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...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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! …
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...
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...
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...
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 …
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 …
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 ...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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”! ...
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...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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,...
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 ...
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 …
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...
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...
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 …
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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...
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 ( …
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...