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

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, to learn how to be Solar Engineers! Barefoot College, in Tilonia, Rajasthan, India. Grandmothers lighting the way!

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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 Grandmothers around the world working to improve the human condition, and has documented women's issues in 62 countries. Paola has been on Oprah Winfrey, done a TED Talk, written 6 notable books, and in 2017 the YWCA inducted her into the Marin Women's Hall of Fame! Grandmother power indeed!

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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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 ( grandmother activists)! Edna talks about the activists who fought the Marcos regime who are now grandmothers, some of them active in the resistance to the current President Duterte. Come hear Edna's reflections as she starts yet another chapter of Lola activism and solidarity!

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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 action caravan of Grandmothers and GrandOthers across the U.S. (from New York to McAllen, Texas) to protest the government's policy on separation of children from migrant parents fleeing violence and crossing the border, they are demanding reunification of the children with their families. And an interview with Liz DeCou, a nurse and now an advocate joining the same struggle, who was arrested in California when she tried to deliver toys and solace to migrant children in 'detention'. Grandmothers taking a stand! It brings hope to us all.

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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 Enoteca Maria Restaurant (Jody Scaravella)! Grandmother Chefs, and Ploumitsa brings us their story, translated by her daughter, Maria Zimnis. A delicious tale, from a proud Greek grandmother and now a celebrity chef!

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 dedicated and effective advocate for women's human rights, Ruth was the Executive Director of Isis-WICCE in Uganda, which advocates for women's rights in 50 countries through training and skills building, documenting women's realities, and lobbying governments. Ruth is a member of the International Coordinating Committee of Women's Human Rights Defenders, an advisory member of the Women's Initiative for Gender Justice in the Hague, and amongst other things, works with the Stephen Lewis Foundation building relationships with grassroots partner organizations at the frontlines of the AIDS pandemic in sub-Saharan Africa.

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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, founder of Grandmothers for Reproductive Rights (GRR), which "advocates for the reproductive rights, justice, and health care, for which our generation fought so hard" Judy shares her outrage at the current threat to women's reproductive rights in the United States, and puts it directly "you don't mess with grandmothers, and if grandmothers speak out, you've got to listen"!

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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 Heldring, founder of Grandmothers Against Gun Violence, based in Seattle. Margaret shares the genesis of GAGV, the solidarity they have with young people fighting for an end to gun violence in the United States, and why it is so important for grandmothers to take a stand. It is a moment of true optimism to hear Margaret speak about the urgency, focus, experience and resolve of grandmothers determined to make the future safer for their grandchildren, and all children in the U.S.

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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 dictatorship, and then a Director of Social Planning in the new government of Daniel Ortega. Malena left the FSLN party in 1989 to establish the Centre for Democratic Participation and Development, and as a feminist leader has written books about feminism, empowerment and popular education and power. Power, and transformative power is a theme that runs through Malena's work in Nicaragua, and extensively on the international stage, always connected to the grassroots, always thoughtful, she is a force, and a passionate advocate for peace, women's rights, and now, in a terrible moment of government tyranny, an important dissenting voice. 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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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 episode we hear from 3 grandmothers in Canada who are part of a growing global movement of Grandmothers - over 10,000 of them - working to support strong, determined African grandmothers who are raising millions of grandchildren orphaned by AIDS. My involvement in this Grandmother-driven work is what inspired me to launch this podcast! To learn more about the Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign in the U.S. go to: https://grandmotherscampaignusa.org/ In Canada, go to: grandmotherscampaign.org

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