With Rights and Dignity' - 10 interviews in which we will hear from older and younger advocates from different corners of the world. These committed champions and advocates will share with us why they care about the rights of older persons, and what they are doing to help bring a new United Nations Convention on the rights of older persons into being - for...2024-12-1511 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Faith Young: “Any lack of protection of the human rights of older persons affects everyone else, so I hope more people will see that - and how interconnected everything is.”Welcome! This is ilana Landsberg-Lewis, your host for the Wisdom at Work podcast: Elderwomen, Older women and Grandmothers on the Move! What follows is a special and exciting 10-part series... 'Age With Rights and Dignity' - 10 interviews in which we will hear from older and younger advocates from different corners of the world. These committed champions and advocates will share with us why they care about the rights of older persons, and what they are doing to help bring a new United Nations Convention on the rights of older persons into being - for...2024-12-1412 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Catherine Elise Dumont: It is very important that older people of the world have the opportunity to speak about their lives and the necessity and obligation of having an International Convention.Welcome! This is ilana Landsberg-Lewis, your host for the Wisdom at Work podcast: Elderwomen, Older women and Grandmothers on the Move!What follows is a special and exciting 10-part series... 'Age With Rights and Dignity' - 10 interviews in which we will hear from older and younger advocates from different corners of the world. These committed champions and advocates will share with us why they care about the rights of older persons, and what they are doing to help bring a new United Nations Convention on the rights of older persons into being - for...2024-12-1030 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Moira Allan: It has been talked about for so long now - it really is high time that [a UN Convention] comes into being.Welcome! This is ilana Landsberg-Lewis, your host for the Wisdom at Work podcast: Elderwomen, Older women and Grandmothers on the Move!What follows is a special and exciting 10-part series... 'Age With Rights and Dignity' - 10 interviews in which we will hear from older and younger advocates from different corners of the world. These committed champions and advocates will share with us why they care about the rights of older persons, and what they are doing to help bring a new United Nations Convention on the rights of older persons into being - for...2024-12-1044 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Frances Zainoeddin: "Do not go backward on the rights we gained as younger women! As we age we have to keep an eye on the future, and the continuum of rights from cradle to grave."Welcome! This is ilana Landsberg-Lewis, your host for the Wisdom at Work podcast: Elderwomen, Older women and Grandmothers on the Move!What follows is a special and exciting 10-part series... 'Age With Rights and Dignity' - 10 interviews in which we will hear from older and younger advocates from different corners of the world. These committed champions and advocates will share with us why they care about the rights of older persons, and what they are doing to help bring a new United Nations Convention on the rights of older persons into being - for...2024-12-0543 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Margaret Young, Founder, Age Knowble: "The power is in the people, you and me... join the movement for a UN Convention on the Rights of Older Persons!"Welcome! This is ilana Landsberg-Lewis, your host for the Wisdom at Work podcast: Elderwomen, Older women and Grandmothers on the Move!What follows is a special and exciting 10-part series... 'Age With Rights and Dignity' - 10 interviews in which we will hear from older and younger advocates from different corners of the world. These committed champions and advocates will share with us why they care about the rights of older persons, and what they are doing to help bring a new United Nations Convention on the rights of older persons into being - for...2024-12-0519 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Vijay Naraidoo: "With a UN Convention for the rights of Older Persons comes dignity and respect, attacking ageism at its roots; and human rights will be a culture well embedded"Welcome! This is ilana Landsberg-Lewis, your host for the Wisdom at Work podcast: Elderwomen, Older women and Grandmothers on the Move!What follows is a special and exciting 10-part series... 'Age With Rights and Dignity' - 10 interviews in which we will hear from older and younger advocates from different corners of the world. These committed champions and advocates will share with us why they care about the rights of older persons, and what they are doing to help bring a new United Nations Convention on the rights of older persons into being - for...2024-12-0529 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Theresa Flavin: "Turning 65 and diagnosed with dimentia, you are ostrasized, dehumanized, institutionalized, homogenized, collateralized. None of those are compatible with human rights."Welcome! This is ilana Landsberg-Lewis, your host for the Wisdom at Work podcast: Elderwomen, Older women and Grandmothers on the Move!What follows is a special and exciting 10-part series... 