At Age Action one of our flagship events is Positive Ageing Week (PAW) which celebrates ageing and the contribution and agency of older people. It takes place this year from Sun 30th Sept – Sat 6th October 2019. Ageing in Place is the theme for PAW 2019 which is about ensuring that people having choice and control over where and how they age; central to achieving this goal is the creation of age friendly environments, including support services, which enable people to remain in their own homes and communities for longer.
This year, Age Action is transforming its shop, on Camden Street in Dublin, into the first Positive Ageing Hub with speakers and events open to the public which will encourage dialogue on what it means to grow old in Ireland and what policies and practices are required to help us to age in place.
During Positive Ageing Week we celebrate United Nations International Day of Older Persons on 1 October which this year focuses on the Journey to Equality. The 2019 theme is aligned with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 10 and will focus on pathways of coping with existing and preventing future old age inequality. SDG 10 sets to reduce inequality within and among countries and aims to “ensure equal opportunity and reduce inequalities of outcome,” including through measures to eliminate discrimination, and to “empower and promote the social, economic and political inclusion of all, irrespective of age, sex, disability, race, ethnicity, origin, religion or economic or other status.”
In addition to the Positive Ageing Hub, over 100 events are being organised at local level by Active Retirement Groups; Nursing Homes; Community Resource Centres; Sports Partnerships; County Councils; Care Organisations; Libraries; Theatres, Galleries, Museums, Schools; Clubs, Societies and Associations for older people. You can find an event near you by checking positiveageingweek.com
Join The Conversation at the Positive Ageing Hub
Events at the Positive Ageing Hub in our store at 30/31 Camden Street Lower are open to the public and will encourage dialogue on what it means to grow old in Ireland and what policies and practices are required to help people to age in place. Highlights include talks from: David Gough, Ireland’s first ‘out’ GAA referee; an interview with bestselling author Claudia Carroll; Professor Des O’Neill, Consultant Physician in Geriatric and Stroke Medicine; historian Donal Fallon; the Housing Agency’s David Silke who states “housing is the key to positive ageing “ and Sabina Brennan’s “Top Tips for Brain Health.” We acknolwedge the support of partners working to support older people and raise awareness of the needs of our ageing population particularly Alone, Sage Advocacy and the Alzheimer's Society who will host events in the Positive Ageing Hub.
We, at Age Action, would love to see you next week – drop by at any stage or if you would like to book a place then check out https://positiveageingweek.com/positive-ageing-hub/
Positive Ageing Hub Schedule 30th Sept – 4th Oct:
Monday Ageing in Place
11:00 - Karl Duff, Assistant Principal Officer, Department of Health, “The Positive Ageing Strategy; evidence, policy and the role of stakeholders.”
11:30 - Sean Moynihan, CEO – ALONE
12:00 - David Silke, Director of Research & Corporate Affairs, Housing Agency, “Housing is key to positive ageing.”
12:30 – Eileen O’Callaghan, Regional Manager, Sage Advocacy, “Planning ahead to age in place.”
16:00 - Bank of Ireland Financial Wellbeing & Ava Housing www.boi.com/positive-ageing-week/
Tuesday UN International Day of Older People – theme: “The Journey to Age Equality”
13.00 - Highlighting the LGBT Champions Programme which trains healthcare staff working with older people who identify as LGBTIQ+
Voices of Older LGBT – Video Screening
Guest Speakers:
- David Gough, Ireland’s first ‘out’ GAA referee
- Elaine Howard, MS Atlantic Fellow Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin
- 4pm - Concern Café An intergenerational (and interactive) workshop on the Sustainable Development Goals
Wednesday Wellbeing Wednesday
11:00 - Siel Bleu Exercise Class
11:30 - Des O'Neill, Consultant Physician in Geriatric and Stroke Medicine and Professor in Medical Gerontology, Tallaght Hospital and Trinity College Dublin - ‘Keeping Well from Mid Life to Later Life’
12:30 - Tina Leonard, Alzheimer's Society – “Dementia – Myth Busting”
13:00 – Interview with author Claudia Carroll
Also:
1-2-1 screenings with nurse from Irish Heart Foundation
Thursday
Thursday Thoughts & Talks
11:00 - Sabina Brennan, Trinity College Dublin - on “Top Tips for Brain Health”
12:30 - Donal Fallon – Dublin City Historian
13.30 Supt Kevin Daly, Garda Community Engagement & Public Safety Bureau
15:00 Silver Threads - Gathering Memories & Celebrating Stories of older people.
Friday Film Friday!
11.00 IFI Archive – With over 600 digital items and 15 different collections the IFI Archive collection spans 1897 to the present day.
12noon Dr. Sarah Culhane - Irish Cinema Audiences Project, Cinema going memories from 1950s in Ireland