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ACT and CREGÉS Give Talk about Sandra’s Keys
Supporting World Eld...
ACT panel at the Gerontological Society of America
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Lunch-and-learn on ageing and activism
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Mundane Media Moments: Ageing, The Ordinary, and Everyday Life
On Wednesday June 26 ACT and the Socio-gerontology Network…
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.
AGE 3.0 CALL FOR POSTERS
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Events /by Kendra BesangerStatistics Canada Study on Women in Canada features a chapter on Senior Women
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Ageing and ICT Stats, News /by Constance LafontaineThe recent Statistics Canada Study on Women in Canada features a chapter on older women, titled Senior Women. The report, published in March 2016, features data as recent as 2015 and provides comparative analyses of various topics, including demographic trends, internet use, employment rates of older women and social participation. Summary points are available in the press release and […]
Art for Social Change: WEAAD event on June 9
/0 Comments/in ACT Scroll, Activist Ageing, Events, News, Project updates /by Constance LafontaineTo mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day, elders make waves towards an age friendly city. On Thursday June 9th, Montreal-based groups RECAA, Union United Church and Le Groupe Herencias/Encounters project will join forces with their partners to bring community awareness to the importance of an age friendly city in preventing elder abuse. Starting at 11 am, […]