'Age With Rights and Dignity' - 10 interviews in which we will hear from older and younger advocates from different corners of the world. These committed champions and advocates will share with us why they care about the rights of older persons, and what they are doing to help bring a new United Nations Convention on the rights of older persons into being - for...2024-12-051h 25WISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Jane Nyawira Miano: "I envisage a UN Convention that gives us a voice in decision making and human rights - a unique instrument for unique problems"Welcome! This is ilana Landsberg-Lewis, your host for the Wisdom at Work podcast: Elderwomen, Older women and Grandmothers on the Move!What follows is a special and exciting 10-part series... 'Age With Rights and Dignity' - 10 interviews in which we will hear from older and younger advocates from different corners of the world. These committed champions and advocates will share with us why they care about the rights of older persons, and what they are doing to help bring a new United Nations Convention on the rights of older persons into being - for...2024-12-0450 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Nena Georgantzi: "Where change happens, is really on the ground... governments get involved in the Convention when they hear national actors, citizens...requesting it"Welcome! This is ilana Landsberg-Lewis, your host for the Wisdom at Work podcast: Elderwomen, Older women and Grandmothers on the Move!What follows is a special and exciting 10-part series... 'Age With Rights and Dignity' - 10 interviews in which we will hear from older and younger advocates from different corners of the world. These committed champions and advocates will share with us why they care about the rights of older persons, and what they are doing to help bring a new United Nations Convention on the rights of older persons into being - for...2024-12-0430 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Ferdoushi Begum: “A UN Convention will be a pledge with the legal force to ensure the dignity and entity of all older people"Welcome! This is ilana Landsberg-Lewis, your host for the Wisdom at Work podcast: Elderwomen, Older women and Grandmothers on the Move!What follows is a special and exciting 10-part series... 'Age With Rights and Dignity' - 10 interviews in which we will hear from older and younger advocates from different corners of the world. These committed champions and advocates will share with us why they care about the rights of older persons, and what they are doing to help bring a new United Nations Convention on the rights of older persons into being - for...2024-12-0431 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!A Leader amongst 23,000 Grandmothers!A Leader amongst 23,000 Grandmothers!Jolly Babirukamu, affectionately known as Kaaka Jolly – is one of those leaders who brings light into the world – motivating and mobilizing with boundless energy and deep insights. She is a teacher, Grandmother of 30 grandchildren, and a leader amongst the community of 23,037 Grandmothers at Nyaka, Uganda (founded by visionary Twesigye Jackson Kaguri 23 years ago, first known to me as an early partner of the Stephen Lewis Foundation). Nyaka is a community-led organization that was founded in response to the devastating impact of HIV/AIDS, and provides free education to children who have lost one o...2024-10-0630 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!“Wherever you are on this journey… you are welcome!"Three powerful voices: Rosalind Pollack Petchesky, Esther Farmer, and Pam Sporn. For decades they fought Israel's Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, defying dismissal and disrespect from the mainstream community. Now these elderwomen are chaining themselves to the White House fence and taking to the streets to protest the genocide. Their insights are poignant, fierce, challenging and often raucously funny! They are modeling grit, intelligence, compassion, and how to mobilize around the "horror and the hope" of this moment. 2024-08-2254 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!A Love Affair with CEDAW and Gender Equality: In Conversation with Alda FacioMeet Alda Facio, a feminist activist, educator, creator and jurist whose work has influenced thinking about women's rights from Costa Rica to the United Nations. In this episode, Alda talks about her love affair with the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and her 2 decades working with multitudes of women's human rights activists in the excellent Women's Human Rights Institute! Her pioneering efforts light the way to show us how the law can be harnessed as a formidable tool for justice and advocacy, and how a U. N. Convention can unite women across g...2024-06-0331 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Louise Lamothe - Reflections and resonance: from healing, to the dancing lens and bringing colour to colour-less spacesJoin me for an intimate conversation with Louise Lamothe, a Swampy Cree grandmother and great-grandmother, whose story is a testament to the healing journeys and deep insights older women and Indigenous ways of knowing and being have to teach us. There is so much to learn from Louise, as she shares stories of her work as a palliative care nurse around the world, integrating Indigenous practices to nurture spaces of compassion and reciprocity. Her profound wisdom on ceremony, connection, and respect for the land offers invaluable lessons on bridging gaps created by historical trauma from colonial harms, and creating the...2024-05-2846 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Hendrica Okondo: Reflections on history, power and generations of feminist resilienceThis week, I had the honour of sitting down with Hendrica Okondo, a natural storyteller who makes the phrase 'living memory' resonate, with profundity and