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...
Since our inception in 2018, Changing the Narrative’s tagline, reflecting our end game, has been: Ending Ageism Together. Why are we optimistic right now that there is progress in the global campaign to end ageism? October 1 marked the United Nations International Day...
We’d like to suggest that those of us fighting ageism stop using a concept: “late bloomer”. This is not to say we have anything against the idea that people can reach their potential at any time of life. Quite the opposite. The bone to pick here is with the word...
I’ve always loved giving with a purpose in mind, and this year I’d like to focus on an issue I’ve been working on: addressing ageism. This 2019 holiday anti-ageism holiday gift guide suggests a few gifts that advance the movement to end ageism, and...
In the last 48 hours, my news feed has flooded with Facebook’s “How HARD did aging hit you?” posts, tagged with #AgingChallenge. As someone trying to change the narrative about aging and ageism, my immediate reaction was: “You’ve got to be kidding me! Another example...
