Michelle and Sheila Doran-Benyon attended the National Village to Village Conference, Oct. 16-19 in Columbus, Ohio. Watch for a pop-up coffee in the coming weeks to hear more about the convention from them. What did I learn? It’s very exciting to be a part of this movement There are some extraordinary people involved in Villages across the country The national board seems a bit out of touch?There was no discussion about how to influence policy at a local, state or national le

The Village Movement reminds us that we no longer will allow people in power to define us - that the fear of dying is human but the fear of aging is cultural! While we are all ‘older persons in training’ using our imaginations and plans to be autonomous and collaborative, we also know that friends in community enhance our lifeline tremendously. I loved hearing that the Village Movement is a culture jamming phenomena - about interdependence and mutual reliance. We are savvy se