 By Mariette Sluyter | The Foundation LabRead the first part of this article here.
As the project began we hit many
roadblocks. (Blessedly, none of them were from funders or supportive
agencies, but from individual human beings.) Shock, laughter, denial,
repulsion and silencing. This came from youth, middle-aged people,
professionals and, most heartbreakingly, seniors themselves. The
attempts we made to overcome the roadblocks came from every angle. When
one approach failed,[ Read More]
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By Mariette Sluyter | The Foundation Lab
Seniors Sexual Health was not an area I was particularly drawn to as
a 40-something community developer until a staggering statistic was
pointed out to me: oositive HIV tests among those over 50 have risen
from 7.5% between 1985 and 1998 to 13.5% in 2005. After some thinking about the statistic, my colleague Nicole Hergert with The Calgary Sexual Health Centre and I [ Read More]
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 By Kevin Brown | Bio
This past February I wrote an article concerning the Seniors
Action Group of Calgary and their experience with staging
intergenerational theatre projects. In that article I referenced a new
work
and partnership that the group was preparing to undertake with the
Calgary Sexual Health Centre. That new work is now nearing the
end of their Spring 2009 offering and the production is
receiving accolades from all who attend. With the encouragement and support of [ Read More]
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