The critically acclaimed "bible of the anti-ageism movement," by author &amp; activist Ashton Applewhite

"This Chair Rocks" in white lettering above "A Manifesto Against Ageism" in yellow lettering. They are separated by a white line. In the background is a starburst of red and yellow. Ashton Applewhite's name is at the bottom of the image.

The critically acclaimed "bible of the anti-ageism movement," by author & activist Ashton Applewhite

Developed for online groups by social worker Lisa A. Kendall & Professor Elizabeth Bergman of the Ithaca College Gerontology Institute

This Chair Rocks: A Study Guide

年齡歧視──為何人人怕老，我們對老年生活的刻板印象又如何形成 This Chair Rocks

Taiwanese edition (Chinese Traditional Characters) of "This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism" by Ashton Applewhite, the widely recognized "bible" of the anti-ageism movement

年齡歧視──為何人人怕老，我們對老年生活的刻板印象又如何形成

THIS CHAIR ROCKS: A MANIFESTO AGAINST AGEISM

The UK edition of the widely recognized "bible" of the anti-ageism movement, by Ashton Applewhite

Ageism 나는 에이지즘에 반대한다

The Korean edition of "This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism” by Ashton Applewhite,  the widely recognized "bible" of the anti-ageism movement

나는 에이지즘에 반대한다

Manifest Proti Starizma Lepota Let Ashton Applewhite

The Slovenian edition of "This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism” by Ashton Applewhite,  the widely recognized "bible" of the anti-ageism movement

Lepota Let

Il bello dell'età. Manifesto contro l'ageismo

Italian-language edition of Ashton Applewhite's definitive manifesto

TED mainstage speaker, author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, internationally acclaimed spokesperson for a movement against ageism.

Latest Talk: 

Still Kicking: Confronting Ageism and Ableism in the Pandemic’s Wake
It doesn’t take much head-scratching to realize that much of our apprehension about growing older is actually about how our minds and bodies will change. Scratch some more and we uncover the social and political forces that feed and profit from these fears. Still Kicking, a 90-minute interactive workshop, delves into the nature of ageism and ableism, how they intersect and reinforce each other, and why it’s so important to dismantle the dread and dual stigma. To live is to age, and we age well not by avoiding disability but by adapting to it—a powerful, enriching, lifelong process that unites us all.

TED mainstage speaker, author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, internationally acclaimed spokesperson for a movement against ageism. 

Ashton Applewhite

Wonder whether something you've seen or heard—or done—is ageist? Submit it to this funny Q&A blog written by Ashton Applewhite. Short video versions available on her YouTube Channel (link below)

Wonder whether something you've seen or heard—or done—is ageist? Submit it to this funny Q&A blog written by Ashton Applewhite

Yo, Is This Ageist?

Anti-ageism activist Ashton Applewhite has been thinking out loud on this blog for over a decade; searchable by topic

Where anti-ageism activist Ashton Applewhite has been thinking out loud for over a decade; searchable by topic

This Chair Rocks

How to build on the growing global awareness of ageism +  ableism

Ashton on Twitter Live

Consciousness-raising groups catalyzed the women's movement. Start one around age bias. Written by Ashton Applewhite.

Who Me, Ageist?

Activist Ashton Applewhite's six-minute overview of how ageism corrupts society--and our place in it

Activist Ashton Applewhite's six-minute overview of how ageism corrupts society & our place In It

How Will Longevity Affect Social Structures?

Lots of short clips on many aspects of ageism from the prominent author & activist

Ashton Applewhite's YouTube channel

On this episode of Intersectionality Matters, Kimberlé Crenshaw is joined by two timely voices -- Ashton Applewhite, author of This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism, and J.R. Fleming, Executive Director of the Chicago Anti-Eviction Campaign -- to discuss how ageism, and its varying intersections with race, class, ability, and gender, is materializing in the fight against COVID-19.

 Intersectionality Matters with Kimberlé Crenshaw episode 10 Age Against the Machine: The Fatal Intersection of Racism & Ageism In the Time of Coronavirus with Ashton Applewhite & J.R. Fleming

Kimberlé Crenshaw, the scholar who invented the term "intersectionality" talks with activist Ashton Applewhite

Intersectionality Matters

Ashton Applewhite's 11-minute appeal from the TED mainstage to acknowledge ageism as a global human rights issue & to end it

Let's End Ageism

エイジズムを乗り越える自分と人を年齢で差別しないために
STOP AGEISM

The Japanese edition of "This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism," Ashton Applewhite's definitive book

エイジズムを乗り越える自分と人を年齢で差別しないために

The Japanese edition of Ashton Applewhite's definitive manifesto

エイジズムを乗り越える

Thank you, Ashton, for the suggestions you sent via email! Made a few edits with your feedback. / After reading Ashton's book ("This Chair Rocks") I became obsessed with all things ageism and wrote this poem on my blog. (Blog is about my experience working with olders!)

A sample: “Youngers and olders can do lots of things together./ We can't guess what someone enjoys, like we can't predict the weather.”

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