Age Equality in the South West event
Challenging a Lifetime of Discrimination event. October 2005
Equality South West and the age equality network ran a workshop (Challenging a Lifetime of Discrimination!) for older and younger people to explore age equality issues in relation to the pensions reform, the Regional Economic Strategy, ageing population in the South West and the new age employment regulations set to come into force October 2005.
The workshop was a chance for delegates to..
• Input into the Regional Economic Strategy from an age perspective
• Become part of the South West Age Equality Network
• Explore the new age regulations
• Discuss the pensions crisis
• Learn about how ageing demographics are being tackled in the South West
Speakers and workshop facilitators were run by the South West Regional Development Agency, South West Observatory, ACAS, Equality consultants and UK Youth Parliament.
