Committed to Empowering Old Lesbians
Old Lesbians
Organizing
for Change

welcome

You have found the home of OLOC, Old Lesbians Organizing for Change.

We are a national network of old lesbians over age 60 working to confront ageism in our communities and our country. We use education and public discourse as our primary tools.

Our national organization is directed by a Steering Committee that works to form and support local groups who will work in their own communities. We hold biennial National Gatherings allowing us to come together to share experiences and ideas and recharge our energies for the tasks at hand.

We believe that we have a great deal of wisdom, experience and strength to share with our communities as well as among ourselves.

Everyone will have her older life made better by the work we do.
Click here to learn more about us.


Help with a much-needed health care research study with Lesbians:

Jorja Jamison, M.S. Counseling, Psychology Graduate Student, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is conducting a much needed health care research study with lesbians and gay men and, if you are over the age of 18 and identify as same-gender-oriented, would greatly appreciate your going to the this website and responding to the survey. She thanks you for your time!    (Study approved by OLOC Research Gatekeeper, Sharon Raphael. See OLOC's research policy here.)

News!

We are pleased to announce our new page, Ageism in Action, mentioned in The Reporter for December 2007. Be sure to check it out and send your contributions to us at info@oloc.org.


announcing 2008 Gathering

REGISTER FOR OUR GATHERING

You will find the information you need here.


SUBSCRIBE

Subscribers are 60 years-old and over. We welcome supporters of any age.

Supporters receive our quarterly publication the OLOC Reporter.

Please visit our subscription page to sign up.


OLOC Forum

Visit our OLOC forum and join a discussion with other Old Lesbians.


Donate

Using PayPal it is quick, secure and much appreciated.

Projects

Our long term projects:

The Arden Eversmeyer
Old Lesbian Oral Herstory Project

Arden EversmeyerWe are collecting the herstories of lesbians 70 years and older before their stories are lost forever.

They are an invisible population who were strong enough to live their lives and love whom they wanted in a hostile society. The project will include lesbians with backgrounds ranging from blue-collar women to those with visible high-profile careers.
Visit the Herstory Project page for more details.


In Remembrance

We gather and post tributes to our lesbian friends and mentors who have died.


OLOC gratefully acknowledges the support of

Astraea Lesbian Action Foundation

E. Rhodes and Leona B. Carpenter Foundation


BANNER PHOTOS

Keynoters and Presenters at the 2008 Gathering
L to R, upper row: Gaye Adegbalola, Jewelle Gomez, Jackie Goldberg
lower row: Sue Fink, Alix Dobkin, Robin Tyler


OLOC • P. O. Box 5853 • Athens, OH 45701
email: info@oloc.org