Curious minds want to know: Do you let your wrinkles, greys, or aging body dictate what you do or don’t do? Do you allow social assumptions like “Old people are not tech savvy,” or “Old people can’t successfully start a new career” stop you from pursuing the career...
To be truly radical is to make hope possible instead of despair convincing. Last Monday, I moderated the kickoff keynote panel on ageism and ableism at the American Society on Aging’s #OnAging2023 conference. I quoted Raymond Williams, then asked panelists...
What is Ageism Awareness Day? October 7, 2022 marked international Ageism Awareness Day, a day to focus on what ageism is and highlight its impact. Ageism negatively affects each of us, our communities and society. For Changing the Narrative as well as many of you,...
The first Sunday after Labor Day was proclaimed National Grandparents Day by President Jimmy Carter in the 1970s. Celebrating grandparents might sound like a no brainer, but it took nearly two decades of advocacy to make the day happen. The need for a National...
Social media is how many grassroots organizations can make an impact quickly and inexpensively. Activism is now something we can all do using tools most of us already use – Facebook and Instagram. Social media is a worldwide phenomenon that is not likely to go...
Anti-ageism activists faced new challenges in 2021, but we also saw the anti-ageism movement growing. In this blog, we opened 2021 by talking about resilience. As we know, we never stop growing and contributing, no matter our age. To inspire us, we gathered more...
