GRANDMOTHERS ON THE MOVE

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!  Women's Age Lab at Women's College Hospital in Toronto, Canada is a space dedicated to science-driven system and social change that will improve the lives of older women.  A place focused on supporting the healthy aging of women by reimagining a system and society where older women and their distinct well-being and health needs are recognized and addressed.  Let's hope this excellent institute inspires many othersCheck out the website for Women's Age Lab - where you can keep up to date with their ongoing, exciting work.Follow them on Twitter at @WCHospital @RochonPaulaAnd join the Virtual Workshop Series - still some left - on Digital Literacy! Details and links can be found on their website! https://www.womensresearch.ca/womens-age-lab/

New Podcast Titile :) Grandmothers on the Move is now:  Wisdom at Work: Older Women, Elderwomen, and Grandmothers on the Move! 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 refugees in their country, these three Australian grandmothers and their peers are taking a stand for decency, democracy and connection. Join me in listening to the Wisdom at Work of Elizabeth Cox, Jane Touzeau, and Janine Laurence.

Welcome back to Grandmothers on the Move for 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 for Youth!   "Grandmotherly Wisdom meets WHO's mental health Gap Action Program", TEWWY's website reads;  mobilizing the power of elderly women trained in creating safe spaces, interpersonal counselling,  Wisdom&Wellness Circles and more.  Rustica and Neema have a vision: answering the need for youth & community access to mental health support, and the equally compelling need to tap into older women's wisdom to build and strengthen that well-being and resilience.  Don't miss this inspiring conversation, and visit TEEWY's website at: https://tewwy.org/

 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 spirit, "Strengthening Communities to Speak for Themselves" reflects Patsy's principled and inspiring approach in all that she has done, and continues to do! A visionary with great modesty, Patsy has been a strong advocate for immigrant women and marginalized and underserved communities in a myriad of powerful ways.  Join me in this conversation with someone I am proud to call friend and mentor.   

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 insights that will challenge and inspire!  André's Picard's newest book provokes incredulity, outrage, admiration and hope that there are some beacons to light the way forward when it comes to Long Term Care and the desperate need for a reset!!  An urgent conversation with a truly humane, decent, award-winning journalist/health reporter, and expert on one of the most pressing issues of our times. Here's to aging with dignity, vigour and respect for rights!

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 ‘disappeared’ son Gustavo (taken by the Argentinian dictatorship in the ‘70s). Affectionately known in Argentina as “Norita”, she is a guiding light amongst a new generation of activists–fighting for human rights on all fronts, from decriminalization of abortion to challenging the crippling debt systems of the IMF… she carries on with passion, panache, and integrity. Light our way, Norita! Jason McNamara’s documentary is coming soon ***click this link https://www.filmindependent.org/programs/fiscal-sponsorship/norita/ to watch the trailer and be moved to tears, and…action!

World Read Aloud Day - February 3rd, 2021 - 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 right to literacy, and the powerful impact of sharing the joy of reading and books with children! Dr. Karen Burke of Scholastic Books, and Malcolm Mitchell - famous for football, beloved for his books and sharing his discovery of reading as his "greatest achievement" - determined now to share it! Two people devoted to literacy, children, and making every day a celebration of the transformative power of reading... one a grandmother, and one 'channelling his inner grandmother'! Part 2: Dr. Karen Burke

World Read Aloud Day - February 3rd, 2021 - 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 right to literacy, and the powerful impact of sharing the joy of reading and books with children! Dr. Karen Burke of Scholastic Books, and Malcolm Mitchell - famous for football, beloved for his books and sharing his discovery of reading as his "greatest achievement" - determined now to share it! Two people devoted to literacy, children, and making every day a celebration of the transformative power of reading... one a grandmother, and one 'channelling his inner grandmother'! Part 1: Malcolm Mitchell

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...tremendously profound and important; the knowing of Ma-Nee's life, her challenges, coming-to-self, her beloved Grandmother, her teachings, her towering resilience, her tireless activism and leadership, her mischievous and endearing laugh.... everything about Ma-Nee Chacaby is a gift.

This week on Grandmothers on the Move, 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 played the role of convenor, facilitator and motivator for many others, whether it's in the family, at the university where she taught, or in her community in Sudbury, Ontario. I guarantee, by the end of this interview, you will wish that you could drop by, sip some tea with her, laugh and ruminate, and fall in love with Paula's keen wit, ready laugh, and searing honesty, just as I did!

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 share their invaluable insights on feminist organizing, governing, movement building in the context of brutal dictatorship, and the book they are writing to share it all! Such passion, incisive analysis, transformative work nationally and internationally, and the joys of grandmotherhood – this is a rich and compelling conversation with generous women who embody the true meaning of leadership. A balm for the soul in challenging times.

