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There Is An Optimism In Survival

There Is An Optimism In Survival

Welcome to Wisdom at Work: Older Women, Elderwomen and Grandmothers on the Move! I'm your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and today – the inaugural episode of this podcast, I am interviewing a special guest – My Mother – feminist journalist and activist, Michele Landsberg. My mother, my mentor, the epitome of courage, the grandmother who inspired …

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How Voting YES Ended an Era

How Voting YES Ended an Era

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and today, I have the great pleasure to bring you the insights, activism and passion of Carol Hunter – the grandmother behind Grandparents 4Repeal in Ireland. Truly Influencers – the group played an important role in the Irish referendum, that resulted, on May 25, …

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What No One’s Talking About

What No One’s Talking About

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. Grandmothers – from the living room to the courtroom – making powerful contributions in every walk of life. We know them most …

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NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US!

NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US!

NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US!   Mama Zodwa Ndlovu is a force of nature.  Hear her story of breathtaking grief and titanic strength and determination.  She has triumphed over adversity, and become a leader in her community, and one of the organizers of the growing South African Grandmothers Movement. Grandmothers who lost some or all …

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A Powerful Testament – The Personal IS Political

A Powerful Testament – The Personal IS Political

A Powerful Testament – the Personal IS Political.      I am still thinking about all of the rich insights that Peggy Antrobus shared… a glimpse into a remarkable lifetime of principled, feminist and transformative leadership and activism awaits you in this inspiring conversation! …and deeply moving reflections on how tremendously difficult personal experiences have …

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Don’t Wait to be Great – Do it Now!

Don’t Wait to be Great – Do it Now!

Raven Blair Glover  a.k.a. Raven, The Talk Show Maven, known by many as the " Queen of Interview Conversion" is my guest today! I was touched by how honest and personal Raven is when she shares her story and insights, and she certainly doesn’t hold back on what motivates her and how she wants others …

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Without the Grandmothers, What would our world look like today?

Without the 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 programme 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 …

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“Grandmothers, We must gather our strength and help!”

“Grandmothers, We must gather our strength and help!”

In 1939, Eva was a happy six-year-old living with her parents in Lodz, Poland. She was looking forward to starting first grade. However, instead of starting school, Eva, along with her family, was forced into the Lodz Ghetto, in accordance with the occupying Nazis’ policy against Jews. After four years in the ghetto, the family …

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Aging and Strength: Grandmothers, Engagement and Social Change

Aging and Strength: Grandmothers, Engagement and Social Change

Grandmothers on the Move podcast episode featuring Dr. Linda P. Fried. This remarkable and internationally renowned global leader and scientist in the fields of epidemiology and geriatrics has dedicated her career to the science of healthy aging and creating a world conducive to realizing “the untapped asset of our longer lives”.  The Dean of the …

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As I get older I get more Brave-It’s my time to Rebel!

As I get older I get more Brave-It’s my time to Rebel!

Audrey Cooke, originally from Singapore, and in Australia now for 50 years, is a social justice dynamo! She is the personification of having the courage of one's convictions. Whether taking action to oppose the building of the Adani Mine, or advocating for the rights of refugee children in detention, her passion and humour are infectious. …

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