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WISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!

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Oct. 6, 2024

A Leader amongst 23,000 Grandmothers!

A Leader amongst 23,000 Grandmothers! Jolly Babirukamu, affectionately known as Kaaka Jolly – is one of those leaders who brings light into the world – motivating and mobilizing with boundless energy and deep insights. She is...

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Aug. 22, 2024

“Wherever you are on this journey… you are welcome!"

Three powerful voices: Rosalind Pollack Petchesky, Esther Farmer, and Pam Sporn. For decades they fought Israel's Occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, defying dismissal and disrespect from the mainstream community. Now the...

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June 3, 2024

A Love Affair with CEDAW and Gender Equality: In Conversation with Al…

Meet Alda Facio, a feminist activist, educator, creator and jurist whose work has influenced thinking about women's rights from Costa Rica to the United Nations. In this episode, Alda talks about her love affair with the Conv...

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May 28, 2024

Louise Lamothe - Reflections and resonance: from healing, to the danc…

Join me for an intimate conversation with Louise Lamothe, a Swampy Cree grandmother and great-grandmother, whose story is a testament to the healing journeys and deep insights older women and Indigenous ways of knowing and b...

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May 5, 2024

Hendrica Okondo: Reflections on history, power and generations of fem…

This week, I had the honour of sitting down with Hendrica Okondo, a natural storyteller who makes the phrase 'living memory' resonate, with profundity and humour! Hendrica paints a vivid picture of colonial Kenya and indepen...

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March 24, 2024

Aundra Willis Carrasco: Writing the Untold Story of Her Brother's Pla…

When the echoes of jazz legends still rumbled through Cleveland, a determined young man named Winston Willis carved out a slice of American history. His remarkable sister, Aundra, joins me to share a riveting tale of triumph ...

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March 24, 2024

Without 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 program director of Kimara Peers Educators and Health Pr...

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April 18, 2023

Dr. Paula Rochon: Women's Age Lab, A Global First!

Dr. Paula Rochon: Women's Age Lab - a Global First! Join me for a conversation with the founding Director of the truly necessary, innovative and exciting Women's Age Lab! The first and only centre of its kind in the world! …

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Jan. 10, 2022

Grandmothers for Refugees, Australia!

This week I bring to you Grandmothers for Refugees from Australia. Thoughtful, personal and political - from "Grandmothers Unite! to jolting others out of their comfort zones to rally against the egregious treatment of refuge...

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Dec. 19, 2021

Introducing: Tap Elderly Women's Wisdom for Youth!

Today, 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 f...

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Nov. 30, 2021

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 spiri...

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March 30, 2021

Neglected No More-The Urgent Need to Improve the Lives of Canada's El…

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 …

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Feb. 22, 2021

A Revolutionary Borne of Necessity - Norita of the Mothers of the Pla…

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 ‘di...

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Feb. 1, 2021

World Read Aloud Day: The "3Ps" of Reading: Pleasure, Passion and Pow…

World Read Aloud Day - 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...

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Feb. 1, 2021

World Read Aloud Day: The "3Ps" of Reading: Pleasure, Passion and Pow…

World Read Aloud Day - 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...

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Dec. 23, 2020

A Powerful Two Spirit Journey

Grandmothers on the Move Episode 54 brings you Ma-Nee Chacaby, and a powerful conversation about her book, A Two-Spirit Journey: The Autobiography of a Lesbian Ojibwa-Cree Elder. This book is a must-read... it just IS...trem...

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Oct. 24, 2020

I Will Do My Part And I Ask Everyone To Do Theirs

This week, I have the pleasure of speaking with Paula Wharton. I think of her as the Grandmother-Convenor. She has marshaled her emotional resources more than once to move forward in her life. And, powerfully, Paula has pla...

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Sept. 20, 2020

We Feminists Dared to Step Into the State!

