Alice Fisher's Contact Details

Alice Fisher's Company Details

The Radical Age Movement, Inc.

New York, NY, US • Not Available Employees
City Government/Municipal Government

The Radical Age Movement is a national non-profit based in New York City that challenges traditional notions of aging. The organization's goal is to change current perceptions and attitudes about aging, so that people of all ages can participate productively in areas of cultural, professional and community life.We know that there are so many issues affecting older adults in our country; i.e., social security, Medicare, affordable housing, food insecurity, just to name a few. We also know that there are many wonderful organizations which are addressing these specific issues. We are not one of those organizations.As The Radical Age Movement, we are the team that is heading upstream to find out WHY there are so many issues facing older adults in our society.We are determined to get at the root causes of why older adults are not receiving the services they need, why their quality of life is constantly undermined by our government, our medical establishment, our workforce, the media, and in some cases, even by our own families. We believe that the underlying cause for all these troubling concerns is AGEISM.Through conversation, consciousness raising, mainstream and social media, presentations and social action, The Radical Age Movement is dedicated to confronting ageism in all its forms; whether it be discrimination in the work place or marginalization of older or younger people in decision making and purposeful participation in all aspects of civic and community life.Through a three pronged strategy including education, consciousness raising and social action, we strive to enlist new members, create chapters of RAM and work with others to combat the stereotypes and demeaning attitudes towards older adults.