This Chair Rocks: How Ageism Warps Our View of Long Life
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- Date/Time
- 10/09/2014 (All Day)
- Description
- A talk + conversation with Ashton Applewhite about why the more you know about old age the better it looks and why so few people know it. Part monolog, part consciousness-raiser, This Chair Rocks dispels myth after myth about late life and exposes the ageism that underlies all the hand-wringing. The talk is as funny as it is fierce, and it just might change the way you envision the rest of your life. Ashton Applewhite is the voice of Yo Is This Ageist (http://yoisthisageist.com/) and has been writing about aging and ageism since 2007 at This Chair Rocks (www.thischairrocks.com).The conversation following the talk was facilitated by ODU University Professor Dr. Tom Socha. NOTABLES: 147 attendees. The event was co-sponsored with the Department of Communications & Theatre Arts, The Center for Global Health, the Women’s Center, the Office of Intercultural Relations, and the Institute for Learning in Retirement.