Grandmothers on the Move Episode #52: We Feminists Dared to Step Into the State! A daring, dynamic feminist duo, Jacqueline Pitanguy and Branca Moreira Alves… two organizers of the feminist movement in Brazil in the 1970s sha...

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Aug. 17, 2020

I'm Retired but Not Tired!

Grandmothers on the Move, Episode #51 Meet Chandni Joshi, a tireless advocate for women’s rights from Nepal, who has never wavered in her determination to amplify the voices of grassroots women - in national government platfo...

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July 23, 2020

A Life of Community Commitments and Connections

A Life of Commitments and Connections - Claudette London shares reflections and learning in a conversation that just touches the surface of the expanse of the relationships and support networks she has created through her wor...

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July 8, 2020

People Must Not Tire!

People Must Not Tire! Achola Pala Okeyo is one of the voices we need to hear in this historic moment. Her career spans research, policy, community building, & advocacy - with a national, regional and global reach, including s...

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April 13, 2020

Badass Grandmas for Democracy!

These self-named Badass Grandmas for Democracy (as they say, Grandchildren not required!) took on the establishment in North Dakota to fight corruption – and won! Their mission: To engage you in restoring trustworthy govt. fo...

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April 5, 2020

In a Time of Crisis: Women we need to Hear

Grandmothers on the Move Episode 47 -- In a Time of Crisis: Women we need to Hear. Today, Florence Butegwa, Ugandan feminist lawyer, long time women's human rights activist, U.N. leader - she is one of the women to whom …

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March 23, 2020

March 2020 Series "Reprieve and Refuelling": Natalie K. Levant

Grandmothers on the Move #46 March 2020 Series “Reprieve and Refuelling”: Natalie K. Levant instantly warmed my heart and made me want to rush to Philadelphia (pre-solidarity-distancing!) to hang out for hours and then watch ...

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March 21, 2020

Reprieve and Refuelling: Ana Falú

Reprieve and Refuelling – ideas from the frontline of activisms to fuel our spirits in troubled times! Ana Falú, an Argentinian architect, professor, activist and long-time women’s rights leader/agitator/visionary is rivetin...

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Feb. 27, 2020

Joy in Connection! I Can Still Up and At'Em!

Grandmothers on the Move Episode #44, The Joy in Connection! I Can still be Up and At'em! The engaging, insightful Patt Schroeder - facilitator extraordinaire at Well Connected - a wonderful programme about which you should...

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Jan. 31, 2020

Dreaming Kept Us Awake

Grandmothers on the Move Podcast #43 brings to you deep reflections from my superlative guest, Madhu Bala Nath. Lyrical, practical, wise and perseverant, Madhu speaks of what has been accomplished to advance gender equality,...

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Dec. 5, 2019

These Kinds of Jobs Should be Done by Older People!

These Jobs Should be Done by Older People! The delightful and insightful Erzsebet Andreanszky, from Hungary, speaks about her life in Lebanon as a young mother, her ‘accidental’ life as a humanitarian aid worker from Iraq dur...

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Nov. 6, 2019

The Grandmas Project: Sharing the World's most Delicious Heritage!

Grandmothers on the Move Podcast Episode 41: The Grandmas Project: Sharing the World’s most Delicious Heritage! This is a scrumptious, endearing and important short-video initiative, started by Jonas Pariente. So smart and si...

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Aug. 5, 2019

Senior Ladies Living Together - It Just Makes Sense!

Grandmothers on the Move, Episode 40: Senior Ladies Living Together - It Just Makes Sense! Hear Pat Dunn talk about the housing crisis for older women and grandmothers, and how precarious housing can be dire and tremendously...

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June 28, 2019

We Will Not Back Down - The Angry Tias and Abuelas!

WE WILL NOT BACK DOWN! Grandmothers on the Move Podcast #39 brings to you the important work of THE ANGRY TIAS AND ABUELAS. Joyce and Madeleine, two of the dynamic abuelas, are thoughtful, passionate, and not reticent about s...

