On The Same pAGE – Changing the Narrative, a Colorado-based campaign to increase understanding of ageism and to shift how Coloradans think about aging, and PBS12 are presenting an online series of six intergenerational conversations. Each panel will bring together leaders from across generations to discuss the current and future landscape on a wide range of issues including social connection and the future of work and ageism.
Janine Vanderburg, initiative director for Changing the Narrative, organized the series based on a successful campaign last fall that resulted in over 60 intergenerational conversations about ageism across Colorado and beyond.
“Intergenerational connection and education are powerful ways to end ageism,” Vanderburg said. “We had planned another series of in-person conversations and then the pandemic arose, so we had to think differently about how these might take place. With the pandemic exposing ageism, these conversations with leaders of all ages will show that we all have more in common than we have differences on a range of issues. I hope these shows will be enlightening and educational for viewers of all ages. I invite all Coloradans to join us each Friday evening.”
The public is encouraged to watch this thought-provoking series which will be broadcast on PBS12 beginning in June on Fridays at 7:00 p.m. Mountain Time. Following the broadcasts, the episodes are available on both the PBS12 and On The Same pAGE – Changing the Narrative websites. June episodes now available.
The episodes addressing various issues will air on; July 3 on Arts and Culture; and July 10 on
Ageism.
On The Same pAGE – Changing the Narrative in Colorado is a partnership of NextFifty Initiative and Rose Community Foundation to change the way people think, talk and act about aging, older people, and ageism.