humour! Hendrica paints a vivid picture of colonial Kenya and independence, with economic, cultural, human rights and scientific insights and learnings that challenge and delight. Her stories of the women in her family, her studies, and work through the years are not just heartwarming, but lessons in subtle and overt forms of power, and feminism(s) that ripple through generations. From indomitable familial matriarchs (and supportive male figures), to the dichotomies of Catholic observance and...2024-05-0643 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Aundra Willis Carrasco: Writing the Untold Story of Her Brother's Place in HistoryWhen the echoes of jazz legends still rumbled through Cleveland, a determined young man named Winston Willis carved out a slice of American history. His remarkable sister, Aundra, joins me to share a riveting tale of triumph and tragedy, as she unveils the story of her brother's rise and fall in her new book: "Winston Willis: A Memoir". From the grooves of a vibrant jazz scene to the chilling grip of systemic racism, Aundra guides us through the heart of a metropolis where her brother soared to the heights of entrepreneurship. And then.... Aundra recounts th...2024-03-2446 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Without Grandmothers, what would our world look like today?!Grandmothers on the Move – A Grandmother, a Leader, a Visionary, and a tireless advocate for people living with HIV & AIDS, Pfiriaeli Kiwia is the inspiring founder and program director of Kimara Peers Educators and Health Promoters in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Mama Kiwia brings the indefatigable grandmothers of sub-Saharan Africa at the heart of the response to the AIDS pandemic, raising millions of orphaned grandchildren, right into the room with us. Her insights and her story of turning personal determination into powerful collective community action are guaranteed to stay with you! Part of the Grandmothers on the Move podcast ser...2024-03-2429 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Dr. Paula Rochon: Women's Age Lab, A Global First!Dr. Paula Rochon: Women's Age Lab - a Global First!Join me for a conversation with the founding Director of the truly necessary, innovative and exciting Women's Age Lab! The first and only centre of its kind in the world! Women’s Age Lab at Women's College Hospital in Toronto, Canada is a space dedicated to science-driven system and social change that will improve the lives of older women. A place focused on supporting the healthy aging of women by reimagining a system and society where older women and their distinct well-being and health needs are recognized and...2023-04-1836 min
Older Women & FriendsOlder Women and Wisdom with Ilana Landsberg-LewisSend us a Text Message.Ilana Landsberg-Lewis has spent her entire adult life engaged in the struggle for the rights of women and girls. Although she is not a grandmother yet, she is inspired by what she calls the “disrupters” and “influencers,” elder women who kick stereotypes to the curb with their wisdom and their personal and public contributions.2022-12-0134 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Grandmothers for Refugees, Australia!New Podcast Titile :) Grandmothers on the Move is now: Wisdom at Work: Older Women, Elderwomen, and Grandmothers on the Move! This week I bring to you Grandmothers for Refugees from Australia. Thoughtful, personal and political - from "Grandmothers Unite! to jolting others out of their comfort zones to rally against the egregious treatment of refugees in their country, these three Australian grandmothers and their peers are taking a stand for decency, democracy and connection. Join me in listening to the Wisdom at Work of Elizabeth Cox, Jane Touzeau, and Janine Laurence.2022-01-1031 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Introducing: Tap Elderly Women's Wisdom for Youth!Welcome back to Grandmothers on the Move for a tremendous intergenerational conversation about wellness, Elderly women's wisdom, and the creation of a powerful Tanzanian organization by Rustica Tembele and her daughter Neema Tembele - Tap Elderly Women's Wisdom for Youth! "Grandmotherly Wisdom meets WHO's mental health Gap Action Program", TEWWY's website reads; mobilizing the power of elderly women trained in creating safe spaces, interpersonal counselling, Wisdom&Wellness Circles and more. Rustica and Neema have a vision: answering the need for youth & community access to mental health support, and the equally compelling need to tap into older women's wisdom to buil...2021-12-1933 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Strengthening Communities to Speak for Themselves! Patsy George, a champion for human rights, shares insights from her remarkable range of endeavours - from policy and government to mobilizing for change! Dynamic, energetic and with a palpable decency and generosity of spirit, "Strengthening Communities to Speak for Themselves" reflects Patsy's principled and inspiring approach in all that she has done, and continues to do! A visionary with great modesty, Patsy has been a strong advocate for immigrant women and marginalized and underserved communities in a myriad of powerful ways. Join me in this conversation with someone I am proud to call friend and mentor. 