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May 26, 2019

BRINGING SPIDERWOMAN TO LIFE!

Grandmothers on the Move Podcast Episode 38: BRINGING SPIDERWOMAN TO LIFE! A remarkable story and a remarkable grandmother - Gloria Miguel founded the world-celebrated Spiderwoman Theatre with her sisters in 1975, and has sp...

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May 19, 2019

Grandma, Did You Save Any Dolphins Today?

Grandmothers on the Move Podcast Episode 37: Grandma, Did You Save Any Dolphins Today? Barbara Napoles - moved from the agony of the loss of her daughter to passionate advocacy to save dolphins and fight their captivity. S...

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May 13, 2019

The Pasta Grannies - A Delicious Living History!

Grandmothers on the Move Podcast, Episode 36: The Pasta Grannies – A Delicious Living History! The delightful Vicky Bennison – a grandmother herself – finds and films Italian grandmothers who still make pasta by hand (a disa...

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May 6, 2019

What If All Women Who Were Survivors Had This?

Grandmothers on the Move Episode 35 - What If All Women Who Were Survivors Had This? Dr. Lesley Ann Foster is a passionate, tireless activist and grandmother - the founder and Director of Masimanyane Women's Rights Internati...

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April 29, 2019

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 enlighte...

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April 12, 2019

The Graffiti Grannies of Lata 65!

Grandmothers on the Move Episode 33 brings you Lara Seixo Rodrigues, founder of Lata 65 - also known to many of us as the Graffiti Grannies! An amazingly creative, inspiring, transformative programme. "Get a can and go to the...

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March 26, 2019

Lustre.net! An Illustrious Life after Retirement!

Grandmothers on the Move! Indeed! Today, a totally different conversation - Lustre – a website, and a burgeoning community – for women who are finding their footing in a new chapter, and getting out of the “retirement box”! ...

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March 15, 2019

Stand in Your Truth

Welcome back to Grandmothers on the Move! I'm your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and today, I am honoured to speak with Joanne Dallaire. Joanne tells us “Being in my truth is vitally important to me in order to work with othe...

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March 3, 2019

The Grandmother Hypothesis: Grandmothers as the Longevity Lifeboat of…

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and today I have the great honour to speak with Dr. Kristen Hawkes, the brilliant originator of THE GRANDMOTHER HYPOTHESIS: How grandmothers played a ...

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March 3, 2019

The Grandmother Hypothesis- Grandmothers as the Longevity Lifeboat of…

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and today I have the great honour to speak with Dr. Kristen Hawkes, the brilliant originator of THE GRANDMOTHER HYPOTHESIS: How grandmothers played a ...

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Dec. 12, 2018

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 th...

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Dec. 2, 2018

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 scie...

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Nov. 11, 2018

"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,...

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Nov. 8, 2018

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 ...

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Oct. 21, 2018

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 …

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Oct. 14, 2018

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 leadershi...

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Oct. 7, 2018

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...

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Oct. 1, 2018

Introducing The Society of Fearless Grandmothers!

Grandmothers on the Move - an episode not to be missed! Pennie Opal Plant, one of the co-founders of Idle No More SF Bay, tells us the story of how she started the Society of Fearless Grandmothers, joined by the …

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Sept. 16, 2018

If I am not myself, who am I? If not now, when?

In this episode of Grandmothers on the Move, let me introduce you to a master storyteller - Carole Adriaans - who passionately shares stories of her remarkable history, how she came to stage powerful events with great meaning...

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Sept. 9, 2018

The Living Legacy of a Wonder Woman

Grandmothers on the Move - This is a departure for me, speaking to a Grandmother who forged her own path in the private sector, and has thought deeply about the legacy of women entrepreneurs, and empowering young women to mak...

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Sept. 2, 2018

Redefining Aging and being Chronologically Gifted!

Grandmothers on the Move - In this episode I speak to two women who really challenge the notion of 'grandmother' in completely different ways! Dorrie Jacobson, "mature fashionista" of the Senior Style Bible and I talk about h...

