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Elders in Action - Oct. 2015 e-newsletter

2015-09-25 01:15:25| PortlandOnline

E-news for Elders in Action, Oct. 2015: 2015 Aging Well Conference, Sat. Oct. 3, register now; PING PONG - never too old for gold, Sat. Oct. 10; What are old people for? about Age-Friendly Portland and Mult Co., Oct. 16; Volunteer for Meals on Wheels

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Shop & support Elders in Action

2015-09-02 18:32:35| PortlandOnline

Link your Fred Meyer Rewards Card to Elders in Action, and support Portlands older adults!

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Why elders are becoming environmental activists

2015-07-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Irish Times: The slight, white-haired figure of grandfather-of-four Phil Kingston doesnt quite fit the stereotype of an environmental activist but old age, he has found, does have advantages. For a start, its clear that police dont want to arrest grandparents, he says with a smile. In fact he regrets that on one occasion when he was arrested, to be removed from a sit-in at a bank in the UK, he was promptly de-arrested on the street outside. I was disappointed about that in the sense that you dont get...

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Elders Take Action on Climate Change

2015-05-21 21:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Huffington Post: Elders around the world may be our best hope for solving the "super wicked" problem of climate change. Short-term thinking created our current climate predicament. Despite warnings and predictions from the scientific community, the developed world spewed greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. Given that problems, solutions, costs, and benefits play out over time frames spanning generations, the situation calls for intergenerational climate-change activism. Why would seniors enlist in the crusade?...

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