We Are All Aging, Let’s End Ageism
We Are All Aging, Let’s End Ageism
Recorded on: 04/23/2019
Hear from award-winning author and activist, Ashton Applewhite! Ageism—stereotyping and prejudice on the basis of age—is stoked by social and economic forces and harms us both individually and collectively. This fear harms us both individually and collectively. Age discrimination is also a global human rights and social justice issue. This webinar will outline how ageism is harmful in all aspects of life and how to combat it to improve health and well-being at all life stages.
Participants will walk away understanding the harmful impact of ageism and have a strategy for combatting it to ensure that everyone can age with dignity and respect.
Ashton Applewhite
Author and Activist
This Chair Rocks
Ashton Applewhite is an acclaimed author and activist, most recently on the subject of ageism. Her books include This Chair Rocks: A Manifesto Against Ageism,Cutting Loose: Why Women Who End Their Marriages Do So Well, which Ms. magazine described as “rocket fuel for launching new lives,” and Truly Tasteless Jokes, which inspired a clue on Jeopardy! She blogs at This Chair Rocks, is the voice of Yo, Is This Ageist? and speaks widely at venues that have included the TED main stage and the United Nations. Everyone from the New York Times to NPR and the American Society of Aging considers her an expert on ageism.
Charles de Vilmorin
CEO
Linked Senior
Charles de Vilmorin is the co-founder and CEO of Linked Senior, a resident engagement platform for senior care. He has more than 9 years of experience in the healthcare and long-term care field. He is a Certified Dementia Practitioner and Validation Method Worker.
