Ashton Applewhite

Let's end ageism—and all the rest while we're at it. Book + presentations + Yo, Is This Ageist? + the Old School Clearinghouse @oldschool_info • she/her/hers

[Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks]

"Let's end #ageism." Eleven minutes that will change the way you feel about growing older. Or your money back. @TEDTalks https://t.co/kY845s4xhJ

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@7MohammedKhaled I stand with Palestine

[Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks]

Find me on BlueSky now: @thischairrocks.bsky.social

[Stanford Center on Longevity @LongevityCenter]

#CenturySummit V presents: #Ageism and Culture in the United States 👨‍🦰🧓🏻✨

Join us for our kickoff panel with Ashton Applewhite (@thischairrocks), @LeanneJune (@ASAging), and @ptilvawala95 (@yclimatecollab).

👉 Learn More & Register Here: https://t.co/PzvG6s4Tiw

[Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks]

Leaving Twitter. I'm easy to find. As @gregonabicycle posted on @bluesky, "It’s so much easier to quit twitter when you know you’re now funding climate extinction when you open the app."

[Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks]

This provocative video, which asks why we value old objects over old paople, is part of an ambitious Age UK campaign to challenge #ageism and change how we age. @ageukcampaigns @ageuklondon https://t.co/1EAkHccHAc

[Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks]

Opening Plenary Session: Confronting #Ageism: The Final ‘ism - YES! I'll be there alongside with @JacynthBassett, @BobBlancato, @maclinton, @GIAging and other smart people. Wish it were free.

[NYC Department for the Aging @NYCAging]

The Boom! conference has incredible speakers and thought leaders in the aging sector, who are leading efforts to create an age-inclusive society.

See who some of them are below, and sign up to see them today before time runs out!

You can RSVP here: https://t.co/MKmLsC58C6

[sarah @sahouraxo]

“20,000 missing children in Gaza — some maimed beyond recognition.

On top of the 17,000 killed in 12 months.

We call it genocide because it is genocide.”

—UN Special Rapporteur, Francesca Albanese

[Dom Kelly @the_tattooedjew]

I’m so goddamn tired of the ableism from all sides. My god. Who the fuck cares if he stumbled getting into a truck? He literally wants to defund schools that teach about slavery and put immigrants in camps. Maybe instead focus on, ya know, the fascism, you absolute ghouls.

[George Monbiot @GeorgeMonbiot]

They say climate *protesters* are disruptive.
Valencia today.

[Claudia Mahler, Dr. @DrClaudiaMahler]

My solidarity goes to victims of extreme weather events & climate change induced disaster in 🇵🇭,🇪🇸 and elsewhere. Older persons are disproportionately affected, and their needs have to be addressed, starting by age-specific data collection https://t.co/RECju0SDuT

[Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks]

The fire might be virtual, but this @UChicago conversation will warm things up. That's assuming we survive the election. It's at noon on Friday Nov 8th, and it's free. Register here: https://t.co/bLBn52LHrk

[Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks]

Wow that was stupid, @Hallmark. I wish it surprised me to see an older woman (<-- not an insult, let me be clear) perpetrate #ageism + #sexism in #entertainment.

[Variety @Variety]

In a lawsuit filed against Hallmark, executive VP of programming Lisa Hamilton Daly is quoted as singling out Holly Robinson Peete and Lacey Chabert, who are 60 and 42 respectively, as examples of “old talent” that needed to be “replaced.” https://t.co/V8DDTueqYb

[Ageing Better @Ageing_Better]

Did you know that over half (53%) of the 3 million people currently economically inactive due to long-term illness or disability, are between 50 and 65?

Our new comprehensive health and work evidence review breaks down this issue in more detail.

Download here: https://t.co/zv8x2fbbHo

[Ashley Winter MD || Urologist @AshleyGWinter]

This woman should be the Time person of the year I'm not kidding.

[Ashton Applewhite @thischairrocks]

"Sure, #aging poses many physical challenges, and it all becomes more difficult the older we get. But thus far, nothing I’ve experienced in mid-life compares to the absolute body horror I endured as a younger woman." Sari Botton @Oldster https://t.co/sHk40PaeGI

[Peter Torres Fremlin / @desibility.bsky.social @desibility]

I write @DisDebrief to put a “disability lens” on world news. For me this means connecting lived experience with wider issues of policy and activism.

See more about what I mean: https://t.co/kfyHSSXD5z

#AXSChat