Discover how public education becomes public engagement when communities make the message their own — in their words, and in their languages.
Join EAPO, CNPEA and CREVAWC to learn how It’s Not Right! Neighbours, Friends and Families for Older Adults is being powerfully reimagined in ethnocultural, Inuit, and Indigenous communities across Alberta, the Northwest Territories, and Quebec.
You will be inspired by grassroots adaptations that honour culture, strengthen connection, and bring people together to prevent elder abuse.
Register Here: https://eapon.ca/webinar_ItsNotRightAdaptations
Speakers
Margaret MacPherson
Research Associate at Centre for Research and Education on Violence Against Women & Children
Margaret is a Research Associate with the Centre for Research and Education on Violence against Women and Children (CREVAWC) at Western University in London Ontario. Margaret designs and develops curriculum and related materials on a number of initiatives including the Make It Our Business, workplace domestic violence program and It’s Not Right! Neighbours, Friends and Families for Older Adults.
April Tucker
April Tucker Indigenous Resource Liaison (South), Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council
April is the Indigenous Liaison with The Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Council (A.E.A.A.C), supporting case managers and service providers through Coordinated Community Response (CCR) or “Hubs” that address elder abuse and complex care needs. With over 25 years of experience in advocacy, frontline support, and system navigation, she brings a holistic, relationship-based approach to her work. April has worked across diverse communities, including extensive collaboration with Indigenous Nations, and is dedicated to ensuring that older adults are treated with dignity, respect, and care through coordinated, and culturally informed support systems.
Karen Willy
Executive Director, NWT Seniors’ Society
Karen Willy was born and raised in the Northwest Territories. She has a masters in learning and technology from Royal Roads University. As an instructional designer and post-secondary educator, she has had the opportunity to do many different things. She has instructed at college, trained adult educators, participated in the transformation of a college to a polytechnic and acted as a special advisor to the Minister Responsible for the Status of Women. She is currently the Executive Director of the Northwest Territories Seniors’ Society, an advocacy group for elders and older adults in the Northwest Territories.
Josée Duplantie, B. Sc. inf.
Agente de planification et programmation: Mieux-être des ainés et lutte contre la maltraitance Planification et programmation | Planning and Programming Agent: Elder Well-being and Anti-Abuse Planning and Programming, Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services NRBHSS | RRSSSN
Josée Duplantie is a clinical nurse with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the Université de Montréal. She has worked with vulnerable populations, particularly in hospital and community settings, including in Nunavik. For over fifteen years, she trained future nurses, encouraging them to place older adults at the center of their care, promoting empowerment and self-determination among this population. More recently, she has been working at the Nunavik Regional Board of Health and Social Services, where she contributes to the well-being of seniors and the fight against mistreatment in the communities.
Sarita Israel,TSP
Coordonnatrice, Domaine d'expertise pour contrer la maltraitance envers les personnes aînées Centre de recherche et d'expertise en gérontologie sociale, (CREGÉS) Direction des affaires académiques
As a clinician and coordinator of a domain of expertise to counter mistreatment of older adults for over 35 years, Sarita Israel has contributed to numerous research/practice partnerships for the development of knowledge, policies, tools, trainings for the health and social services network, community and financial sector. She has also collaborated on the development of the provincial helpline services as well as province wide awareness programs to counter mistreatment.