“We are calling an Emergency Assembly to pull together all the local coalitions, key member groups and activists to share a briefing and plan the fight-back campaign to save health care services across Ontario.  Please spread the word and join in.

“Sat., Feb. 25, 11 am at The Church . . . → Read More: OHC reacts to the Drummond Report]]> From the Ontario Health Coalition:

“We are calling an Emergency Assembly to pull together all the local coalitions, key member groups and activists to share a briefing and plan the fight-back campaign to save health care services across Ontario.  Please spread the word and join in.

“Sat., Feb. 25, 11 am at The Church of the Holy Trinity, 10 Trinity Square (behind the Eaton Centre, by Indigo Books). FREE. Agenda for the meeting includes a briefing on Drummond’s recommendations, a half hour lunch (provided) and development of an action plan.”

Agenda: 11 – 11:30 am Registration; 11:30 am – 12:30 pm Briefing and Update; 12:30 – 1 pm Lunch (we will provide it); 1 – 3 pm Discuss and Adopt Action Plan to Respond to Drummond and the McGuinty Cuts.

To register, contact the Ontario Health Coalition at 416-441-2502 or ohc@sympatico.ca

OHC also offers the following material for your use:

Webinar on the Drummond Report

This is a recording of the OHC Webinar created on Feb. 18, consisting of a full briefing and analysis of the Drummond Report. To view the Webinar, click here, enter your name in the field, click “view recording”, enter your email and company, click “view recording” (again), and then click on “high fidelity” option to download the video and webinar (works best using MS Explorer). The “Live Meeting Replay” option downloads only the audio and the PowerPoint without the video. Click for a copy of the PowerPoint used during the presentation.

Drummond Report: Summary and Analysis

The Ontario Health Coalition on Feb. 16 issued a document (pdf) summarizing and analyzing the Drummond Report.

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Dr. Sally Chivers (Trent U.) explores how movies often link aging with disability. The culture of youth leaves little room for positive images of the elderly in cinema. The Silvering Screen, her recent . . . → Read More: The Silvering Screen: Old age and disability in cinema]]> Toronto Public Library presents a talk in the series Thought Exchange, by the author of a recent book with this title:

Dr. Sally Chivers (Trent U.) explores how movies often link aging with disability. The culture of youth leaves little room for positive images of the elderly in cinema. The Silvering Screen, her recent book, counters these fears of aging and proposes valuable alternative viewpoints.

The talk is Tue., May 1, 1:30-3:00 pm at the Toronto Reference Library, Elizabeth Beeton Auditorium.

The editors are looking for previously unpublished contributions that address the question, “How did you become feminist . . . → Read More: Submission Call for Canadian Feminist Anthology]]> Innana Publications and editors Lorena M. Gajardo and Jamie Ryckman are seeking contributions for a new, expanded version of the anthology Becoming Feminists (2011). This new expanded version will be published by Innana Publications and Education Inc.

The editors are looking for previously unpublished contributions that address the question, “How did you become feminist and how have feminism(s) shaped your worldview?”

The idea is to bring together stories from feminists from a variety of backgrounds, ages, and experiences. We encourage submissions from writers, artists, authors, academics and non-academics, students, researchers, advocates, professionals, and women from across Canada. If you think you have a story to tell about becoming feminist, we encourage you to submit to this collection. Submission style is open-ended. Essays, stories, poetry, and visual art are all acceptable. Submissions deadline is March 30, 2012. For details, see Submissions Guidelines (pdf).

The Canadian Association on Gerontology has a special membership offer: New members get 15 months of membership for the price of 12! The . . . → Read More: From the e-mailbag]]> The OWN writers’ group In My Own Voice, which has been meeting on Wednesdays, will meet Tue., Mar. 13, and after that on the first Tuesday of each month, 2-4 pm.

The Canadian Association on Gerontology has a special membership offer: New members get 15 months of membership for the price of 12! The CAG is Canada’s preeminent interdisciplinary professional association of researchers, practitioners, decision-makers, student and seniors with an interest in the field of aging.  Membership entitles you to many benefits, including reduced rates to attend the Annual Scientific and Educational Meeting of the CAG, members-only updates on resources and events in the field, a print and online subscription to the Canadian Journal on Aging, as well as opportunities to network with national and international peers. See their website for details.

The Canadian Women’s Health Network would like to mail out free bulk copies (20, 50, 150, or more) of a number of their health information publications, in French and English, that would be ideal for classrooms, community centres, staff rooms and public spaces. They will also gladly cover all the costs of shipment, so there will be no expense to you. Please email outreach@cwhn.ca to get a list of the publications available, and order your copies today!

The POWER Study is wrapping up with a presentation on Tue., Feb. 28, 5:30-6:30 pm, at Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, 209 Victoria Street, Room 211 (St. Michael’s Hospital), with a reception to follow at 6:30 pm. RSVP requested. This session is also offered via webcast at http://webcast.otn.ca. See flyer for full information.

Canadians are living longer and, at least until recently, retiring younger. When combined with the aging of the baby boom . . . → Read More: Lecture: “Should the pension age be raised to 70?”]]> The University of Toronto’s Institute for Life Course and Aging is pleased to present a lecture by Byron G. Spencer, PhD, Professor of Economics, McMaster University on Thu., Feb. 16, 12:00 – 1:30 pm.

Canadians are living longer and, at least until recently, retiring younger. When combined with the aging of the baby boom generation, that means that the “inactive” portion of the population is increasing and there are concerns about possibly large increases in the burden of support on those who are younger. We model the impact of continued future gains in life expectancy on the size of the population that receives public pension benefits. We pay special attention to possible increases in the age of eligibility and the pension contribution rate that would maintain the publicly financed component of the retirement income security system.

Seminars are free, held at the Institute, 263 McCaul St., 4th Floor Classroom. Please RSVP as seating is limited, to aging@utoronto.ca (email). This seminar will be webcast and can be accessed at: http://hosting2.epresence.tv/AGING .

Friday, Feb. 17:  Lunch at Edward Levesque’s Kitchen, 1290 Queen St. E. (between Hastings and Alton . . . → Read More: Friendship Link events in February]]> Thursday, Feb. 9: Movie at the Carlton Cinema, 20 Carlton St. (east of Yonge). There are a number of movies scheduled there, including W.E. (4:25), War Horse (4:15), and Haywire (4:10). Meet in the lobby at 4 pm.

Friday, Feb. 17:  Lunch at Edward Levesque’s Kitchen, 1290 Queen St. E. (between Hastings and Alton Aves., east of Leslie Grove Park). Meet there at 11:45 am.