Testimonies

Ageism, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Testimonies March 30, 2021

“Open attitude is a prerequisite to culture-sensitive care” stress Fatoş

This testimony is extracted from an interview of Fatoş Ipek-Demir by Linda van Ingen published in Dutch here. Photo by Marion Duimel. There was no good place for a Turkish

Ageism, Ageism and Sexuality, Testimonies March 30, 2021

“Vieillir sans désir, c’est mourir à petit feu” raconte Francis

Francis est ancien militant de la lutte contre le sida, bénévole aux Petits Frères des Pauvres, membre du groupe d’éthique clinique de Cochin et des Petits Frères et créateur de

Ageism, Testimonies November 12, 2020

“Should we live long?” asks Vassili

For Vassili, the celebrations taking place for the International Day of Older People rather go unnoticed. But it is not as much celebrations older people need, as equal treatment. This

Ageism, Testimonies September 7, 2020

“Politicians tell us measures are to protect us. The truth is different” says Silvia

For Silvia Margineanu, the measures taken by the Romanian government to protect citizens from the COVID-19 led to discrimination of older people. The country is under a Military Emergency Ordinance

Ageism, Testimonies June 12, 2020

“If you seek to prevent us from growing old free to choose, you will force us to become outlawed”

In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Belgian Prime Minister Sophie Wilmes suggests writing a ‘Senior Citizens’ Charter’ defining activities older people should restrain from doing in a post-pandemic

Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Ageism and Gender February 20, 2020

“No woman should endure the years that I endured”

For 50 years, Anna had a relationship with a man who made her feel as if she was his property, without being able to dream about where to go on

Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Ageism and Gender, Testimonies February 20, 2020

“You find your way out, with help, and with courage.”

Montse suffered psychological abuse for years without being aware of it. She says it was hard to identify and to get out everything she had inside, but that thanks to

Ageism, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Testimonies November 11, 2019

“Whatever will come in the future, don’t run – we say in Moluccan”

Juan is Moluccan and chairman of LSMO, the National Foundation of Elderly Moluccans in the Netherlands. He tells us what it means to age in the Moluccan culture. In the

Ageism, Testimonies November 11, 2019

“An advice to my 20-year-old self”

Christine is 65 years old. She is a board member of the national Older Women’s Network in the Netherlands (OVN-NL). This winter, she shared an advice to her 20-year-old self.