McMaster University, Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging

Aging & Social Change: Twelfth Interdisciplinary Conference is a forum for discussion of challenges and opportunities for a rapidly growing segment of the population worldwide. The process of aging is a concern for individuals, families, communities, and nations. The social context of aging provides a rich background for community dialogue on this, one of the critical questions of our time. We seek to build an epistemic community where we can make linkages across disciplinary, geographic, and cultural boundaries.

Aging & Social Change: Twelfth Interdisciplinary Conference features research addressing the following annual themes and special focus:

Learn more : https://agingandsocialchange.com/2022-conference

Thu, Sep 22, 2022 | 7:00 PM | Art Gallery of Burlington - 1333 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington (free parking)

Dr. Anthea Innes , Hosted by: Alzheimer Society of Brant, Haldimand Norfolk, Hamilton Halton

Speaker: Dr. Anthea Innes McMaster University Professor Health Aging and Society Gilbrea Chair in Aging and Mental Health Director Gilbrea Centre for Studies in Aging 

This lecture will give you the opportunity to:

• UNDERSTAND the concept and importance of dementia friendly communities

• IDENTIFY the benefits of a dementia friendly community

• EXAMINE opportunities to advocate within your own community

• LEARN about successful international dementia friendly community projects

Thursday September 22nd 7:00-8:30pm Art Gallery of Burlington 1333 Lakeshore Rd, Burlington (free parking)

RSVP: 1-888-343-1017 (limited seating)

Wed, Sep 28, 2022 to Sat, Oct 1, 2022 | 12:00 PM | Virtual Conference

This conference will ask scholars to contribute with their understanding and analysis of ‘narrative’ to facilitate discussion on theoretical and methodological approaches. Together, we aim at challenging some of the prevalent perspectives on aging and old age such as the continuation of seeing aging as a social problem, or the old master narrative of frailty and dependency. What is the power of narrative in encouraging new perspectives focusing on older people’s diversity, their value to, and their role in society? As aging is the future for all of us, the conference will provide a ground for more appreciative perspectives on aging and later life created through the reflection on and challenge of existing structures.

Learn more here: http://enas.comunicare.ro/