Event name
CCC - "The Measure of Our Age" with Author M.T. Connolly
When
Wed 11 / 20 / 2024
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
5:30 PM to 6:30 PM
Where
Georgetown Village Square and Online
1801 35th Street NW
Washington DC 20007
1801 35th Street NW
Washington DC 20007
Who can attend
Open to all
Limited capacity: Registration Closed
Price
FREE
Wednesday, November 20th
5:30 p.m.
"The Measure of Our Age"
Discussion with M.T. Connolly
As tens of millions of Americans are living longer lives, longevity is creating challenges that cut across race, class, and gender. Caregivers help older relatives for “free,” but with high costs to themselves in time, money, jobs, and health. Scammers target countless seniors. The institutions built to protect older people—like nursing homes and guardianship—too often harm them instead. And epidemics of isolation and loneliness make older people vulnerable to all sorts of harm.
In The Measure of Our Age, elder justice expert and MacArthur “genius” grant recipient, M.T. Connolly investigates the systems we count on to protect us as we age. Weaving first-person accounts, her own experience, and shocking investigative reporting, she exposes a reality that has long been hidden and sometimes actively covered up. Her investigation also reveals reasons for hope within everyone’s grasp.
Connolly’s strategies and action plans for navigating the many challenges of aging will appeal to a wide range of readers—adult children caring for aging parents; policymakers trying to do the right thing; and, should we be so lucky as to live to old age, all of us.
In The Measure of Our Age, elder justice expert and MacArthur “genius” grant recipient, M.T. Connolly investigates the systems we count on to protect us as we age. Weaving first-person accounts, her own experience, and shocking investigative reporting, she exposes a reality that has long been hidden and sometimes actively covered up. Her investigation also reveals reasons for hope within everyone’s grasp.
Connolly’s strategies and action plans for navigating the many challenges of aging will appeal to a wide range of readers—adult children caring for aging parents; policymakers trying to do the right thing; and, should we be so lucky as to live to old age, all of us.
This free event is open to the community. Attendees can join in person or online. Register for the event on this page or by calling 202-999-8988.