2021-11-3035 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!Neglected No More-The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada's Elders in the Wake of a PandemicNeglected No More-The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada's Elders in the Wake of a Pandemic by André Picard (March 2021). My friends, even if you are not from Canada this book is a must-read, -- André has insights that will challenge and inspire! André's Picard's newest book provokes incredulity, outrage, admiration and hope that there are some beacons to light the way forward when it comes to Long Term Care and the desperate need for a reset!! An urgent conversation with a truly humane, decent, award-winning journalist/health reporter, and expert on on...2021-03-3032 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!A Revolutionary Borne of Necessity - Norita of the Mothers of the Plaza de MayoA Revolutionary Borne of Necessity: Meet Nora Morales de Cortiñas -last active member of the iconic Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo resistance movement in Argentina. Still without closure in the struggle for justice for her ‘disappeared’ son Gustavo (taken by the Argentinian dictatorship in the ‘70s). Affectionately known in Argentina as “Norita”, she is a guiding light amongst a new generation of activists–fighting for human rights on all fronts, from decriminalization of abortion to challenging the crippling debt systems of the IMF… she carries on with passion, panache, and integrity. Light our way, Norita! Jason McNamara’s documentary is co...2021-02-2225 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!World Read Aloud Day: The "3Ps" of Reading: Pleasure, Passion and Power for Transformation Part 2World Read Aloud Day - February 3rd, 2021 - The "3Ps" of Reading: Pleasure, Passion and Power for transformation. Punctuate this important day with two advocates championing the critical importance of storytelling, reading and reading aloud, the right to literacy, and the powerful impact of sharing the joy of reading and books with children! Dr. Karen Burke of Scholastic Books, and Malcolm Mitchell - famous for football, beloved for his books and sharing his discovery of reading as his "greatest achievement" - determined now to share it! Two people devoted to literacy, children, and making every day a celebration of t...2021-02-0127 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!World Read Aloud Day: The "3Ps" of Reading: Pleasure, Passion and Power for Transformation Part 1World Read Aloud Day - February 3rd, 2021 - The "3Ps" of Reading: Pleasure, Passion and Power for transformation. Punctuate this important day with two advocates championing the critical importance of storytelling, reading and reading aloud, the right to literacy, and the powerful impact of sharing the joy of reading and books with children! Dr. Karen Burke of Scholastic Books, and Malcolm Mitchell - famous for football, beloved for his books and sharing his discovery of reading as his "greatest achievement" - determined now to share it! Two people devoted to literacy, children, and making every day a celebration of t...2021-02-0130 min
Two Old Bitches: Stories from Women who Reimagine, Reinvent and RebelSO6 Episode 02: Ilana Landsberg-Lewis - Happily Getting OlderWith “thousands of grandmothers' voices and stories” in her head, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, a Canadian labor and human rights lawyer and passionate women’s rights advocate, started the “Grandmothers on the Move” podcast over two years ago. Fifty-three engaging episodes later, she’s already succeeded in her goal to “kick old stereotypes to the curb” through conversations with astonishing older women. Ilana worked at the UN Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) for many years before joining with her father in 2003 to co-found the groundbreaking Stephen Lewis Foundation to partner directly with community-based groups confronting the HIV-AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa. She is an ardent...2021-01-0536 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!A Powerful Two Spirit JourneyGrandmothers on the Move Episode 54 brings you Ma-Nee Chacaby, and a powerful conversation about her book, A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder. This book is a must-read... it just IS...tremendously profound and important; the knowing of Ma-Nee's life, her challenges, coming-to-self, her beloved Grandmother, her teachings, her towering resilience, her tireless activism and leadership, her mischievous and endearing laugh.... everything about Ma-Nee Chacaby is a gift. 2020-12-2345 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!I Will Do My Part And I Ask Everyone To Do TheirsThis week on Grandmothers on the Move, I have the pleasure of speaking with Paula Wharton. I think of her as the Grandmother-Convenor. She has marshaled her emotional resources more than once to move forward in her life. And, powerfully, Paula has played the role of convenor, facilitator and motivator for many others, whether it's in the family, at the university where she taught, or in her community in Sudbury, Ontario. I guarantee, by the end of this interview, you will wish that you could drop by, sip some tea with her, laugh and ruminate, and fall in love wi...2020-10-2433 minWISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!We Feminists Dared to Step Into the State!Grandmothers on the Move Episode #52: We Feminists Dared to Step Into the State! A daring, dynamic feminist duo, Jacqueline Pitanguy and Branca Moreira Alves… two organizers of the feminist movement in Brazil in the 1970s share their invaluable insights on feminist organizing, governing, movement building in the context of brutal dictatorship, and the book they are writing to share it all! Such passion, incisive analysis, transformative work nationally and internationally, and the joys of grandmotherhood – this is a rich and compelling conversation with generous women who embody the true meaning of leadership. A balm for the soul in challenging times2020-09-2057 min