What stereotypes do we have around growing older? Are these realistic or do we fall victim to what we hear and see in media? This interactive session will give the opportunity to reflect on how we label different generations and ways in which we can break down barriers around ageing.

1. Linking Generations
Northern Ireland
Lynn Johnston : Development Worker
GWT National Conference 2nd March 2016

2. LGNI Vision...
Northern Ireland will be Age-
friendly:
Generations will work together
to build communities for all ages

3. Past and future of LGNI
Since 2009
• Training delivered to 350+
people on IG practice
• 4000 + people engaged in
IG activity across NI
• 100 + small grants given
out to local groups
• 80+ schools participated
in our projects
• 4 staff members (3 part
time)
Our activity now:
• Closely working and
learning with GWT
• Contributing to the
development of age-
friendly activity at local
government level in NI
Projects:
• Age-friendly schools
• Connected care homes
• Digital Age Project
• Celebrating Age
• Erasmus project

4. Age awareness – why?
We need to change how we do things to respond to the
challenges of an ageing society.
Tackling Ageism
• Raising awareness
• Building intergenerational practice
• Developing age-friendly communities for all ages
• Supporting cohesive communities

6. Tools to develop age awareness
with groups (some ideas)
• Stereotypical drawings followed by discussion
• Looking at media/advertisements
• Birthday card activity
• Quiz/discussions
• Line ups of groups of people by age and discussion
• Separation of groups into decade groups and then talk
to each other
• Use of images to spark discussion

13. Tools to develop age awareness
with groups (some ideas)
• Stereotypical drawings followed by discussion
• Looking at media/advertisements
• Birthday card activity
• Quiz/discussions
• Line ups of groups of people by age and discussion
• Separation of groups into decade groups and then talk
to each other
• Use of images to spark discussion

26. Tools to develop age awareness
with groups (some ideas)
• Stereotypical drawings followed by discussion
• Looking at media/advertisements
• Birthday card activity
• Quiz/discussions
• Line ups of groups of people by age and discussion
• Separation of groups into decade groups and then talk
to each other
• Use of images to spark discussion

28. Thank you ....
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Northern Ireland
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