Barbie, Movie Casting, and Ageism
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Gray Panthers NYC Board
🎉 Happy Birthday, Maggie Kuhn! 🎂🎈
Happy Birthday, Maggie Kuhn! Thank you for your trailblazing spirit as the founder of the Gray Panthers, advocating for senior citizens'...
Emily Trask
GPNYC on 45 Forward with Ron Roel-After the Pandemic: How Can We Improve Our Long-Term Care System?
Listen to Michelle Arnot and Carrie Leljedal on the 45 Forward podcast with Ron Roel. Episode Description: One of the tragic outcomes of...
Michelle Arnot
August 29, 2023, Building Bridges with the Industry, Transformation Tuesday
Aug 29, 2023 02:00 PM Eastern Time Panelists: Susan Ryan, CEO of the Center for Innovation Governor Mark Parkinson, President & CEO...
Gray Panthers NYC Board
What’s Slower…Rush Hour Traffic, or Carrying Out Existing Laws on Long-Term Care?
If you want to get a conversation started with a stranger here in New York City, just talk about the weather, the MTA, or the traffic....
Michelle Arnot
GPNYC VP, Michelle Arnot, Delivers Remarks at the UN General Assembly, July 10, 2023
I am Michelle Arnot, representing Gray Panthers NYC, a member of the Stakeholder Group on Ageing. There is no doubt COVID19 has...
Gray Panthers NYC Board
The Inhumanity of the Supreme Court’s Decisions on Affirmative Action, LGBTQ+ Rights & Student Loans
We at Gray Panthers work to “create a humane society” and eliminate injustice and discrimination wherever they exist. The United States...
Jack Kupferman
July 13, 2023 – Age-Friendly Cities and SDG 11 – A Template for Everyone
Sponsored by the Stakeholder Group on Ageing. Organized by GPNYC SDG11 calls for cities and human settlements to become inclusive, safe,...
Sophia Casale
Maggie Kuhn Put the Heart in Social Change
Maggie Kuhn was a fierce activist whose career and personal life was heavily entwined in the struggle for social justice. Through...
Gray Panthers NYC Board
In Solidarity for Transgender Rights
As we mentioned in a previous blog post, ageism is not the only -ism or -phobia that matters to us, for a multitude of reasons. There are...
Michelle Arnot
Nominations Now Being Accepted for GPNYC ABOVE & BEYOND AWARDS 2023 - Spotting Talent Among Up-and-C
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, contact: Michelle Arnot, +1-917-816-7226, michelle@graypanthersnyc.org Nominations Now Being...
Susan Friedman
GPNYC Board Welcomes Melanie Schnuriger as New Treasurer
This year, the GPNYC Board welcomed Melanie Schnuriger as Treasurer. Edith Cresmer, longtime GPNYC Treasurer, remains on the Board. Meet...
Susan Friedman
Welcome, Carrie Leljedal, Co-Chair, Transformation Tuesday, Unity Series
Carrie Leljedal is a Family Advocate, Essential Caregiver’s Coalition, Illinois Carrie's story On March 13, 2020, I was told that due to...
Susan Friedman
Public Hospital Laguna Honda Faced Closing
San Francisco and federal agencies came to a last-minute agreement to extend the pause on patient transfers at Laguna Honda Hospital. In...
Brendan Birth
Honoring Longtime Board Member Frances Zainoeddin
In the coming weeks, Frances Zainoeddin, one of our longtime board members, will be departing from the Board, albeit staying with us as...
Emily Trask
Photos and Videos from Kick the Crap Out of Ageism: Introductory Self-Protection Seminar for Seniors
Some awesome photos and videos from April's Kick the Crap Out of Ageism: Introductory Self-Protection Seminar for Seniors at...
Michelle Arnot
May 30, 2023, Unity For Long-Term Care, Transformation Tuesday
GPNYC will produce a series of four virtual sessions with the aim of uniting advocates to improve quality of life in the nursing home...
Gray Panthers NYC Board
Some Good News in the World of Long-Term Care
Often, this blog is used to report bad news or a need for action on ageism, long-term care, and social justice issues, just to name a...
Michelle Arnot
ENCORE PRESENTATION - Assuring Human Rights for Older Persons in Long Term Care Facilities
Apr 25, 2023 02:00 PM Side Event of 13th Open-ended Working Group (OEWG) on Ageing Everywhere, COVID exposed inequities and unleashed a...
Gray Panthers NYC Board
Why Ageism Isn’t the Only -Ism that Matters to Us
Gray Panthers was founded on and is perhaps best known for its stance on issues that combat ageism and advocates for the rights and...
Emily Trask
Quality Of Life For The Aging LGBTQ+ Population, GPNYC's Jack Kupferman Interviewed in Queerful
As the population gets older, organizations are moving to fit their needs. In New York, a group called Gray Panthers NYC is dedicated to...
Gray Panthers NYC Board
Why Many American Nursing Homes Are Like McDonald’s
As far as we know, there aren’t tons of nursing homes out there serving Big Macs or Chicken McNuggets to their residents. So why, then,...
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