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- VOLUNTEERS NEEDED: Senior Moments: Exploring Positive and Negative Views of Aging
- Read Swede Talk - a blog by one of our international placement students (October 15)
- Breaking the Silence: International Day to Eliminate Violence Against Older Persons (June 14)
- Community events for seniors (post date: May 25)
- Healthy Living for All Seniors: Your Health, Your Voice (post date: May 23, 2006)
- Education Wife Assault released the paper I Want to Be Free (post date: May 23, 2006)
- World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (post date: May 16, 2006)
Senior Moments: Exploring Positive and Negative Views of Aging
CALLING ALL SENIORS
interested in exploring the positive and negative views of aging.
Would you like
to contribute your experience and wisdom to this project?
Participate in the development of a new project reflecting the positive and negative aspects of aging through popular theatre, educational workshops, art, photography and other creative possibilities.
The GOAL is to create senior focused, senior directed, senior delivered education and awareness programs about ageism to other seniors and health and social service professionals.
To volunteer, please contact Mindy Khu at 416-595-9230 ext 234 or e-mail mindykh@fsatoronto.com. Get involved and help make change happen! Funding provided by New Horizons for Seniors Program.
Swede Talk Blog
This year, one of the students working with us to fulfill her social work program requirement for a semester of supervised field-work is Martina. Martina, a third year Swedish student, studies social work at the University of Lund. Her university encourages students to look for placements overseas to broaden their perspective and learn from how social work is applied in other countries. Martina chose Canada from the beginning because our country is well known internationally as being on the front-line of social work. She applied for a placement with FSA Toronto after she found out about the Violence Against Women and Seniors and Caregivers Support Services programs by searching the internet. In her blog, she writes candidly about her international student experience with FSA Toronto - SCSS services. Read Martina's blog
Breaking the Silence
An Ad Hoc Newsletter of Family Service Association of Toronto’s Elder Abuse Consultation Team Download PDF or read HTML version
Community events for seniors
4th Annual Celebration of Life:
Seniors’ Fun & Resource Day
(sponsored by the Scarborough Advisory Committee for Community
Services - SACCS) Date: Wednesday, June 7th, 2006
Time: 10:00 a.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Location: Scarborough Village Community Centre, 3600
Kingston Road, Scarborough
For general information: Sue Bailey @ Providence Healthcare
416-285-3666 ext. 5116
Download flyer
The Mayor's Roundtable on Seniors: Toronto Seniors in Action
The City
of Toronto has designated June as Seniors’ Month.
This exciting afternoon for seniors highlights the importance of active
living, and of getting involved and making a difference in the life
of the City of Toronto.
Date: Monday, June 5, 2006
2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Location: Toronto City Hall, Council Chambers
100 Queen Street West
Download flyer
Toronto's Seniors Forum
The Toronto
Seniors' Forum invites you to join us at a community meeting
to learn about city issues affecting seniors, and to share your ideas and
your voice in local government.
Next meeting: May 31, 1:30-2:30 p.m., at the Council Chambers of the
East York Civic Centre
(850 Coxwell Avenue). Download flyer
Healthy Living for All Seniors: Your Health, Your Voice
Join us and hear about what's new in the Toronto healthcare system and how it affects you. Tell us about your experiences.
Date: Tuesday, June 6, 2006
Time: 1:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Location: Family Service Association of Toronto, 355
Church St. 
To reserve your spot please call Marcella or Rosemarie at 416.755.5565
Education Wife Assault released I Want to Be Free
I Want to Be Free is a tool to raise awareness about the abuse of older women.
Born out of an ongoing project carried out by Family Service Association of Toronto, Springtide Resources (formerly Education Wife Assault) and BC/Yukon Society of Transition Houses, this paper brings to light the perspectives of older women who share their stories, and professionals (researchers, activists and services providers) working in two fields – elder abuse and violence against women. Read full summary and download paper.
What would a world free of abuse of older adults look like?
Join us to create your message on a banner in words or images on World Elder Abuse Day
Come prepared to use your creative energy and wear something purple. Refreshments and a light lunch will be served. For those who are interested we will be taking our banner to Queen’s Park in the afternoon to join others to show the world we care about ending elder abuse and neglect.
Where: Family Service Association of Toronto
355 Church St.
Date: Thursday June 15, 2006
Time: 9:30 p.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Assistance with transportation is available for the morning and afternoon
activities.
Please confirm your attendance by contacting Marcella or Rosemarie at 416 755 5565 no later than Wednesday June 7, 2006.
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