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Alberta Age-Friendly Community of Practice (CoP) Diverse Seniors Webinar Series

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The Alberta Age-Friendly Community of Practice (CoP) is designed to help communities that are pursuing age-friendliness to connect and share ideas, best practices and expertise. The CoP also works together on matters of priority to the group. The CoP has planned a five-session webinar series focused on how age-friendly communities can foster a sense of belonging for diverse populations of seniors. All sessions will be virtual.


The overall goals for the series are:

• Help to foster a shared understanding of the needs of diverse populations of seniors.

• Identify enablers to the inclusion of diverse populations of seniors.

• Encourage and facilitate a variety of local initiatives that support a sense of belonging for diverse populations of seniors.


October 31

LGBTQ2S+ Seniors

Seniors are a diverse group, including different cultural and ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation and those with disabilities. This session will discuss challenges LGBTQ2S+ seniors experience and explore ways to support their inclusion in age-friendly planning and initiatives that communities could undertake to support a “sense of belonging”. The session will include time for questions and answers. 

 

Presenters:

  • Donna Thorsten, Rainbow Elders
  • Eric Storey, Edmonton Pride Senior Group



For more information and to register for specific sessions in the webinar series click on the links below:

  1. October 31, 10:00-11:30 a.m. - LGBTQ2S+ Seniors REGISTER
  2. November 21, 10:00-11:30 a.m. - Indigenous Seniors REGISTER
  3. December 12, 10:00-11:30 a.m. - Seniors Living with Disabilities REGISTER


This event, and past webinars are recorded and hosted in the Age-Friendly playlist here

  • Organizer

    Alberta Age-Friendly CoP

  • Location

    Online-Zoom

  • Date (MDT)

    Oct 31, 2024

  • Time (MDT)

    10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

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