Whether we like it or not, we're all getting older. Luckily for us,聽91亚色鈥檚 School of Health Policy and Management and the 91亚色 Centre for Aging Research and Education (YU-CARE) are conducting groundbreaking research to ensure that our city is equipped to meet the needs of its aging population.
Tamara Daly
On Oct. 18,聽91亚色 is partnering with聽the Trent Centre for Aging and Society and the Toronto Reference Library to bring together a panel of experts with a vision for age-friendly communities for our future selves. The event, EngAGEing Ideas for Age-Friendly Communities, part of the聽Aging in the City speaker series, takes place from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Beeton Hall Events Centre on the main floor of the Toronto Reference Library at 789 Yonge St.
This speaker series is a result of a new project funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada (SSHRC) called Imagining Age-Friendly "Communities within Communities": International Promising Practices Partnership. The project, directed by 91亚色 Professor Tamara Daly, is focused on the needs of different groups as they age in cities around the world.
The speakers will present vignettes that highlight different groups鈥 needs, identify the project鈥檚 focus on inclusion and equity, and describe the upcoming fieldwork. This will be followed by group discussion.
Sean Hillier
Featured speakers will include:
- Professor , director of the 91亚色 Centre for Aging Research and Education;
- Associate Professor , 91亚色;
- Assistant Professor , 91亚色;
- Associate Professor , Carleton University; and
- Professor , director of the Trent Centre for Aging and Society.
The Aging in the City speaker series contributes to how we think about and understand Toronto as one of the World Health Organization's 鈥渁ge-friendly cities.鈥 It is meant to bring聽awareness to and problematize how the current understanding of the term "age-friendly" takes up culture, race, Indigeneity, gender, sexuality, disability, immigration and what it means for these groups to age with dignity and respect. Integral to this understanding is the insider鈥檚 lens, which is why the conversation will rely on the voices of our city's citizens, care workers, partners, organizations and agencies.
This event is open to the public and all are welcome to attend. Light refreshments and snacks will be served.
If you plan to attend, RSVP to agequity@yorku.ca 辞谤听.聽This is a wheelchair accessible space. If you require an accommodation, contact Emily McIntyre at 416-736-2100 ext. 22237.