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Why we need to queer age now more than ever.
Continue ReadingAgeism is a rampant part of our culture. Learn from those who are advocating to disrupt ageism of all types!
Why we need to queer age now more than ever.
Continue ReadingI don’t know which person in this video is more annoying, the college kid saying, “If I get corona, I get corona. I’m not going to let it stop me from partying,” or the 93-year-old dissing the partiers: “They think they know it all. They think they’re better than children were years ago.” Both are foolish. The […]
Continue Reading| Kyrié Carpenter, Managing Editor, Ashton Applewhite, Ryan Backer and Sheila Callaham
Research shows that 75% of adults 60 and older — and 65% of those between ages 45 and 59 — say they believe their age puts them at a disadvantage when looking for work. It’s worse for women. According to a survey of 1,550 women–786 who were women of color–The Riveter reports that 58% of […]
Continue ReadingSeventy is the new outspoken. Speak up!
Continue ReadingMy first response to the unretouched photos was colored by my inner ageist. I felt exposed, vulnerable and unmasked, with my 76 year old skin photographed close-up and very personal. My inner ageist dislikes the skin changes that appear with aging. My inner activist loves them. Many times I don’t live up to my own expectations when confronting ageism
Continue ReadingI was fortunate enough to be an active participant in the Women’s Movement of the 60s and 70s. Not only was this pressure group dynamically underway but the mood of this era was vibrant: the back and foreground of exciting change included the Peace Movement, new music, different ways of being, Woodstock, love-ins, gurus, LSD, […]
Continue ReadingI have a recurring memory of meeting for an interview with one of my spiritual teachers. How many years ago did this meeting take place? I think several, perhaps even a decade has passed. I was struggling with memories around personal and family wounds over-taking me during my contemplation and meditation practices. My teacher responded […]
Continue ReadingI learned slowly and gently to coax the bag lady out of the darkness, listen to her message for me, respond differently to older people, and deal with the fear and dread of my own aging.
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