Global Intergenerational Week 2022
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Welcome to the official launch of Global Intergenerational Week 2022. These are the presentation slides delivered by the Executive team who are leading the campaign. For more info check out the GWT website at www.generationsworkingtogether.org
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Global Intergenerational Week 2022
- 2. An Overview of todays event: • Welcome • Background • Presentation - Helena Herklots, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales • Who is involved across the globe? • Government and community involvement • How can I take part? • What’s next?
- 9. Monday 25th April Theme - Let’s reconnect (showcasing community connecting, post covid rebuilding) Tuesday 26th April Theme - Let’s fight loneliness and isolation (showcasing health benefits) Wednesday 27th April Theme - Let’s celebrate intergenerational spaces (showcasing housing, co-located space and places) Thursday 28th April Theme: Let’s inform our future (showcasing climate and connection)
- 10. Friday 29th April Theme - Let’s celebrate intergenerational solidarity (showcasing international IG work) Saturday 30th April Theme - Let’s break down age barriers (showcasing work to reduce ageism) Sunday 1st May Theme - Thank you and recap
- 11. ‘We have witnessed first-hand how intergenerational relationships have impacted the lives of both seniors and youth, which is why we want to take part in this campaign. We would like to see intergenerational programs spread across Canada and the globe - intergenerational friendships really do make the world a better place!” Generation Marianne builds bridges between generations. Our goal is to overcome ageist stereotypes and battle loneliness by creating connections and relationships between different generations. By being country lead and thus part in the Global Intergenerational Week campaign, we wish to raise awareness of the importance and benefits of intergenerational practice and learning.
- 12. ‘We believe it is imperative to spread the word about the potential intergenerational practice holds so we can learn from each other, to bring benefit to our societies.’ Australia ‘Intergenerational solidarity is at the heart of the Age-Friendly programme in Dublin City University. It sits across the life course and contributes to changing the dialogue on ageing by challenging stereotypes and exploring opportunities to support each other in the workplace, in caring roles and in the community. We are honoured to be the country lead for Ireland to mark this wonderful week of celebrations.’
- 18. • be a supporter • social media • events • embed intergenerational practice into your work • volunteer
- 19. Namee Email Organisation (Leave blank if you are not part of an organisation) Country Website (Leave blank if you are not part of an organisation)
- 22. It’s essential to embed intergenerational practice into our work and policy. It’s not just a nice thing to do…
- 24. Global Intergenerational Week Benefits and definitions Country Leads Previous Campaigns The Executive Team Social Media Resources Register as Supporter
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- Vicki slides 1 - 7 - Hello and a very warm welcome to our online event to officially launch Global Intergenerational Week 2022. We are delighted you are all able to join us and are inspired and enthused to see so many of you from across the globe in attendance to support this amazing campaign which celebrates all things intergenerational! My name is Vicki Titterington, I am the Director of Linking Generations Northern Ireland and I would like to take this opportunity to introduce my fellow members of the UK Intergenerational week Executive Team – Alison & Kate from Generations Working Together Scotland, Mirain from Bridging the Generations Wales and Sue Reid from the Beth Johnson Foundation England – please give everyone a wave! I would also like to introduce our Guest speaker for today Helena who is the Older Peoples Commissioner for Wales. The executive team have been working behind the scenes to develop and plan the Intergenerational Week campaign and are slightly overwhelmed that we have been able to go Global this year recruiting 7 countries as partners for 2022 with others expressing an interest for the future! We thought it would be interesting to see how global our event today is and have asked everyone to participate in a geographic poll and here’s the results:
- Just before we get officially started here’s a quick overviews of todays event. Welcome and introductions Background and history
- The Intergenerational Week campaign celebrates everything intergenerational and this year runs from 25th April - 1st May 2022. The campaign aims to inspire individuals, groups, organisations, local/national government and NGO’s to fully embrace intergenerational practice, connecting people of all ages especially the younger and older generations. It offers a fantastic opportunity for us all to share good practice, ideas, moments and local opportunities where different age groups can come together forming intergenerational friendships. We want to change the narrative of intergenerational connection from being a nice thing to do to an essential practice in todays communities and society. In 2020 The St Monica Trust lead on the first UK Intergenerational week (23-29th March) but as a result of the pandemic handed leadership of the national week to Generations Working Together (GWT). In partnership with Linking Generations Northern Ireland, Bridging the Generations (Wales), and The Cares Family (England), GWT led the second campaign which took place from 8-14 March 2021. Over 120,00 people joined us in 2021 through the hashtag #IntergenerationalWeek to say no to the age gap. Watch our short video to see what we achieved during National Intergenerational Week 2021.
- Video – how we did it last year
- In 2021 Intergenerational Week generated a wide range of activities to promote and celebrate intergenerational practice at a community, practice and policy level. Some examples include the launch of an intergenerational manifesto in Spain to coincide with the EU of Solidarity between generations, intergenerational conversations through covid organized by the commissioners for older and younger people in NI, the generations working together online conference webinars, LGNI launching their education research with support from the NI Minister for education, the set up of a national intergenerational network for England by BJF and an intergenerational podcast by Bridging the generations wales. We were delighted at support received for the campaign on social media with man organisations and funders taking the opportunity to showcase intergenerational work examples during the week!
