2025: ESCC AGM & EAFA Event (Power of Advocacy in the Seniors Sector)
Join ESCC's 20th Anniversary AGM on April 28th, 2025 from 1-2 p.m. at The Lodge at Snow Valley (13204 Rainbow Valley Rd NW). Catch a sneak peak at a new brand for one of ESCC’s initiatives, and find out how we’re celebrating our 20th anniversary in 2025.
Following the AGM, there will be an Edmonton Age Friendly Alliance event at 2 p.m. on the “Power of Advocacy in the Seniors Sector - Advocacy Sprint + Network Gathering.”
While the AGM portion of the day will be a hybrid model with an online option to attend and the EAFA event will not be streamed online.
Please note: April 28th, 2025 is the Canadian Federal Election. Please make arrangements to vote early, or vote before or after the AGM and EAFA Event. Polling stations in Edmonton are open 7:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Find out where to vote.
Venue
Lodge at Snow Valley
13204 Rainbow Valley Rd NW,
- Access venue from 119 Street
- Drive under Whitemud Freeway Bridge
Power of Advocacy in the Seniors Sector: Advocacy Sprint and Network Gathering
This free and interactive event focuses on harnessing the power of advocacy, in all its forms, to tackle challenges within the seniors sector.
Hear from our Action Hubs about issues facing the seniors sector and older adults; learn from our keynote speaker - Arlene Eaton-Erickson - about the different forms of advocacy; and then apply this knowledge during our Advocacy Sprint* targeting:
- Ageism;
- Valuing Senior Centres; and
- Seniors' Food Security.
After, join us for refreshments and conversation at our Network Gathering.
* An "advocacy sprint" is a focused, short-term effort to raise awareness or achieve a specific advocacy goal.
About the Key Note Speaker:
Arlene Eaton-Erickson
Arlene Eaton-Erickson is a passionate and engaged social worker, leader and educator with 28 years of social work experience, and 15 years of teaching experience at a postsecondary level. Arlene has direct front-line experience with young people in the child welfare and youth justice systems, and has significant management and leadership experience. These roles have given Arlene the opportunity to provide and engage in both individual and systemic advocacy, and provide strategic direction and policy guidance to organizations.
Arlene is currently the Academic Program Manager at NorQuest College working with the Social Work Program and the Child and Youth Care Program. This role brings together the skills she developed during her 19 years at the Office of the Child and Youth Advocate, and the teaching she has done at both MacEwan University and the University of Calgary. Arlene is also the President of the Social Work Association of Alberta (SWAA).