To celebrate and highlight that human rights do not diminish with age, AGE Platform Europe has announced a 70 day campaign against ageism, ‘Ageing Equal’. The campaign will invite people and organisations from around the world to stand up for everyone’s rights no matter what age you are, and be vocal in raising awareness of ageism and age-discrimination as a serious global issue.
The campaign will launch on 1 October, the International Day of Older Persons, and will run for 10 weeks leading up to the 70th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 10 December. Each week will have specific theme, demonstrating the widespread effects of ageism across diverse groups in society. A campaign blog will also feature written contributions and testimonials from organisations, experts, and individuals with the aim to establish a lasting community and platform for action around the momentum of the Declaration’s 70th anniversary.