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 platforms to the international stage. From her compelling love affair with her grandchildren, to her days running the South Asia UNIFEM regional office, to Chairing the Women Friendly Disaster Network she founded, this is a Grandmother who reminds us that grandmothers are the elder stateswomen in our midst!

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 work with diverse communities. Claudette brings her insight and gift for connection to all, including the many young people in her life!

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 significant contributions at the U.N. You'll want to hear her powerful insights, expertise, strong feelings and guidance on the extraordinary times we are living in, from COVID 19 to the movement to defeat anti-Black racism and intergenerational learning and yearning.

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. for generations to come. They mobilized citizens, they marshalled their expertise and moxie, and with humour, determination, principles and a deep desire for decency to be restored, they started a movement! Ellen, Dina & Kathy are just…fabulous! I spoke to them before the pandemic, and I know they’ll bolster our hope that there’s much more to come once we move past these profoundly challenging times!

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 I look for guidance when there are tough situations to navigate. Florence shares her thoughts in this moment, and emphasizes that we will need to hear from a great many women as we find our way through this global health crisis and into a more sustainable, resilient and hopeful future.

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 her show! Comedy, tattoos, the twists and turns of life… reflecting on speaking truth in comedy and social justice activism. Natalie is so clearly a most generous comedian, friend, iconoclast and the ‘bestest’ kind of disrupter!

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 riveting in her reflections on life in exile, building bridges to strengthen women’s movements, and grandmotherhood reinforcing ‘the private is political’!

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 really hear more!! An innovative, powerful programme with connection, community and compassion at its heart. But these conversations aren't pablum - they are vigorous, engaging, gentle when they need to be, authentic, and they can get REAL!! Patt's generosity of spirit and keen observations make her the perfect Ambassador and Facilitator... real admiration for her consummate skills!

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, "what we missed", and what must come next! A storyteller with vast experience and hundreds of lessons and lives informing her insights... from India to Afghanistan, from policy change to activism - you won't want to miss the wisdom Madhu shares with such humanity. Be sure to pick up her new book (on amazon) May I have Your Attention Please: Rethinking to Reclaim Rights!!

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 during the war to Syria, an engineer and a celebrated painter! An older woman and grandmother who breaks through stereotypes with humility and unfailing integrity! Her perspective is fascinating, her many pursuits extraordinary… she exemplifies a grandmothers on the move!

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 simple: Grandma making a favourite recipe in her kitchen, filmed by her grandchild, with warm and intimate conversation – it’s riveting! Jonas talks about the inspiration for this rapidly-growing project, and is joined by Frankie Wallach, one of the filmmakers! You really must check out these films, and if you are moved as I was, support the next season by going to Jonas’s Kickstarter Campaign (which ends Thursday, November 7th!)!! We all need more enriching Grandmas Project films in our lives! https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/jonaspariente/grandmas-project-season-2http://grandmasproject.org/

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 stressful. Pat found herself in a housing predicament, and decided to do something about it! Her search for community and house-mates has led to a FB phenomenon - and a creative and powerful response to the lack of affordable housing for older women. From FB page to a growing movement of women seeking creative alternatives, Pat has tapped into an urgent need, and a passion to do something about it. I promise by the end of this conversation, you’ll want to add your voice to the chorus clamouring for sister chapters of Senior Ladies Living Together...and find yourself joining Pat (and me!) to ask the question: Who is going to step up NOW and provide the much-needed funding?!!

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 saying they're incensed by what is happening to asylum-seekers, families and children as they cross the border into the U.S. seeking asylum. The group released the 'Crying Tape" of children in the processing centres being separated from parents, they won the John F. Kennedy Fdn Human Rights Award, they have a powerful mission (https://www.angrytiasandabuelas.com/) and advocate for dignity and justice for people released from Border Patrol or ICE detention. And it all started with 8 indomitable Women who came together - to DO something about their outrage at an egregious situation - do not miss The Angry Tias and Abuelas!

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 spent life creating and performing. From joining her family in the colonial 'Native side shows" next to the "freak shows" in the U.S. - to creating plays about the First Nations Missing and Murdered Women (Material Witness is on tour now),she has had a prolific and transformative life in the theatre. At 92 years of age Gloria is still going strong, and shares with great humour and frankness the challenges she overcomes to continue. "I am still here... performing, loving, living, dancing - and I think it's all because of the theatre". Honest and deeply reflective, it was a joy and a privilege to hear what Gayle has to share.

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. She cares deeply about our oceans, the life in them, and how it affects the planet. Her message rings out: “I just want to do something so that when my grandchildren are adults… they have the tools and continue fighting…this is just the beginning. Help the world because your grandchildren and your children’s children’s children are going to be living here. You may not see the destruction of the world, but it’s coming if we don’t do something”!

