Upcoming Ageing-Communications-Media Open Workshop in Barcelona

The Ageing-Communications-Media International Network has an upcoming Open Workshop to be held in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain, October 17th, 2012.
For a full list of presentations, click here.

For more information about the Open Workshop in English, click here.
For more information about the Open Workshop in Spanish, click here.
For more information about the Open Workshop in Catalan, click here.

Dr. Kim Sawchuk and Dr. Line Grenier present at Crossroads 2012

Dr. Kim Sawchuk and Dr. Line Grenier, two members of the Active Ageing Network, are presenting papers at the “Crossroads 2012” conference in Paris, France.  The conference takes place from July 2nd to July 6th, 2012. Their panel is entitled “Ageing Cultural Studies.”

For a full list of papers and events for Crossroads 2012, click here.

14 June, 2012- Together: respecting elders from all our communities

 7th World Elder Abuse Awareness Day 2012,“Together: Respecting Elders from all our communities”,  June 14, 2012 from 1:00 to 4:30 pm, Salle communautaire Galeries du Parc, 3575 Park Avenue, Montreal.  Welcome all! Join us for an afternoon of activities, entertainment and refreshments! Wear something purple in solidarity!

World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) is held in June each year. The first World Elder Abuse Awareness Day was organized by the International Network for the Prevention for Elder Abuse (INPEA) in 2006.The day serves as a call to action for individuals, organizations and communities to raise awareness about abuse, neglect and exploitation of older people.

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