Mt. SAC Education for Older Adults and the Mt. SAC Equity Center will be hosting a screening of the critically acclaimed documentary, Gen Silent. In 2010, for a period of a year, Director Stu Maddux followed the lives of six LGBT elders in the Boston area as they answered the question, “How much would they leave behind in order to be safe in the long-term health care system?”. As any other older adults, LGBT seniors face the typical challenges of aging. However, because of their sexual orientation and/or gender identity, they are at a higher risk for abuse, isolation, discrimination and exploitation. Following the documentary, we will have the opportunity to ask questions and hear from the Producer of the film Joseph Applebaum.

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Enjoy this intergenerational event as we celebrate with a night out together. A delicious dinner will be provided followed by a brief discussion about ageism and a screening of "Golden The End of Ageism." All attendees will be entered to win a prize!

"Golden The End of Ageism" is a 2021 documentary about the phenomenon of ageism in Canadian society and the activists working to bring it to an end. Among them - Margaret Gillis, who is working to bring about a UN convention on the rights of older persons, the activist and writer Julia Moulden, whose focus is ageism in the workplace, Dr. Samir Sinha from Mt Sinai in Toronto who is working on ageism in the health care system and Laura Tamblyn Watts who is our voice about ageism in media. There is also a handful of first person narratives in the film, anecdotes from people who have experienced ageism in their lives directly. Golden: The End of Ageism explores this new frontier in civil rights.

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We will be wrapping up our 2023 Mt. SAC Unites Against Ageism Campaign with an afternoon of students, staff and faculty showcasing their talents, class projects and course demos. We will also be announcing the winners of the age-inclusive birthday card contest.

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