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 disappearing tradition)! Food and family and the fantastic older women who bring it all together! A delicious interview to share on Mother’s Day…as Vicky says, she’s devoted to making space for ‘ordinary’ grandmothers and how special they are! Check out the lovely videos and stories of The Pasta Grannies: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eb075ybTrmM&list=PLsetI_-3DvVsjwUgEQnfhg-vVw7eqaPb6&index=1

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 International - an international advocacy and empowerment organisation working with local, national and global partners to strengthen women's rights, reduce HIV and AIDS, and eradicate violence against women. Where something is needed and doesn't exist, Lesley Ann steps in to create it - always in collaboration, and with local women and realities at the heart of what she does! The world needs more of what she brings!

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 enlightened, deeply moved and couldn't put it down. It's one of those books you want everyone you love to read right away! As Mary says in this interview "I want readers to understand that this life stage is not solely defined by diminishment but also by great spiritual and emotional growth". Mary shares deep insights about building resilience, crafting resplendent narratives, forming intimate relationships, and Grandmotherhood... this book is a real gift to us all. Distilled wisdom and beauty.

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 streets" is Lara's exhortation to Grandmothers everywhere! Are there even words for how much we love this! Banksy move over, the Graffiti Grandmothers have walls to cover and messages to deliver!

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”! Lustre’s founders, Karen and Erica, are talking about it: “And then one day, bam! There it was. No office, no title, no business cards, no calendar, no meetings, no calls, no places we had to go…” And doing something about it: “We are the same people we always were. Nothing about retirement changes that. Shoulders back. Heads up. We were part of a large sisterhood when we started out. It’s time to come together again. We can forge a new picture of retirement if we do it together. We can shape the next decades. Together, we will build a new community—one with incredible energy, experience and power. And that, our friends, is priceless”. Agreed!

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 other people in their truth – no matter how vastly different it is”. And the truths in this conversation will expand, challenge and fill your heart. Joanne’s wisdom, humour and truth-telling is powerful and galvanizing…no wonder she is now Campus Elder at Ryerson University, after 30 years working as a counsellor for Ryerson’s Indigenous students! This conversation is like a precious road-map to transformation, reconciliation, and how to Stand in Your Truth with integrity, humanity and courage. Thank you, Joanne Dallaire!

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 pivotal role in the evolution and very continuation of our species. What we've always suspected! Here is a scientific, anthropological and deeply fascinating hypothesis... deeply satisfying too! This is the extended version of the interview - a longer, much more in-depth discussion which anthropology, ethnography and evolutionary biology buffs will find worth listening to!

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 pivotal role in the evolution and very continuation of our species. What we've always suspected! Here is a scientific, anthropological and deeply fascinating hypothesis... deeply satisfying too! There are two versions of this interview available... this one, a shorter excerpt, which provides an overview of The Grandmother Hypothesis, and another longer episode on my website (episode #30A) that has the full and extended interview - which anthropology, ethnography and evolutionary biology buffs will find worth listening to!

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 the Adani Mine, or advocating for the rights of refugee children in detention, her passion and humour are infectious. Every other phrase from Audrey is steely determination with an impish chuckle, : "This granny is not ashamed to put herself out there", "It's my time to Rebel!", "Im' gearing up to go out again and put my body on the line", "instead of knitting and watching a soapy (soap opera), I go out and do things that benefit others". Audrey has a message for each and every one of us, and I know you are going to feel as uplifted by her perseverance and vision as I did at the end of this conversation!

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 science of healthy aging and creating a world conducive to realizing “the untapped asset of our longer lives”. The Dean of the Mailman School of Public Health at Columbia U., she has combined brilliant medical insights into aging with an understanding of societal change and the key role of elders – for their greater health, for all generations, and the improvement of the human condition! AND she says that older people, older women – are the most future-looking people in our midst! Hear hear!

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, in accordance with the occupying Nazis’ policy against Jews. After four years in the ghetto, the family was deported to Auschwitz, Stutthof and a labour camp in Dresden, and then marched to Theresienstadt. There, in May 1945, Eva and her parents were liberated. By the age of twelve, she had endured over five years of imprisonment, hunger, disease and forced labour.Eva is an educator, an activist educator and participant in her community in Tulsa, Oklahoma - passionate about the improvement of the human condition and children’s rights. Eva shares her insights and thoughts, informed by her experiences as a child, and her determination and commitment to tell her story and prevent further suffering and abuses of children and all people. A Guiding Grandmother to be sure! The Jewish Federation of Tulsa says of Eva: “In 1978, Eva stood in a Tulsa classroom and for the first time shared the story of her Holocaust experiences. Since then, she has told her story over and over to thousands of students. Her commitment to Holocaust education continued to deepen and evolve with the formation of the “Holocaust Educators Group,” the direction of Tulsa’s annual Interfaith Holocaust Commemoration, and the establishment of Tulsa’s Council for Holocaust Education. Eva Unterman has truly shaped the way our community understands, learns and commemorates the Holocaust”

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.

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/

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!

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)

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.

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.

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 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!

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!

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 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!

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.

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!

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!

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!

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.