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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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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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“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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Women Rowing North – A Book for the Ages!

Women Rowing North – A Book for the Ages!

Grandmothers on the Move Episode 34 – Mary Pipher, Author of Reviving Ophelia and her newest book Women Rowing North – Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing as We Age.  A profound and transformative book…I was enlightened, deeply moved and couldn't put it down.  It's one of those books you want everyone you love to read …

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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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