It's time to stop.
Stop discrimination.
Stop stereotypes.
Stop negativity.
Stop ~~Ageism~~.

We’re here to show how ageism negatively affects all of us and, with your help, how we can stop it.

The recent coronavirus pandemic has shone a light on the shocking way that our society and policymakers treat older people. Pushed to the margins and forgotten about, with their needs often thought of last – we have all seen the tragic consequences that this can have.

More broadly – from derogatory everyday language, to inaccessible cities and poor services – ageism is sadly still a daily reality for many people.

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I’m not an ~~OAP~~.

I'm a teacher.
I'm not an ~~old fogey~~.

I'm an artist.
I’m not ~~Past It~~.

I’m a babysitter.

Retiring from teaching doesn’t mean I stopped being a teacher. I have a lifetime’s worth of experience, knowledge, and skills to share with the next generations of my family. And there are one or two things they can teach me too.
Getting older doesn’t mean I have to become ‘old’. I don’t see myself as ‘old’, I see myself as an artist continuing to chase my dreams.
It’s time with my grandchildren that I cherish. Nursery doesn’t come cheap but luckily, I do. It means I’m not just their babysitter, I’m the reason my daughter can afford to take them away this summer.

Individually,
we’re strong.

Together, we can
be unstoppable.

For years, our partner organisations have been working to make older people’s lives better. To make their voices heard.

But we’ve realised something – that by working together, we can all do even more. That’s why we’re joining forces to STOPageism, and we want you to join with us. Because a single voice can be drowned out, but a chorus can’t be ignored.

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In This Together.

We’re working together to STOPageism and bring older people back where they belong – in the heart of our lives and communities. Join us and our ever-growing network of partners.

Read all about it.

The latest news, views and events from the campaign and our partners. Read more about how we are working together to STOPageism.

Words from Experts

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Mike Locker – Their Time.

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Tony Clark – Their Time.

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Klaus Riekemann – Their Time.

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Words from Experts

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STOPageism Supports New WHO Ageism Campaign

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Let’s talk about our generations.

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Intergenerational Week 2021

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The Results: Ageism in the workplace survey

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Words from Experts

Reframing Ageing: Growing, not slowing

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1.4 million older people
do not have access to the care and support they need.

Age UK
Redundancy rates for those in their 50's
are more than double the rate for those in their 40's

RestLess.co.uk
Age discrimination legislation was introduced in 2006.
Since then, Employment Tribunal claims have increased rapidly.

AgeDiscrimination.info
Number of over 85's in the UK is
set to double
in the next 25 years.

The Telegraph
36% of over 50's
felt they had been disadvantaged at work because of their age.

Age UK
Only 7,000 retirement homes
are delivered each year only accounting for 0.2% of demand.

International Longevity Centre UK

Guild Living
and Partners
Working Together to StopAgeism.

This campaign to STOPageism is powered by Guild Living.

Our mission is to reinstate older people at the heart of our lives and communities. Guild Living is delivering academically-led, innovative ways to live independently in the heart of towns and city centres.

1. Changing our
Language.

The language we use to describe older people is overwhelmingly negative. So we’re campaigning to change it. Why is it still acceptable to use outright discriminatory terms for older people in society? Instead, we want to define people by who they really are and the value they bring.

2. Changing our
Cities.

We will make cities more accessible and age-friendly. From retrofitting existing buildings to encouraging architects and planners to be more age considerate in future builds, we want our cities to promote independence and inclusivity for all.

3. Changing our
Services.

We will promote safety and independence by making financial and technology services easier, safer and fairer to use. People need more confidence and support to take control of their affairs, and we’ll help to provide it.

I refuse to regret waking up a day older.
- Ashton Applewhite
- Writer & Activist
Our research will investigate what interventions we can make to reinstate people’s confidence, tackle one of the biggest killers, loneliness, and shift our culture towards valuing – rather than ostracising – people in their older years.
- Professor Malcolm Johnson
- University of Bath
Our mission is to reinstate older people at the heart of our lives and communities – where they belong.
- Eugene Marchese
- Guild Living
Overlooked for employment, restricted from social services and stereotyped in the media, ageism marginalises and excludes older people in their communities.
- World Health Organization
I have come to see the possibilities of making well-funded research the foundation of a new model of living in the post-retirement stages, where many simply dwindle.
- Professor Malcolm Johnson
- Guild Living
Ageism is widespread and an insidious practice, which has harmful effects on the health of older adults. For older people, ageism is an everyday challenge.
- World Health Organization

Join the
STOP ageism
Movement Today.

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It's time to stop.

Stop discrimination.

Stop stereotypes.

Stop negativity.

Stop Ageism.

I’m not an OAP.

I'm a teacher.

I'm not an old fogey.

I'm an artist.

I’m not Past It.

I’m a babysitter.

Individually, we’re strong.

Together, we can be unstoppable.

In This Together.

Read all about it.

1.4 million older people do not have access to the care and support they need.

Redundancy rates for those in their 50's are more than double the rate for those in their 40's

Age discrimination legislation was introduced in 2006. Since then, Employment Tribunal claims have increased rapidly.

Number of over 85's in the UK is set to double in the next 25 years.

36% of over 50's felt they had been disadvantaged at work because of their age.

Only 7,000 retirement homes are delivered each year only accounting for 0.2% of demand.

Guild Living and Partners Working Together to StopAgeism.

Our three steps

to STOPageism.

1. Changing our Language.

2. Changing our Cities.

3. Changing our Services.

Join the STOP ageism Movement Today.

Be a Partner of it

Individually,
we’re strong.

Together, we can
be unstoppable.

1.4 million older people
do not have access to the care and support they need.

Redundancy rates for those in their 50's
are more than double the rate for those in their 40's

Age discrimination legislation was introduced in 2006.
Since then, Employment Tribunal claims have increased rapidly.

Number of over 85's in the UK is
set to double
in the next 25 years.

36% of over 50's
felt they had been disadvantaged at work because of their age.

Only 7,000 retirement homes
are delivered each year only accounting for 0.2% of demand.

Guild Living
and Partners
Working Together to StopAgeism.

1. Changing our
Language.

2. Changing our
Cities.

3. Changing our
Services.

Join the
STOP ageism
Movement Today.