Struggle & Activism

   The Elderly people are very peaceful when fighting for their rights as human beings. Over the curse of time many discrimination of elderly people have surface and lots of groups have emerge defending them.Int he following essay I will describe how the elderly people have fought for their rights and the deferent methods they used .


  The Gray Panthers movement in 1971 advocated nursing home reform and fighting ageism. The group over the years have organized peaceful marches also the suede pharmaceutical companies Also the AARP have made marches and had won plenty of law suite regarding the elderly . Many elderly don't have the strength to physically fight for their rights and are to peaceful to do it instead they use a nonviolent method to protest like marches, law suits etc . 




In conclusion the elderly people have  fought for their rights in a peaceful way threw non violent marches and law suites.Some elderly people don't have the strengths to physically fight so they use this methods.No matter how old you are you have a voice and it will be heard .