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CNPEA is very excited to introduce Linda Sullivan, our new Project Manager for the STOP-GBV project (Stopping Older Person Gender Based Violence in Women 55 years of age and older Through Promising Practices). We asked Linda to introduce herself and share some her past experience and passions.
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ave had the pleasure of living most of my life in central Ontario, surrounded by the breathtakingly beautiful boreal forest, ancient rocks, and an abundance of awe-inspiring wildlife. I have two passions: my gardens and my companion Pionus parrots Keito (18) and Abby (almost 30). I absolutely love plants, so much so that I live by the motto “there’s always room for just one more”! My favourite flowers are peonies, particularly the double pink and red varieties. I eagerly anticipate the arrival of spring each year as late spring brings the stately and trustworthy re-emergence of glorious peony flowers throughout the garden.
My career began in health planning and policy development in what was then the district health council system in Ontario in the early 90’s. Planning portfolios included long term care, community support services, mental health and addictions, and women’s health. From those early days I took on new opportunities over the last 25 plus years at the regional, provincial and national level that included working with healthcare professionals and frontline staff, seniors and caregivers, social services providers, educators, community developers, and Indigenous communities in the areas of health services planning, program development, health transformation, northern animal medicine programming, Indigenous education, and child welfare.
Seniors have always held a special place in my heart, career, and volunteer activities. I strongly believe that seniors’ voices have been muted by many in Canadian society, especially governments by way of their inaction and often avoidance in dealing with the myriad of health, emotional, social, personal safety and financial issues that impact Canadian seniors daily. Violence against older women in particular is a reality in the lives of far too many. I am honoured to be joining a passionate team working to build a violence-free society where older women can live safe, self-fulfilling lives in all spaces across Canada.
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This project is funded by Women and Gender Equality Canada.
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SUMMARY
CNPEA is hiring a Project Manager for a project focused on enhancing support for older women who experience gender-based violence.
Length of contract: one-year contract, renewable over the course of the 5-year project
Hours per week: 32
Compensation: $62,000/year for 32hrs/week
Start date: As soon as possible
ABOUT THE PROJECT
The CNPEA is starting work on a new project (funded by Women and Gender Equality Canada). The project will aim to develop promising practices for front-line workers to better address the needs of older women experiencing gender-based violence. This multi-year project involves a collaboration with other national and provincial organizations.
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By Laura Griffin
If you are reading this, congrats, you are getting older. Although getting older is a part of life and should be a positive experience, it often isn’t. As a matter of fact, our society has created unfortunate barriers for our ageing population, most of them fuelled by ageism.
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By Mary Ennis, Outreach Coordinator, SeniorsNL
SeniorsNL has received funding from the New Horizons for Seniors Program (Atlantic) for an exciting new project – Improving Seniors’ Knowledge and Uptake of Legal Documents.
One major issue that SeniorsNL has been tracking for a few years is the lack of uptake on Wills, Powers of Attorney, and Advance Health Care Directives.
In 2019-20, for example, 329 seniors from 93 communities were surveyed across the province:
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By Laura Griffin,
Education and Outreach Coordinator, CNPEA
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CNPEA met with Anna Malkin (she/her) and Joyce Rankin (she/her) of onmyplanet (an expansion of shared stories and education through a Queer Story Archive, workshops and resources) to speak about their project - Generational Allies.
Generational Allies is a two-year project which will lead to a series of workshops promoting Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Queer, Trans, Asexual, Intersex, and Two-Spirit (LGBTQIA2S+) inclusion and allyship practices in older adult communities. Recorded interviews, retracing personal experiences and stories from LGBQT2SI+ older adults (55+), will form the basis of the workshop discussions. The workshops will be facilitated by LGBQT2SI+ older adults, and hosted by organizations that provide services to older adults.
