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Kira Gowenus: “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”

Kira Gowenus: “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”

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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 …

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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.”

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.”

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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 …

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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.

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.

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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 …

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Moira Allan: It has been talked about for so long now – it really is high time that [a UN Convention] comes into being.

Moira Allan: It has been talked about for so long now – it really is high time that [a UN Convention] comes into being.

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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 …

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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.”

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.”

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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 …

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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!”

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!”

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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 …

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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”

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”

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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 …

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Theresa Flavin: “Turning 65 and diagnosed with dimentia, you are ostrasized, dehumanized, institutionalized, homogenized, collateralized. None of those are compatible with human rights.”

Theresa Flavin: “Turning 65 and diagnosed with dimentia, you are ostrasized, dehumanized, institutionalized, homogenized, collateralized. None of those are compatible with human rights.”

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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 …

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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”

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”

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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 …

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Ferdoushi Begum: “A UN Convention will be a pledge with the legal force to ensure the dignity and entity of all older people”

Ferdoushi Begum: “A UN Convention will be a pledge with the legal force to ensure the dignity and entity of all older people”

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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 …

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