Age-Friendly Columbus and Franklin County has employee many strategies to work to end ageism locally. These approaches have been diverse and across different forms of media. Before we explore these, learn from internationally known expert, Ashton Applewhite about why we need to end ageism!
AFCFC launch the #ButtonUpAgeism campaign at the International Federation on Aging Conference in August of 2018. Since then, these buttons have been created with individuals of all ages and have been sent all over the world. To date, well over 3,000 buttons have been created! Check out some of the buttons below and follow along on social media #ButtonUpAgeism.
A multi-media positive aging campaign was launched in March 2020. Learn more at the website, https://positiveagingcampaign.org/ The images below are billboards that appeared around Columbus highlighting local older adults!
Listen to Dr. Holly Dabelko-Schoeny on WOSU All Sides with Ann Fisher discussing ageism in popular media.
https://radio.wosu.org/post/ageism-popular-media#stream/0