NGO Forum on Ageing 

5-9 April 2002

April 8, 2002

Older People and Europe

Speakers: Christine Marking
Organization: AGE, European Net-work of Older People’s Association

Financing Dependency Care. 
The Institutionalization of Older Persons and Home Care.

Speakers: Hector Maravall, Grazia Longi, Representative  of CC.OO 
Organization: FERPA, Federación Europea de Jubilados y Personas Mayores / UDP, Unión Democrática de Pensionistas/ CC.OO, Comisiones Obreras

From Beijing to Madrid. 
Progress, Challenges and Perspectives on Age and Gender.

Speakers: Elisabeth Sclater, Conchita Poncini
Organization: CONGO, NGO Committee on the Status of Women

Ageing and Disability

Speakers: Miguel Angel Cabra e Luna, Representative of: COCEMFE, FEAPS, FEISE, EDF, Facultad de Psicología- Universidad de Salamanca
Organization: CERMI

Rights of Older Dependents

Speakers: Jean-Michel Höte, Geneviéve Laroque, Carmen Colmeiro, Mercedes Mas Quintana
Organization: Foundation of Gerontology (France) / CRE, Spanish Red Cross

Rights of Older Persons’ with Mental Illness, Alternatives towards Co-Habitation

Speakers: Merce Pérez Salanova, Niek de Boer, Javier Yanguas Lezaun, Estrella Rodríguez Pardo
Organization: CRE, Spanish Red Cross / TTS Group

Immigration Issues of Older Persons

Speakers: E. Juárez, Rosa Resnick
Organisation: IIF, International Immigrants Foundation

Protection of Human Rights and the Special Situation of Elderly
People in Retirement Homes or Institutions

Speakers: Alvaro Gil Robles, Manuel Aznar, Andres Lehtmets, Gabriella Battaini-Dragoni, Juan Manuel Suárez del Toro Rivero Organization: CRE, Spanish Red Cross/ Council of Europe

Celebration of the WORLD DAY OF HEALTH

The celebration of the World Day of Health has given the auditorium of the North area of IFEMA a multicultural touch. Theatrical performances of the Agrupación Teatral Maga and of a group of adults from the University of Chile, the Dance Company of María Pagés, and the mime Marcel Marceau, the music of EA! and the performances of Perfordance have been the star shows.

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