Elder Voices
Mottos
A group modeled on the Gray Panthers is forming in Richmond to take on priority issues in our region. The Gray Panthers was formed in 1970 by Maggie Kuhn in response to her forced retirement. Today the Gray Panthers form a series of multigenerational local advocacy networks in the United States that confront ageism and many other social justice issues. We asked our group, what represents your general motivation or intention in the world?
“Everyone does better when everyone does better.”
“Welcome adversity as an opportunity for learning.”
“Stay in the now.”
“Do all the good you can, by all the means you can, in all the ways you can, in all the places you can, at all the times you can, to all the people you can, as long as ever you can.”
“Always do right, this will gratify some and astonish all others.”
“See, don’t just look.”
“Never give up.”
“Forewarned is forearmed.”
“These are my freedom years.”
“Joy in action.”
“Get up one more time than I fall.”
“We see the world not as it is but as we are.”
"Keep moving." Interested in joining us? Contact ewellefo@vcu.edu