Women Ageing Media (WAM) Summer School: A Snapshot
Participants of the WAM summer sc
The 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
The “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
CRACKED 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. The families struggle to see beyond the disease as they come to accept that each of us has cracks as part of being human.
Coming to Toronto in July: three dates, three locations. Watch the trailer here.
Statistics Canada Study on Women in Canada features a chapter on Senior Women
The 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 the full report is also available on the Statistics Canada website.
Art for Social Change: WEAAD event on June 9
To 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, local groups, including mostly seniors, will meet at the Lionel-Groulx metro and march to the Union United Church. Once at the church, lunch will be served. There will be speeches and more arts-based interventions. The purpose of the day’s activities is to engage the public with work that is being done by local groups to prevent elder abuse. Under the banner of “Elders Make Waves towards an Age Friendly City”, the groups have been focusing on issues of accessible transportation, social inclusion, and health and social services. This event is being held in anticipation of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD), which happens annually on June 15th. Media and the public are invited to join.
Date of Event: Thursday, June 9 (11am to 3pm)
Location of Event: Lionel-Groulx metro (at 11am) and the Union United Church, 3007 Delisle Street (12pm-3pm)
ACT Student Event at Concordia: June 11th
If you’re a student interested in learning more about ACT, be sure to check out this event on Saturday, June 11th.
All are welcome. RSVP with Kelly Leonard leonard.kellychristine@gmail.com
Aging Activisms Media Capsules Workshop: a snapshot
This month’s InFocus piece captures some of the great moments of last weekend’s Aging Activisms Media Capsules Workshop, a collaboration between Trent University and Concordia University.
Here’s the link to the story: https://storify.com/ACTProject/aging-activisms-media-capsules-workshop
Shifting Perspectives in the Context of Ageing, Communication, and Technologies at Graz International Summer School Seggau
Every year in July, more than 80 students and 10 professors from over 30 countries meet at the Graz International Summer School Seggau (GUSEGG) in Southern Styria, Austria to discuss global developments and challenges in areas such as society, politics, economics, religion, and culture. As in previous years, students from all over the globe will participate in the summer school and ACT will award a number of ACT-affiliated students with scholarships to participate in the Ageing Studies Workshop – one of seven thematic afternoon workshops at GUSEGG.