- Vicki 1 – 7 This Launch event is the start of our exciting 2022 Global Intergenerational week campaign and we look forward to seeing the range of exciting activities, events and opportunities organized in the coming months. The UK Executive team are planning events focusing on developing intergenerational boards, intergenerational training, funders discussion session with the Eisner foundation, education resources, small grants schemes, showcase events and much more. We would love to make this year bigger and better and hope you will join as a supporter, organize you own activities and attend some of the fantastic events which will be detailed on the GWT IG week website pages. Intro for Helena Who has previously supported the week and contributed to a number of UK government and advisory groups covering topics including care and support, housing, dementia and carers. Helena is also a member of the solidarity between generations cross party group in Wales.
- Helena – slide 7 It gives me great pleasure to introduce Heléna Herklots CBE, Older People’s Commissioner for Wales = do we have a biography so we can give a proper intro???
- Sue slides 8 - 12
- Mirain slides 13 - 17 - To get the best out of intergernational practise it is important to get Support from plenty of different areas, but especially community and government. We need support from government in our countries to secure dedicated funding, to be able to grow and to have intergenerational approaches embedded in policies to support the work on the ground. We need Support from communities because it’s where most Intergenerational work happens and Intergenerational work can also greatly benefit our communities by bringing people of all ages, backgrounds, abilities and interests together for the benefits of each other. There is a Welsh saying by a poet called Llwyd o’r Bryn that says “Mewn cymdeithas lawen iach, neb rhy fawr, neb rhy fach” which translates to “in a happy healthy community, no one too old, no one to young” and I believe we could all use that saying to remember why Intergenerational work is important for everyone.
- Each Country is different when it comes to intergenerational policies and support – you’ve just heardfrom our Older People’s Commissioner Helena Herklots explaining why she believes Intergenerational work is essential and important. But here in Wales we are yet to see the structure and support the government offers other countries such as in Scotland. In Wales over the past years we’ve seen momentum growing and that’s because we’ve had the interest and support from key government official such as Helena herself, Sally Holland the former Children’s Commissioner and assembly members. In April 2019 they issued a joined statement to Support the importance and at the same time the govenrment issued a report regarding Intergenerational work in Wales. Back in November 2020 one assembly Member decided that Intergenerational work in Wales needed more attention and she has launched a cross party meeting at the Senedd which meets quarterly to push policies and hopefully to get our voices heard. We’re in the early stages here in Wales but we are lucky that we’ve been gaining Support from key individuals across the Country and a lot of that Support was gained during Intergenerational Weeks in 2020 and 2021! Even though we’re in our early stages, we are gaining momentum and it’s exciting where the road will lead us with our cross party Solidarity Across The Generations meeting at the Senedd, the new curriculum for Wales which is now being rolled out which allows schools to fit Intergenerational work within their day to day teaching and Support from different commissioners and assembly members. We are lobying more over the next months leading up to Global Intergenerational Week because we’ve learned that gaining this Support is so importmant for the growth of intergenrational work in Wales. Hopefully one day we’ll have a similar framework to Scotland and we are in constant discussions with Government to grow the opportunities across Wales.
- Scotland has been fortunate to receive support from MSPs, councillors and government officials over the last year, for example we received messages of support from our Minister for Equalities and Older People, Christina McKelvie MSP, pictured here, who has supported the campaign and the work of GWT since the beginning, however we still need more people on board, across all the parties. We recognise that Scotland has a lot to celebrate, but we still have a journey to travel and we hope that in 2022 we will be successful in raising a parliamentary motion in the Scottish Parliament to celebrate this years Global Intergenerational campaign.
- Linking Generations Northern Ireland, who you heard from earlier has also been working hard to gain support of political representatives and the community. Peter Weir, the previous education minister was one of the key politicians promoting the week in 2021. This shows us that no matter which portfolio or political party representatives are coming from, everyone can get involved during intergenerational week.
- In England, there has been more of a community focus with the Beth Johnson Foundation in 2021 taking over the leadership of the week from The Cares Family. The benefits of intergenerational practice have been acknowledged by both the House of Commons and the House of Lords. This picture was taken during a digital event, when we were and still are restricted to meeting online, there are still lots of ways that we can use this week to bring the community together. What ever way you decide to raise awareness whether its through your local & national government, via the local and national press or within your local community we can honestly say that by playing an active part during the campaign and in the lead upto the campaign can assist you in gaining the recognition we all need to grow. We hope you will join us and we can’t wait to see what we will acheive by working together to raise the importance of this field across the globe.
- Kate slides 18 - 24
- Kate
- Alison slide 25 - A big thank you to everyone who is involved, the executive team wish everyone the very best. Please remember to visit the individual country lead pages and follow our social media for the latest conversations, events and news.