Author: ilana

We Feminists Dared to Step Into the State!

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 …

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I Will Do My Part And I Ask Everyone To Do Theirs

I Will Do My Part And I Ask Everyone To Do Theirs

This 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 …

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A Powerful Two Spirit Journey

A Powerful Two Spirit Journey

Grandmothers 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 …

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World Read Aloud Day: The “3Ps” of Reading: Pleasure, Passion and Power for Transformation Part 1

World Read Aloud Day: The “3Ps” of Reading: Pleasure, Passion and Power for Transformation Part 1

World 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. …

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World Read Aloud Day: The “3Ps” of Reading: Pleasure, Passion and Power for Transformation Part 2

World Read Aloud Day: The “3Ps” of Reading: Pleasure, Passion and Power for Transformation Part 2

World 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. …

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A Revolutionary Borne of Necessity – Norita of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo

A Revolutionary Borne of Necessity – Norita of the Mothers of the Plaza de Mayo

A 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 …

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Neglected No More-The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada’s Elders in the Wake of a Pandemic

Neglected No More-The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada’s Elders in the Wake of a Pandemic

Neglected 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 …

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Strengthening Communities to Speak for Themselves!

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 …

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Introducing: Tap Elderly Women’s Wisdom for Youth!

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 …

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Grandmothers for Refugees, Australia!

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 …

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