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Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Blogposts, COVID-19 November 9, 2020

Let’s stop playing the Covid-19 generation blame game

Photo by Bruno Achen for Bras Dessus Bras Dessous. This blog was originally published in Euractiv. A joint blogpost by the European Youth Forum and AGE Platform Europe. As

Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Good Practices November 9, 2020

#LaisseLesRidesTranquilles – la campagne Instagram d’Espace Seniors

Dans un monde de plus en plus productiviste, qui calcule la valeur humaine en termes de pertes et profits, vieillir n’est pas de bon ton. Pour lutter contre les injonctions

Ageism, Blogposts October 2, 2020

Belgian Center for Equal Opportunities calls for better protection of older people’s rights

By Unia, the independent Belgian public institution that fights against discrimination and defends equal opportunities. This blog was originally published in French and Flemish on Unia’s website. On Thursday 1

Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Blogposts, COVID-19 September 14, 2020

Younger People and Ageism during Covid-19

By Lindsay Maughan, PhD candidate at the School of Psychology, University of Plymouth, UK. “If it was racial, if it was about sexuality, that would be illegal, and people would

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, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Blogposts, COVID-19 June 14, 2020

Ageism and COVID-19, a study of social inequality in Spain

With a survey conducted at the end of April 2020, a research team in Spain demonstrated that stereotypes and discriminatory attitudes existed on the ground of age, leading to potential

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.

Ageism, Ageism and Intergenerational Solidarity, Testimonies October 10, 2019

“The world is at crossroads. We can have an influence”

More and more older people are taking part in actions to prevent global warming and are working to ensure that future generations will also have good living conditions. For the