June 15, 2018

The Hook

Next week, the Diverse Elders Coalition will be participating in SEARAC’s annual Leadership and Advocacy Training (LAT) program in Washington, D.C. This post from SEARAC’s new Director of Communications and Development, Elaine Sanchez Wilson, shares how the LAT program relies on storytelling — a key component of the Diverse Elders Coalition’s work — to make change in the halls of Congress that will reverberate in our communities across the country.

One of my earliest childhood memories was a lazy summer afternoon spent curled up in bed, devouring a tiny collection of Amelia Bedelia books that I’d borrowed from the neighborhood library. I was a new reader and couldn’t get enough of it; I skipped dinner and instead consumed page.... Read More

April 19, 2018

Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta and New Mexico’s political year of the woman

By Diverse Elders

By Kent Patterson. This article originally appeared on NMPolitics.net.

Looking spry as ever, Dolores Huerta once again took to the stage Saturday at Albuquerque’s annual Cesar Chavez Day celebration, just three days short of her 88th birthday. The co-founder of the United Farm Workers union urged hundreds of people gathered in the plaza of the National Hispanic Cultural Center to support an effort to make Chicano Studies at the University of New Mexico a master’s degree granting program and get ethnic, labor, women’s and LGBTQ studies from kindergarten up in public schools across the nation.

A native New Mexican who went on to chart a legendary life of multi-faceted activism from her California base, Huerta encouraged Burqueños to get.... Read More

January 12, 2018

Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. and Giving Back to Our Communities

By Jenna McDavid

On Monday, January 15th, we honor the life and legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Many people and organizations in the United States use Martin Luther King Jr. Day as a day of service, giving back to their communities in the spirit of the change that Dr. King worked toward during his short life. The Corporation for National and Community Service maintains a website where you can locate an MLK Day volunteer opportunity in your community by entering your zip code or searching by city and state. And if you’d like to volunteer with one of the Diverse Elders Coalition organizations, click on any of the links below for more information:

National.... Read More

October 17, 2017

Southeast Asian Americans March in DC to Commemorate Community’s Fight for Justice, Freedom, and Self-Determination

By Mari Quenemoen

On Saturday, October 14, 150 Cambodian, Hmong, Laotian, and Vietnamese Americans and allies converged on the National Mall in Washington, DC, as part of the Southeast Asian American March for Equity. The march coincided with the national gathering Moving Mountains: A Southeast Asian American Equity Summit. National leaders and organizers from diverse Southeast Asian American communities came together to reflect on the community’s 40+ year journey from surviving war and displacement as refugees to honoring and carrying on the legacy of the American civil rights movement.

Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) Executive Director Quyen Dinh remarked, “I was named ‘Quyen’ after the story of a bird in Viet.... Read More

October 11, 2017

It Takes All Of Us to Move Mountains

By Jenna McDavid

The Diverse Elders Coalition is attending this week’s Moving Mountains equity summit in Washington, DC, hosted by the Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC). National Managing Coordinator Jenna McDavid wrote this blog to highlight the importance of bringing older adults into the fight for equity, justice and freedom. On Saturday, October 14th, participants of the summit will march from the Vietnam Veterans Memorial to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Memorial in DC. Learn more and join the march here.

When I joined the Diverse Elders Coalition (DEC) in 2015 as a Communications Associate, once of my first tasks was to find us some good stock photography that we could use in our reports and on our website..... Read More

August 1, 2017

Sign-on to Protect AAPI Data Disaggregation

By Quyen Dinh

Show your community solidarity against efforts to divide us.

The Southeast Asia Resource Action Center (SEARAC) is a proud champion of the nationwide, community-driven movement to disaggregate Asian American and Pacific Islander data categories to reveal the tremendous diversity and unmet needs within our communities. We denounce efforts by a small faction to divide the community based on fear-mongering and distortion – join us by signing on to this open letter.

We celebrate the historical strides that community-based organizations have made in passing or introducing legislation at the state level for data disaggregation ranging from.... Read More

June 27, 2017

Take pride in your community, take initiative, and be a voice for LGBTQ older adults

By Diverse Elders

It’s Pride Month, and the Diverse Elders Coalition is excited to continue its series of interviews with advocates from SAGE || Advocacy and Services for LGBT Elders. This week, we talk with Daniel Puerto, Outreach Coordinator, about what LGBT older adults and their allies can do to celebrate Pride Month — in June, and beyond.

What is your role with SAGE?
I just joined SAGE in March, so I’m very new to the organization. Prior to working at SAGE, I come from an immigrant rights/social justice advocacy organization called Make the Road NY, where I’ve worked since I was 16. My position with SAGE supports outreach capacity and.... Read More

April 3, 2017

Bridging Health Equity Across Communities: National Minority Health Month 2017

By Jenna McDavid

April is designated as National Minority Health Month by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and we join HHS in working to raise awareness about the health challenges, disparities, and resiliencies faced by communities of color, LGBT communities, and American Indian/Alaska Native communities around the country — especially as they relate to aging. All this month, we’ll be highlighting new research, reports, and stories from our communities around health and healthcare.

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The theme for this year’s National Minority Health Month is “Bridging Health Equality Across Communities,” which could not be more perfect for the Diverse Elders Coalition, an organization founded to identify the.... Read More

March 29, 2017

The Trump Administration is Erasing LGBT Elders

By Michael Adams

This letter was originally published on the SAGE blog.

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Dear Friends,

It’s highly unusual for me to send you two messages in two weeks asking you to stand up and advocate for LGBT elders. But these are highly unusual times. We must be prepared to step up to the plate as often as necessary, whether it’s denouncing a plan that would rob millions of older Americans of health insurance, or fighting efforts to make LGBT elders invisible in federally-funded senior services.

Just how effective are those services at supporting LGBT elders? Apparently, the Trump Administration doesn’t want to know.... Read More

March 28, 2017

Convening in Chicago to Bring Diverse Voices to the Table

By Jenna McDavid

Last week, all five members of the Diverse Elders Coalition were represented at the American Society on Aging’s 2017 Aging in America Conference in Chicago, IL. In addition to robust programming presented by each member organization, such as the 2017 Diversity Summit featuring Randella Bluehouse of NICOA and the National Forum on LGBT Aging featuring Michael Adams of SAGE, the coalition hosted two panels of its own, bringing advocates, policymakers, and community members together to talk about the issues impacting communities of color, LGBT communities, and American Indian/Alaska Native communities.

Our two panels included a workshop session on job training programs for diverse elders, like the Senior Community Service Employment.... Read More

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Issue

Civic Engagement

The Hook

Cesar Chavez, Dolores Huerta and New Mexico’s political year of the woman

Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr. and Giving Back to Our Communities

Southeast Asian Americans March in DC to Commemorate Community’s Fight for Justice, Freedom, and Self-Determination

It Takes All Of Us to Move Mountains

Sign-on to Protect AAPI Data Disaggregation

Take pride in your community, take initiative, and be a voice for LGBTQ older adults

Bridging Health Equity Across Communities: National Minority Health Month 2017

The Trump Administration is Erasing LGBT Elders

Convening in Chicago to Bring Diverse Voices to the Table