

Mehrangiz at the International Indigenous Research Conference!
Mehrangiz Monsef, one of the research assistants and collaborators at Aging Activisms, is in New Zealand this week, attending the...


Decoloniality and Aging Activisms
So much to think about following the 2016 National Women's Studies Association Conference. Maddy, May and Melissa were grateful to gather...


Intergenerational storytelling in Nogojiwanong/Peterborough continues...
This moment. This confluence of forces that finds us face to face at this exact time and precise place. This is sacred space. -...


Intergenerational activist storytelling project kicks off at Sadleir House
On Wednesday morning at Sadleir House—a community hub with its own rich activist history—we brewed coffee, made piles of nametags and...


grandmother
Image retrieved here. We are re-sharing this poem from Waaseyaa'sin Christine Sy's brilliant, lyrical, and insightful blog,...


Thank you, Aging Activisms.
It is with a mixture of sadness, deep love, and gratitude that I am stepping back from the steering committee of Aging Activisms this...


On the bus ride back: Emma’s Reflections on the World Social Forum, Part 1
This mural dedicated to Berta Cáceres is located at the Université du Québec à Montréal’s central campus. It’s hard to peg down just a...


Aging Activisms at the World Social Forum
Last night, the 2016 World Social Forum (WSF) began! Emma and I arrived on Kanienke’haka Mohawk Nation territory, in Montreal, Quebec...


Solidarity across ages, movements, and barbed-wire fences to end indefinite detention
All photos taken by Clifford Skarstedt/Peterborough Examiner/Postmedia Network. See the Peterborough Examiner article here. On Tuesday...


“The Good Mother,” The Good Grandmother? Post Conference Questions and Thoughts
Jenny Jones calls this archetype the dominant maternal identity, wherein the mother is doing her caregiving in a happy, nuclear...
