Upcoming Events
Recent events
Premiere of Madhu’s Saris
Join us for the premiere of the short documentary film Madhu’s Saris, which will be screened during the AGM for Respecting Elders: Communities Against Abuse on September 20, 2018. The film is the outcome of a collaborative research creation pro...
GUSEGG 2018: Module on Ageing, Communication and Technologies
The 2018 edition of the Graz University Summer School Seggau will take place in Austria from July 1 to July 14. ACT Director, Kim Sawchuk, will teach the ACT-sponsored module on Ageing, Communication and Technologies.
IASPM: Time is of the Essence: Popular Music, Ageing, and Memory
ACT panel at the International Association for the Study of Popular Music (IASPM) Canada conference in Regina
Expanding our understanding of activism(s) by sharing stories of older activists
In their recently released book, Unsettling Activisms: Critical Interventions on Aging, Gender, and Social Change (Women's Press, 2018), editors May Chazan, Melissa Baldwin, and Patricia Evans present compelling reasons why our common perceptions of activisms and activists need to be expanded; specifically, expanded to include the work of older women activists.
It’s never too late
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, In focus /by KellyEarlier this spring, I met up with my dad as he finished hiking the final kilometres of the Bruce Trail, which is a 900 km trek through South-Central Ontario. As a master’s student with a background in leisure studies, I was curious to learn about my dad’s decision to hike this strenuous trail and to know why he decided to do it now, in retirement.
Work Opportunity for Students, August 23rd – 26th
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events /by Kendra BesangerInterested in social media, living labs, creativity and innovation? We have an opportunity for you this August. Deadline for application August 5th, 4pm EST.
ACT members at the International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events, Intergenerational comparison of online activities, Project updates /by Constance LafontaineACT members Andrea Rosales, Mireia Fernández-Ardèvol, Margarida Romero and Eugène Loos were involved in the Second International Conference on Human Aspects of IT for the Aged Population (http://2016.hci.international/itap), 17-22 July 2016, Toronto, Canada. They organized and chaired the following invited sessions: New media in the everyday life of older people and Silver Gaming. They also presented several papers, published by Springer; J. Zhou & G. Salvendy (Eds.) […]
Age 3.0: The Creative Aging Fair is coming to Concordia on August 25
/3 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events, News /by Kendra Besanger and Constance LafontaineRight now, Canada has more people over the age of 65 than under the age of 15, and in 40 years, seniors will make up one quarter of the country’s population. Terms like “silver tsunami” alongside headlines like “Baby boom to ageing gloom” indicate the negative light that is often cast onto this demographic shift. […]
AGE 3.0: Extended Deadline for Call for Posters
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events /by Kendra BesangerWe’ve extended the deadline for the AGE 3.0 call for posters. Please submit your abstract by July 25th.
Women Ageing Media (WAM) Summer School: A Snapshot
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events, News /by Constance LafontaineThe 2016 edition of the WAM Summer School took place June 23 and 24 at the University of Gloucestershire in the UK. Read our Storify account here.
Fragment of Life / Fragments de Vie: Digital Creativity Opens New Doors for Intergenerational Learning
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, In focus /by Kendra BesangerThe “Fragment de Vie/Fragment of Life” exhibit was the final result of a three-month introductory digital photography workshop facilitated by Myriam Lebel-Bernier and Ashley McAskill, two graduate students and ACT research assistants from Concordia University.
“CRACKED: New Light on Dementia” Toronto: July 26th, 27th, 28th 2016
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events /by Kendra BesangerCRACKED is an innovative, research-based play that follows persons with dementia and their families on their unique journeys with dementia, from diagnosis to their new lives in long-term care. Coming to Toronto in July: three dates, three locations.