The Grandmothers' Movement

Solidarity and Survival in the Time of AIDS

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, International
Cover of the book The Grandmothers' Movement by May Chazan, MQUP
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: May Chazan ISBN: 9780773581784
Publisher: MQUP Publication: April 1, 2015
Imprint: MQUP Language: English
Author: May Chazan
ISBN: 9780773581784
Publisher: MQUP
Publication: April 1, 2015
Imprint: MQUP
Language: English
At the height of the African AIDS crisis older women mobilized across two continents and an ocean of difference to change the lives of innumerable African women confronting insecurity, violence, grief, and illness. In 2006 the Stephen Lewis Foundation launched its Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, seeking to organize Canadians in solidarity with "Africa's grandmothers" - older caregivers who had lost their children to AIDS and were left to raise their grandchildren. Four years later, some 10,000 Canadians had joined the campaign. May Chazan's The Grandmothers' Movement explores the encounters, ideas, and circumstances that shaped this remarkable story of solidarity and struggle. Based on interviews, family trees, personal journals, and archival materials, Chazan provides the first analysis of the movement. Through personal reflections and powerful vignettes from nearly a decade of participation in grandmothers' lives in South Africa and Canada, she presents untold narratives and brings new humanity to the AIDS crisis in Africa. The Grandmothers' Movement tells a story of hope while challenging conventional understandings of the global AIDS response, solidarity, and old age. It is about the power of older women to alter their own lives through collective action and about the influence of transnational cooperation to effect positive global change.
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
At the height of the African AIDS crisis older women mobilized across two continents and an ocean of difference to change the lives of innumerable African women confronting insecurity, violence, grief, and illness. In 2006 the Stephen Lewis Foundation launched its Grandmothers to Grandmothers Campaign, seeking to organize Canadians in solidarity with "Africa's grandmothers" - older caregivers who had lost their children to AIDS and were left to raise their grandchildren. Four years later, some 10,000 Canadians had joined the campaign. May Chazan's The Grandmothers' Movement explores the encounters, ideas, and circumstances that shaped this remarkable story of solidarity and struggle. Based on interviews, family trees, personal journals, and archival materials, Chazan provides the first analysis of the movement. Through personal reflections and powerful vignettes from nearly a decade of participation in grandmothers' lives in South Africa and Canada, she presents untold narratives and brings new humanity to the AIDS crisis in Africa. The Grandmothers' Movement tells a story of hope while challenging conventional understandings of the global AIDS response, solidarity, and old age. It is about the power of older women to alter their own lives through collective action and about the influence of transnational cooperation to effect positive global change.

More books from MQUP

Cover of the book Double Lives by May Chazan
Cover of the book Sir Andrew Macphail by May Chazan
Cover of the book Humboldt's Mexico by May Chazan
Cover of the book Becoming Holy in Early Canada by May Chazan
Cover of the book American Princess by May Chazan
Cover of the book Navigating on the Titanic by May Chazan
Cover of the book Canadian Universities in China’s Transformation by May Chazan
Cover of the book Rethinking Social Evolution by May Chazan
Cover of the book Reclaiming Indigenous Planning by May Chazan
Cover of the book Why Dissent Matters by May Chazan
Cover of the book Word and Its Ways in English by May Chazan
Cover of the book Journey with No Maps by May Chazan
Cover of the book Cause for Thought by May Chazan
Cover of the book To Build a Shadowy Isle of Bliss by May Chazan
Cover of the book Connected Struggles by May Chazan
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy