68 episodios
WISDOM AT WORK: : Older Women, Elderwomen, Grandmothers on the Move! ilana landsberg-lewis
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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!
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Louise Lamothe - Reflections and resonance: from healing, to the dancing lens and bringing colour to colour-less spaces
Send us a Text Message.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 being have to teach us. There is so much to learn from Louise, as she shares stories of her work as a palliative care nurse around the world, integrating Indigenous practices to nurture spaces of compassion and reciprocity. Her profo...
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Hendrica Okondo: Reflections on history, power and generations of feminist resilience
Send us a Text Message.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 independence, with economic, cultural, human rights and scientific insights and learnings that challenge and delight. Her stories of the women in her family, her studies, and work through the years are not just heartwarming, but lessons in subtl...
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Aundra Willis Carrasco: Writing the Untold Story of Her Brother's Place in History
Send us a Text Message.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 and tragedy, as she unveils the story of her brother's rise and fall in her new book: "Winston Willis: A Memoir". From the grooves of a vibrant jazz scene to the chilling grip of systemic racism, Aundra guides us through the heart of a m...
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Without Grandmothers, what would our world look like today?!
Send us a Text Message.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 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 insi...
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Dr. Paula Rochon: Women's Age Lab, A Global First!
Send us a Text Message.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 reimagini...
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Grandmothers for Refugees, Australia!
Send us a Text Message.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 an...