It is now that time of year for the wonderful spring holidays of Easter, Passover and Ramadan. Usually during these intergenerational holidays, we celebrate festivities with entire families, often remembering the rituals that have been shared for hundreds, perhaps...
One unintended side effect of coronavirus is how hard people are working to staying connected while social distancing. Folks get creative when a real need arises. Italians singing from windows and balconies. People visiting relatives through windows. In my...
Would you talk to my middle school students about ageism? That’s the inquiry I received from the Denver Green School sixth-grade teacher Becca Allen in late January. Middle school students were interested in ageism. And since what I do is present and teach about...
Our mission is to fight ageism. So how does that relate to our name, Changing the Narrative? A narrative is just a story, but the stories we tell are what form our beliefs. The stories we tell about growing old are limited and often negative. To fight ageism, we have...
There are a lot of things to say about ageism and why it is a problem. Fortunately, there are more and more voices speaking out. It is going to take plenty of conversation to move the needle. Taking action on ageism will require shifting culture. Here are some ways we...
“Ageism is about older people”. When you do a search on the word “ageism”, this definition comes up: “prejudice or discrimination on the grounds of a person’s age.” What follows is a series of articles about the impact of ageism on older people....
