Testimonies

Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Testimonies November 23, 2018

‘Day after day, she would get thrilled with these exceptional offers’

Anne-Sophie Parent, Secretary General of AGE Platform Europe, is sharing the story of her mum being victim of scam a few years ago. “200! This is the 200th box ordered by your

Ageism, Ageism and Abuse, Testimonies November 20, 2018

On tue les vieux !

L’exclamation du Professeur Jacques Soubeyrand en 2006 a résonné avec l’expérience de cette aidante proche d’une parente décédée après 17 ans à vivre avec une maladie neurodégénérative. Sur-médicamentation, sous-alimentation, sédation… son témoignage

Ageism, Ageism and Participation, Testimonies November 18, 2018

Comment j’ai vécu mes 20 premières années de retraite, pourquoi je prépare les 20 prochaines !

Il n’y a pas d’âge pour se réinventer. Le témoignage de Pierre atteste de la créativité et de la résilience avec laquelle il est possible d’envisager l’avenir, en dehors des

Ageism, Ageism and Race, Testimonies November 16, 2018

‘Take your money, get out of Denmark and don’t come back’

Bashy Quraishy is National Coordinator of ENAR Denmark. In this interview, first published in 2012, he reveals his perceptions and experience of becoming an older ethnic minority in Denmark, and

Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Testimonies November 14, 2018

« Les vieux, c’est comme les enfants » : pour en finir avec l’infantilisation des personnes âgées

Katerina s’occupe de sa grand-mère. Ces contacts réguliers l’ont amenée à se questionner : et si on avait tort de considérer les personnes âgées comme des enfants ? et si ce

Ageism, Ageism and Sexuality, Testimonies November 8, 2018

‘I have been out as a gay man since the 70s and I have no intention of hiding again’

Ciarán is looking back at the progress made with regard to the rights of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender people in Ireland… and reflecting on how these rights are overlooked when

Ageism, Ageism and Gender, Ageism and Sexuality, Testimonies November 8, 2018

When your reproductive years are over, sexuality is not!

Anne-Sophie Parent, Secretary General of AGE Platform Europe, refers to a few telling examples that older people’s sexuality is far too often turned into a joke… a joke that sometimes

Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Testimonies October 29, 2018

‘We were born to connect’

Just like in his 2017 TEDx talk, Clive Colledge calls for generations to unite and forget anything the media or advertising tells us about the age group we supposedly belong

Ageism, Ageism and Migration, Ageism and Race, Testimonies October 24, 2018

‘Who hears the voice of older migrants?’

Fifi is a committed health professional like there are many — except that besides work, Fifi is also volunteering for Pharos, an organisation giving ‘cultural-sensitive working’ courses to address health