Ashton Applewhite has established herself as a leader in raising awareness of ageism in America, inspiring people young and old in speaking out against ageism. And, because movements need tools, best practices, and ways to share them, Ashton teamed up with fellow age activist, Kyrié Carpenter, to create Old School: An online clearinghouse of free and carefully-vetted resources to educate people about ageism and help dismantle it. Join Ashton on Monday evening, March 9, 2020 as she and Kyrié present the compelling tale of Old School, take you on a guided tour, fill you in on upcoming projects, and explain how and why your participation and involvement will make Old School a dynamic forum for serving and supporting the pro-aging community. Their goal is to inform and help catalyze a movement to make ageism as unacceptable as any other kind of prejudice.
Continuing Education Units will be offered for this program: APA, BRN, CAMFT (serves LMFTs, LCSWs, LPCCs, and/or LEPs) and MCLE.
Parking: Limited street parking around the building. Public transportation is nearby.
Cost: $20.00 General Admission; $10.00 students and older adults (62+) Some scholarships available.
Registration/Information: https://oldschoolatioa.eventbrite.com
High praise for Old School:
"I have signed up to Old School and really look forward to drawing on it for the Global Campaign to Combat Ageism." Alanna Officer, Senior Health Advisor, Ageing & Life Course, World Health Organization
"It's a fantastic resource for dismantling ageism and encouraging discussions about growing old!" Cathy Bollinger, Managing Director, Embracing Aging
"I worked for the man who invented the term "ageism" (the late Robert Butler) and I know he would be proud of what the Old School resource center will achieve." Harry R. Moody, Ph.D. Retired VP for Academic Affairs, AARP
"Old School is fantastic! Kudos on pulling together a terrific resource. I will continue to utilize it and share it with colleagues and friends." Kirsten Jacobs, Director, Dementia and Wellness Education, LeadingAge
"Thank you for developing this important web-based resource and curating the content. Really great stuff on there that can be of so much help to us in our age discrimination cases." Risa Breckman, Executive Director, NYC Elder Abuse Center at Weill Cornell Medical College
About Ashton Applewhite and Kyrié Carpenter
Ashton Applewhite‘s first book, Cutting Loose: Why Women Who End Their Marriages Do So Well, was published by HarperCollins in 1997. Ms. magazine called it “rocket fuel for launching new lives,” and it landed her on Phyllis Schlafly’s Eagle Forum enemies list. Ashton began blogging about aging and ageism in 2007, and started speaking on the subject in July, 2012. During that time, she’s been recognized by the New York Times, National Public Radio, the New Yorker, and the American Society on Aging as an expert on ageism, and named as a Fellow by the Knight Foundation, the New York Times, Yale Law School, and the Royal Society for the Arts. She’s written for Harper’s, the Guardian, and the New York Times, and speaks at venues ranging from universities and community centers to the Library of Congress and the United Nations. In 2017, she received a standing ovation for her talk at TED 2017, their mainstage event in Vancouver. Her book, This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, was self-published in March, 2016 and was published on the inaugural list of Celadon Books, a new division of Macmillan, Inc. in March, 2019.
Kyrié Carpenter, MA, AMFT is radically pro-aging and dementia positive. Her journey started with a question, “What better way to learn about life than in hindsight?” Many elders she met were mad, frustrated, sad and bored; these common human conditions exacerbated by years and circumstance. She began to notice those who rejected the process of aging were suffering more than those who embraced it. Kyrié calls this acceptance becoming a crone-in-training. Kyrié’s passion for story led her to a career in film, studies in Depth Psychology, and ultimately her work with aging. She has performed in Dr. Bill Thomas’ nationwide ChangingAging tour. Prior to this she worked with elders living in long-term care in San Francisco. In 2015, Kyrié traveled to all 50 states living in a van, the culmination of which was founding a wellness center, Prosper. Kyrié blogs (Huffington Post & ChangingAging) and is a book author. She has a Masters in Counseling Psychology and wrote her thesis on the anti-aging myth in America.