PLEASE NOTE: Due to the rising case count of Covid-19 in our area, the current State of Emergency in the province, and the resultant changes in regulations, the board of the Third Age Centre has decided to postpone our October 1st  conference on Eradicating Ageism. This is in keeping with a decision by the conference committee late Monday afternoon, September 27. 

The committee chair, Penny Pacey, said that "The committee feels strongly that the required protocols would diminish the desired outcome and purpose of the event. We do not want to jeopardize the health or safety of participants."

Details about when the conference will be re-sceduled are not available. For more information please contact Penny Pacey, Chair of the Ageism Conference at 506 261 6551.


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It’s the 30th anniversary of the Third Age Centre. To mark this milestone anniversary, we invite you to attend a half day conference. The event will take place on October 1, 2021 – which is also “The International Day of Older Persons.” 

The conference will focus on “Combatting ageism, prejudice and discrimination on the grounds of a person’s age.”

There will be two thought-provoking presentations, opportunities for questions and a panel discussion.

Date and time: Friday October 1, 2021 from 1 pm to 5 pm Doors open at 12 noon
Location: Journey Church, 131 Duncan Lane, Fredericton, NB 
Registration fee: Centre members $20; Non-members $25; Special Rate for Students. Donations would be greatly appreciated.

GUEST SPEAKERS

Dr. Janice Keefe, Professor and Chair of Family Studies and Gerontology at Mount Saint Vincent University in Halifax, NS. Her presentation will focus on “Exposing our Ageist Society and What We Can Do About It”

Dr. Deborah van den Hoonaard, Sociologist and Professor Emerita at STU in Fredericton, NB. Her presentation will be on “Learning to be Old: Ageism in Everyday Life”

For further information and to register please contact the Third Age Centre at 3rdage@stu.ca or by phone at 452-0526.

Online Registration is also possible at the following link: https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/thirdage-centre-conference-on-ageism-tickets-166823939895

The Third Age Centre’s mission is to empower older adults to maintain healthy, independent, active lifestyles through public education on seniors’ issues.