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GAMECHANGER IDEAS FESTIVAL THINKERS |
Ashton debunks our culture’s most pervasive myths about getting older.
GAMECHANGER IDEAS FESTIVAL THINKER:
ASHTON APPLEWHITE
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Why is society’s view of aging so grim when the lived reality is so different? In her book This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, Ashton Applewhite declares that it’s time to dismantle the last acceptable prejudice; it’s time for age pride. In her candid talks she debunks our culture’s most pervasive myths about getting older. And with her funny, straight-talking approach, audiences realize the often-overlooked benefits of advanced age, championing the need for greater age-based diversity in the workplace and our institutions. Applewhite has been recognized by the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism.
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WONDERING IF SOMETHING YOU SAW, HEARD, OR DID IS AGEIST?
Ashton Applewhite’s blog, Yo, Is This Ageist? is here to answer your questions.
