EAN Elders have a history of activism and making a difference in their communities. Here are a few of their inspiring stories.
Money Out! Voters In!An Elders “Sit-In” at Democracy Spring Lynne Iser, Philadelphia, PA | Can Citizen Shoe Leather Beat Mobile Oil?A David and Goliath Stand-off John Wade, Pescadero, CA | What Happens to All That Left-over Food?Rescuing Food Helps Curb Greenhouse Gas Marlin Murdock, Houston, TX |
Power to the People!Instituting LOCAL Gun Control Geoff Ainscow, Sunnyvale, CA | Helping Local VeteransHealing Through Caning Chair Seats Walter Lang, Greenland, NH | An Extraordinary GardenIn an Ordinary Neighborhood Karen Harwell, Palo Alto, CA |
Meaningful Movies ProjectFocusing on Social Justice Diane Tilstra, Tacoma, WA | Jewish-Palestinian Living Room DialogueListening to the Enemy’s Story Len & Libby Traubman, San Mateo, CA | The Giraffe AwardFor Sticking One’s Neck Out! Minx Boren, Palm Beach Gardens, FL |
Trips for KidsHelping Kids Shift Gears Shirley Price, Mill Valley, CA
| Elder WitnessA Street Theater Protest Lynne Iser, Philadelphia, PA | Taking on Big OilA Warrior for Social Justice Andreas Soto, Richmond, CA |