rich 1.0 Action Network https://actionnetwork.org <link href='https://actionnetwork.org/css/style-embed-v3.css' rel='stylesheet' type='text/css' /><script src='https://actionnetwork.org/widgets/v6/event/reframing-aging-in-2021-a-quick-primer-and-refresh-2?format=js&source=widget'></script><div id='can-event-area-reframing-aging-in-2021-a-quick-primer-and-refresh-2' style='width: 100%'><!-- this div is the target for our HTML insertion --></div> Changing the Narrative https://actionnetwork.org/groups/changing-the-narrative-in-colorado https://can2-prod.s3.amazonaws.com/events/photos/001/052/539/normal/Reframing_Aging_2021_Workshop.png Do you work with, advocate for or communicate about older people and aging issues? Are you a policy-maker who cares about older adults and wants to advance age-friendly communities? Are you someone who cares about addressing ageism and creating a community in which people of all ages can thrive? In this one-hour interactive workshop, you'll learn: What reframing means, and why it's so important to reframe aging How the general public thinks about older people and about aging in America, and how these patterns of thinking have taken hold during the pandemic Evidence-based messaging and communications strategies based on three years of research by FrameWorks Institute that have been proven to increase support for age-friendly policies and to decrease bias against older people How common words and phrases can have negative consequences that we don't intend because they reinforce ageist attitudes and stereotypes about older people The Associated Press recommendations on how to talk about older adults and aging REGISTER NOW: This is a professional development opportunity for those who communicate about aging and aging-related issues, within your organizations, as part of the media or otherwise. The workshop is free, but you must register in advance. Spots are limited, so please sign up quickly using the form to the right. We'll send you Zoom log in information 24 hours before the workshop, and again the day of. https://actionnetwork.org/events/reframing-aging-in-2021-a-quick-primer-and-refresh-2