Centering Senior Care and Aging During COVID-19

Submitted by the Event Organizer

In the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we faced a racial justice reckoning as anti-Asian hate violence escalated across the nation. We witnessed elders in Oakland Chinatown and in other neighborhoods become vulnerable targets of racially motivated violence. While violence against elders and racism against Asians are not new phenomena, there is a renewed urgency to train our attention and ask: How might we center our elders’ voices in the broader conversations and concerns with community safety, adequate direct services, affordable housing, and other issues? Hear the opinions of our elders, community experts, and service providers in tackling this question and find out how you can support local efforts to care for our elders.

This event is part of the “Community Voices to Empower Change” series in partnership with Eastwind Books of Berkeley. It will be held in-person at OACC and simultaneously broadcast to YouTube Live. If you are interested in attending in-person, please review OACC’s Visitor Policy. Donations are appreciated and no one will be turned away for lack of funds.

This project was made possible with support from California Humanities, a non-profit partner of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Visit calhum.org.

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