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 …
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 …
Send us a Text Message. Wisdom at Work: Older Women, Elderwomen and Grandmothers on the Move! Episode 67: “Wherever you are on this journey… you are welcome”! Three powerful voices: Rosalind Pollack Petchesky, Esther Farmer, and Pam Sporn – elder women activists from Jews for Peace in New York share their insights from a long …
Send us a Text Message. Meet 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 …
Send us a Text Message. 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 …
Send us a Text Message. Join 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 …
This week, I had the honour of sitting down with Hendrica Okondo, a natural storyteller who makes the phrase 'living memory' resonate, with insight and humour. Hendrica paints a vivid picture of colonial Kenya and independence, with economic and scientific insights and stories that challenge and delight. Her stories of the women in her family, …
Hi, I’m Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, your host of "Grandmothers On The Move", the podcast that kicks old stereotypes to the curb! Come meet these creative, outrageous, authentic, adventurous, irreverent and powerful Disrupters and Influencers. In this Episode, I have the great pleasure of speaking to a lifelong activist and champion of women's human rights, particularly in …
Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis. Today, a great pleasure and honour! A conversation with Ruth Ojiembo Ochieng, a respected leader in the peace and security architecture in Africa. A dedicated and effective advocate for women's human rights, Ruth was the Executive Director of Isis-WICCE in Uganda, which advocates for …
Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis. This is Part 2 of a special 2-episode programme! U.S. Grandmothers Forging A Path to Sanity and Safety Part 2 – is a conversation with Judy Kahrl, founder of Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights (GRR), which "advocates for the reproductive rights, justice, and health care, …