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Aug. 26, 2018

A Lifetime Devoted to Equality

Grandmothers on the Move - In this episode I speak with Gladys Acosta Vargas - A Lifetime Devoted to Equality. Gladys is an Expert sitting on the CEDAW Committee - the United Nations Committee that oversees the implementation...

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Aug. 19, 2018

Grandmothers Rocking Solidarity Not Charity Part 2!

Grandmothers Rocking Solidarity Not Charity Part 2 - the next installment on the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign - this time with Grandmothers who have started groups more recently in the United States, Australia and Ca...

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Aug. 12, 2018

Grandmother Solar Engineers, the Legacy of Light!

I am excited about Grandmothers on the Move, Episode 16: Grandmother Solar Engineers, the Legacy of Light! Meet Ilivani Vumainabuke, from Fiji, who is participating in a 6 month course for grandmothers from the global south, ...

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Aug. 4, 2018

Grandmother Power

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! Today, you will hear some of the valuable insights and reflections of Paola Gianturco, author-photographer extraordinaire, who brought us the book Grandmother Power! Paola interviewed Gran...

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July 30, 2018

Been There, Done That, What Else Can I Do?!

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! Today, a mentor and friend and women's human rights advocate, Edna Aquino, of the Philippines - a human rights activist since she was 17, and founder of a new group of Lola Aktbista ( …

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July 22, 2018

We Won't Stand for This

Welcome to a Special Episode of Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis. Today, I am speaking to Grandmothers on a mission... 2 Grandmother Representatives from Grannies Respond/Abuelas Responden - an a...

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July 15, 2018

The Secret Ingredient - A Grandmother's Love

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis. Today, the heartwarming story of Ploumitsa - a Greek grandmother living in New York - who reinvented herself as a Chef after meeting the owner of Enot...

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July 7, 2018

Amplifying the Voices of African Women

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis. Today, a great pleasure and honour! A conversation with Ruth Ojiembo Ochieng, a respected leader in the peace and security architecture in Africa. A d...

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July 1, 2018

U.S. Grandmothers Forging A Path to Sanity and Safety Part 1

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis. This is Part 1 of a special 2-episode programme! U.S. Grandmothers Forging A Path to Sanity and Safety Part 1 - is a conversation with Margaret Heldri...

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July 1, 2018

U.S. Grandmothers Forging A Path to Sanity and Safety Part 2

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis. This is Part 2 of a special 2-episode programme! U.S. Grandmothers Forging A Path to Sanity and Safety Part 2 - is a conversation with Judy Kahrl, fou...

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June 24, 2018

Revolutionary Reflections on Power in Nicaragua

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and today I have the great honour to speak with Malena de Montis. A participant in the Sandinista Revolution in Nicaragua that overthrew the Somoza di...

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June 17, 2018

Grandmothers Rocking Solidarity Not Charity!

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and today's topic is particularly close to my heart. I am thrilled to introduce you to the remarkable Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign. In this e...

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June 10, 2018

We are willing to put our feet on the ground!

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and I am delighted to share my conversation with Barbara Coloroso - international bestselling author, speaker, humanitarian - an expert on parenting, ...

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June 2, 2018

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 ...

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May 27, 2018

GRANDMOTHERS' ACTIVISM: STRENGTH BEYOND MEASURE

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 ...

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May 20, 2018

Fracking Turned Me Into An Activist

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I’m your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and in this Episode, I speak to a grandmother who became an activist, surprising even herself! Gillian Kelly is a psychotherapist, and a warm, insight...

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May 12, 2018

Turning Pain into Power-for-Change One Chessboard at a Time

Welcome to Grandmothers on the Move! I'm your host, Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, and today I was touched and inspired by my conversation with Ms Raydell Lacey, a grandmother - and great-grandmother! - in Chicago, who started a rema...

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May 6, 2018

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 - feminis...

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March 5, 2018

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 ...

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