Journalist, embracer of aging & the positive power of art & activism, creator of Art Against Ageism & @AgeInAmerica. @UMBCAging grad. Tweets are my own.
Washington, DC
Joined November 2015
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Alison Luchs, who has worked at the National Gallery of Art for 47 years, agreed to learn Gen Z slang and make videos because she wanted to raise interest in the museum’s art.
She never expected to slay. wapo.st/4qIqlTl
via @NYTimes This is Trump and this is the Republican Party: standing up for and putting up antisemites as leaders of their party. nytimes.com/2024/07/15/us/po…
I’ve been awestruck by this podcast. The research, the reporting, all of it is so eye opening and educational! Thank you @maddow
Meg LaPorte retweeted
Shame on @TheEconomist for this appalling #ableism What does using a mobility aid have to do with the value of a human being? So much for the high ground...
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Nursing home residents need your help! Tell members of Congress to oppose legislation that would prevent the implementation of the recently issued minimum staffing standard in nursing homes.
It takes just 2 minutes with our form and pre-written letter: secure2.convio.net/tncv/site…
A fantastic examination of “Poor Things” and the irony behind her “look” for its poster.
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Join Art Against Ageism on Feb. 15 as Sharon Sullivan, @LeadingAge’s head of conference services, leads the next Alliance Gathering to discuss how she transforms convention centers into artistic experiences that tackle ageism.
Register here: lnkd.in/ehRPDhSd
Art and activism that tackles #ageism: what’s not to like! Join Art Against Ageism and Sara Kaltwasser for a lively and art-filled discussion.
Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi…
Meg LaPorte retweeted
"The anti-#aging market offers solutions for a problem that doesn’t even exist." @WellAnd_Good_ wellandgood.com/anti-aging-l…
Thank you @LeadingAge for enabling Art Against Ageism to install our #ownyourage Photo Booth at their annual conference.
These simple acts of empowerment have a powerful impact on dismantling age bias.
Meg LaPorte retweeted
This one-pager speaks volumes! First, a staffing requirement of 4.1 won’t put non-profits out of business, most are already there!
New one-pager - Better Staffing Is Achievable: A Look at For-Profit vs. Non-Profit Nursing Homes theconsumervoice.org/uploads…
An excellent review of the show. I agree that it appears the casting advances the anti-aging industry’s harmful beauty standards, w “few wrinkles and mostly gray-hair free.”
Perhaps, as the author suggests, this will spark a productive conversation.
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Meg LaPorte retweeted
This is appalling. If these people actually used mobiltiy aids, would it disqualify them for political office? In an ageist + ableist world, yes. Shame on @newyorker, yet again, for sanctioning #discrimination—especially in a world of longer lives. newyorker.com/culture/cover-…
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"Understaffing in America's nursing homes is lethal" - Consumer Voice Executive Director Lori Smetanka and experts @NinaKohn and @rn_harrington in an op-ed published in @TheHillOpinion
thehill.com/opinion/healthca…
