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WISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move! episodes
- 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 Promoters in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Mama Kiwia brings the indefatigable grandmothers of sub-Saharan Africa at the heart of the response to the AIDS pandemic, raising millions of orphaned grandchildren, right into the room with us. Her insights, and her story of turning personal determination into powerful collective community action is guaranteed to stay with you! Part of the Grandmothers on the Move podcast series on the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign - Solidarity not Charity! This is where hope lies - at the grassroots - with grandmother leaders like Pfiriaeli.
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30 min - 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 insights, and she certainly doesn’t hold back on what motivates her and how she wants others to be motivated to “find their passion”! Her motto is Don’t Wait to be Great - or it May be Too Late, and you certainly will feel it when you hear her! Winner of the 2016 President's Lifetime Achievement Award Winner signed by Barack Obama, interviewer of so many celebrities and luminaries, Jack Canfield has called her “one of the best interviewers on the planet”. Raven is the Founder and CEO of the Amazing Women of Power positive programming radio network, magazine, and trains people on how to leverage the power of interviewing and much much more! You can find Raven at https://www.facebook.com/talkshowmaven/
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31 min - 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 leadership and activism awaits you in this inspiring conversation! ...and deeply moving reflections on how tremendously difficult personal experiences have informed her life in the struggle for gender justice. Dr. Peggy Antrobus has been working on women’s rights, economic rights and analysis, building movements, founding feminist institutions, overcoming colonialism… connecting the dots and understanding the necessity of intersectionality in social justice work for decades. I am excited to share this conversation with one of my sheroes with all of you!
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28 min - 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 one of the organizers of the growing South African Grandmothers Movement. Grandmothers who lost some or all of their adult children to AIDS, raising millions of children orphaned by AIDS are standing up and demanding their human rights, and a seat at the table where decisions are being made that have a direct impact on their lives! Here is a FIRST conversation in a series to come where African Grandmothers talk about the resilience, indomitability and love they draw on to deal with the ravages of AIDS. If you want to learn more about the Campaign (and how to join) in support of these remarkable African grandmothers, listen to Grandmothers on the Move Episodes #7 and #17 Grandmothers Rocking Solidarity not Charity Parts I and II)
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19 min - 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 1000 Grandmothers Bay Area, who put themselves on the frontlines - holding off police for 5 hours so climate protectors and protestors could complete a 2,500ft long mural on climate justice! An Indigenous Grandmother who teaches us about fearless love and compassion and taking a stand for Mother Earth.
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33 min - 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 and purpose... a trip back to her homeland of South Africa with her 6 grandchildren, and a life exemplifying the meaning of Ubuntu.
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17 min - The Living Legacy of a Wonder WomanGrandmothers 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 make the changes they want to see. And she believes the winds of change are blowing! Grandmothers in the living room, courtroom and now the Boardroom. Gail Zelitzky, the wonder woman behind Wonder Women Mastermind!
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21 min - 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 her objection to the label 'grandmother', and my determination to reclaim it! Ieda Jonasdottir Herman is an adventurer extraordinaire - amongst other pursuits, paragliding with the Seagulls at 93 in her native Iceland, and author of Growing Up Viking: Fond Memories of Iceland! Join us as we explore traditional notions of grandmothers and in the process, explode them!
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26 min - A Lifetime Devoted to EqualityGrandmothers 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 of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. It's a mouthful, but the most powerful international legal instrument promoting women's rights - and Gladys is one of its important champions! A Grandmother Expert in the truest sense...join me for this conversation on living a lifetime devoted to equality for women and children.Grandmothers – from the living room to the courtroom – making powerful contributions in every walk of life. We know them most intimately as loving caregivers, the older women in our lives with a thousand stories about their grandchildren and pictures in their purses. In this podcast, you’ll come to know even more about our Grandmothers – they are galvanized, determined and are guaranteed to get you thinking! What drives them? What are they up to? What is the potential of Grandmother power, and how is it changing the world?! Grandmothers are on the move…you don’t want to be left behind!
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23 min - 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 Canada! This episode has a special introduction, with the African Grandmothers' Call to Action from the Peoples' Tribunal on African Grandmothers' Rights in the midst of the AIDS pandemic. Always so inspiring to hear from Grandmothers involved in the Campaign that inspired this Podcast!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 Influencers.
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About WISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move!
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Hi, I’m Ilana Landsberg-Lewis, your host of WISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, 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 Influencers. Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers – from the living room to the courtroom – making powerful contributions in every walk of life. We know them most intimately as loving caregivers, the older women in our lives with a thousand stories about their grandchildren and pictures in their purses…. In this podcast, you’ll come to know even more about our Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers - they are galvanized, determined and are guaranteed to get you thinking! What drives them? What are they up to? What is the potential of Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmother power, and how is it changing the world?! WISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers are on the move...you don’t want to be left behind!