Program for #Embolden2024
The 2024 Festival theme The Silencing of Older Women recognises the need to understand the unique ways older women experience ageism - and combat the subsequent rises in poverty, homelessness, abuse, violence and murder. It explores the ways some families, communities, services and policies contribute to the silencing of older women; and how we can all be part of the solutions. It identifies how a gender lens can enhance elder abuse strategies and a life span approach can help to prevent family violence.
Delegates will be engaged in identifying practical strategies to end the violence and abuse and promote equality and equity for older women.
Delegates will be engaged in identifying practical strategies to end the violence and abuse and promote equality and equity for older women.
Program Overview
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National Exhibition
Congress of Older People's Voices from the Margins
2-2.10pm: Welcome and acknowledgement of Traditional Owners
2.10-3.40pm mins): The Voices of Older Women
3.40-3.50pm: Discussion (10 mins)
identify how we will use this to come up with something
3.50-4.00pm: Closing & evaluation (10 mins)
Identifying what we will do with what we now know
- Delegates will be welcomed by ??
- Partner message
2.10-3.40pm mins): The Voices of Older Women
- Indigenous woman (tbc) – Norie Bero?
- Pathways to employment – has accepted
- Financial hardship, Emily has accepted (TGD)
- Robyn Westgate?
- another woman?
3.40-3.50pm: Discussion (10 mins)
identify how we will use this to come up with something
3.50-4.00pm: Closing & evaluation (10 mins)
Identifying what we will do with what we now know
Symposium - Key issues
The first section of the Symposium invites us to think about the way we want the world to be, the challenges and barriers that are currently in our way and the solutions and drivers of change.
- Welcome and acknowledgement of Traditional Owners
- Partner message: Debra Nicholl CEO of Elder Rights Advocacy
- What we see, what we say – it does make a difference: Dr Catherine Barrett explores representations of older women in popular culture as drivers of inequality, abuse and violence. This includes the “Grannies, Cougars and Greedy Old Bags” themes from citizen research conducted for The Biscuit Tin Project. Professor Kate Burridge presents a call to reclaim the term Granny
- Family violence and abuse - a life stages approach: Investigative Journalist Jess Hill and Yumi Lee, CEO of the Older Women’s Network of NSW explore the increase in family violence and murder of older women and how a life stages approach could help to end the silencing of older women
- Outreach as a strategy to prevent sexual assault: Researcher Anna Gillbard outlines data from Uniting Care Queensland on sexual assault/abuse of older women. Then Associate Professor Laura Tarzia and the Hon Marcia Naeve OAM discuss justice responses to older women
- Building a world where older women count: Celebrate Ageing Research Coordinator Robyn Smith presents the findings of #TheBiscuitTin project, celebrating the contributions of older women. Sarah Codling from WhiteHorse City Council share recipes for respect and the role of local council in promoting change.
Symposium - Strategies for change
The strategies session begins with a plenary introducing a Gender Lens for Elder Abuse prevention. Then delegates will be invited to join one of four breakout groups for 30 mins to explore key strategies for change. Feedback from the breakout groups will be summarised in a plenary discussion before closing.
- A Gender Lens for Elder Abuse Services (plenary)
- Debra Nicholl, CEO Elder Rights Advocacy
- other...
- Outreach (breakout group 1)
- Police safeguarding and empowering community: Chris Lee, Community Portfolio Manager, Priority and Safer Communities, Victoria Police
- The courts?
- Anna Gillbard
- Illawara women's centre
- Dementia friendly
- Learning together (breakout group 2)
- Educating family violence and sexual assault services: Deb Bardon, Coordinator of the Hear Our Voices Project, Older Women’s Network NSW
- Partnerships between Elder Abuse and Women’s Health Services: Jill Exon, Elder Abuse Prevention Lead, Eastern Community Legal Centre
- Dementia friendly
- A TransGender Lens for Elder Abuse prevention
- Empowering older women (breakout group 3)
- Sharing secrets - gaining confidence: (Voice of Older Woman from OWN)
- Empowerment in groups of older women: Illawarra?
- Dominique and Meg?
- Lesbians who lunch: June Lowe, Projects Coordinator Celebrate Ageing Ltd
- Pathways to employment, Older Women's Network
- Sexual consent, Theresa Flavin
- Working with families (breakout group 4)
- Mens behaviour change, Mate Bystander
- Relationships Australia
- WHAT MORE HERE?
- Feedback from the breakout groups (plenary).
Symposium - Closing
Age Discrimination Commissioner Robert Fitzgerald AM will reflect on the Symposium and Dr Catherine Barrett, Director of Celebrate Ageing Ltd will outline resources from the Festival. The final presentation will be from Dr Deborah Wood - who will share her powerful reflections on older women and joyful rage.
Contact us
If you would like more information on Embolden2023 please contact Dr Catherine Barrett on 0419 582 237 or email [email protected]
Partnerships
Embolden2024 is an initiative of Celebrate Ageing Ltd. We are delighted to announce or first Principal Partners Elder Rights Advocacy and the Older Women's Network of NSW.