Aging Activisms

June 28-July 11 2015 | Melissa Baldwin at Graz International Summer School Seggau

Co-chair Melissa Baldwin participated in the "Aging and the Lifecourse" seminar of the Graz International Summer School Seggau. She worked with instructors Kim Sawchuk and Helen Kivnik, fellow students Barbara Ratzenbock, Kirsten Ellison, and many others. Watch a trailer for the film on the summer school here (you might spy Melissa).

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