Directed by Tweedie
Making a film when you’re 87 is less than convenient… *subtitles available* – English, Croatian, Polish, Latvian duncancowles.com/tweedie WORLD PREMIERE – Edinburgh Int. Film Festival 2014 WINNER – 2015 Scottish Short Film Award, Glasgow Short Film...Ageing in the 21st Century: A Celebration and A Challenge
On 1 October 2012, International Day of Older Persons, HelpAge International and UNFPA will launch the landmark report, Ageing in the Twenty-First Century: A Celebration and A Challenge. The report includes new data, success stories and robust recommendations to help...International Day of Older Persons
Facts and figures: In 2050, there will be more persons over 60 than children in the world Between 1950 and 2010 life expectancy worldwide rose from 46 to 68 years Almost 700 million people in the world are now over the age of 60 Around the world, two persons celebrate...
International Day of Older Persons
year of first observance the theme was "The future we want: what older persons are saying" the theme is "Take A Stand Against Ageism" The International Day of Older Persons is observed on October 1 each year. On December 14, 1990 the United Nations...Radical Monarchs
Berets, badges, Black Lives Matter and social justice: the youth group for activist girls of colour The Radical Monarchs is an alternative to the Scout movement for girls of colour in Oakland, California. Its members earn badges not for sewing or selling cookies, but...Wisdom to End Racism
This short film, published in May 2014, looks at the important contribution of minority ethnic older people in the UK to the fight against racism: “We need a movement led by young people, drawing on older people as a frame of reference.” “We need to get older people...Read more“Discrimination due to age is one of the great tragedies of modern life. The desire to work and be useful is what makes life worth living, and to be told your efforts are not needed because you are the wrong age is a crime”
– Johnny Ball
