COURTNEY MARTIN: A New Generation of Activists
Over coffee on a winter afternoon, I spoke with Courtney Martin for Encore.org about how to go about making the world a better place.
Courtney Martin is the author of “Do It Anyway: The New Generation of Activists.” She speaks to her generation in her writings and her blogs on Feministing.com (“young feminists blogging, organizing, kicking ass”). And she speaks about her generation to older activists who are trying to figure out where all the political flowers have gone.
GREAT TIPS, TALK & MORE!
CARE2/HEALTHY TIPS,
MARLO THOMAS “LIVE,”
VIBRANT NATION’S GUIDE TO MENOPAUSE
Care2 – make a difference – 14,874,450 members doing good! Yes, there are at least “101 Revolutionary Ways to be Healthy.” Choose one or more from a terrific list by prepared by Megan Zehnder at Care2. You’ll enjoy reading the whole list by Megan and yes, “Brush and Floss” is on the list, along with […]
“WOMEN OVER 50: Make Your Story Heard!”
By Mary Eileen Williams, founder
Feisty Side of Fifty/ Baby Boomer Women
I always enjoy my conversations with Mary Eileen Williams on “Feisty Side of Fifty Radio.” She is an enthusiastic interviewer and friend of women over 50.
I am sharing her post on our most recent program because she again shows what a feisty supporter she is on my behalf and the subject of my next book about love, sex and intimacy in second adulthood…
“WMC EXCLUSIVE! GIFFORD’S TRAGEDY: WHAT’S THE MESSAGE TO YOUNG WOMEN?”
Gloria Feldt, Exclusive
Women’s Media Center
We have all been almost paralyzed by horror over the events in Arizona. Not Gloria Feldt. She has written a passionate appeal to action. For those of us who stood up for civil rights, women’s rights, gay rights, it is time to mount a calm, cool, and collected campaign to cure the ills in our public life – civic rights.
“LET ME COUNT THE WAYS: Finding Love, Sex and Intimacy in Second Adulthood”
FEISTY SIDE OF FIFTY RADIO
“LIVE,” JANUARY 14, 2PM ET
We are starting the New Year of FEISTY SIDE OF FIFTY Radio Programs with a Special Preview of my upcoming book – “LET ME COUNT THE WAYS: Finding Love, Sex and Intimacy in Second Adulthood.”
“What a Fabulous Treat for My Father and for Me!”
A Birthday Story…
By Sharon Morton, founder Grandparents for Social Action
I was born on my father’s 32nd birthday, on February 18, and every year our shared birthday celebration was better than the last one.
TIME FLIES WHEN YOU’RE HAVING FUN!
I haven’t gotten used to dating my checks (yes, I still use them!) in the twenty-first century and it’s already about to be 2011. It’s true that time seems to pass more quickly as you age, but it is also true that for women in our generation with every passing year many things get better. I, […]