Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Social Networking for Older People
Age Concern are running a campaign week thing to encourage the use of online social networking.
All the details here:
All the details here:
Tags for Forum Posts: digital inclusion, older people
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Permalink Reply by Margaret Fowler on
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The chair of Haringey Forum For Older People is David Singh and their office at present is at Tottenham Town Hall but this will change when the town hall is rebuilt. Tel: 020 88858358. I am actually on the Executive Committee this year and we have our next meeting on Thursday 19 March. This Forum works closely with Age Concern which is in the same office space and the Director is Robert Edmonds Tel: 020 88012444.
I volunteer on the Age Concern befriending project and none of the people I visit have a computer at home. Getting to the local library is a struggle for those who aren't mobile. Digital exclusion is my main concern about this. Many of the mobile older people or senior citizens as many of my African and Caribbean friends like to refer to themselves as, do go to classes at the libraries and enjoy it, but they don't see it as taking over from their social visiting and wouldn't buy a computer. Some get one handed down from a member of their family, but then can't afford the broadband which is why many would still have to use the Library. Some wouldn't be able physically to access a computer cafe and couldn't afford it anyway.
As a pensioner who has moved countries and jobs etc. I live a bit too close to the poverty line and meet too many people out there lonely and isolated who can not afford digital social networking. Turning the electricity on is even a problem for fuel poverty. It isn't obvious around this area of Harringay, St Ann's, Green Lanes but it does happen. We are used to seeing lively older people with their families looking well and happy but I attend a few pensioners groups in the borough where unfortunately that is not always the case.
I am very concerned about the well being of these people who can't access the web to find out what is going on and social networking could alleviate the isolation but I'm not sure how Age Concern intends to get there.
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Permalink Reply by Harringay SNT on
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When the Mosque on Wightman Road first opened, a room was built with a number of computer terminals in it purely for it to be used as a computer room. At that time they still did not have computers but were intending to purchase such. By now they may have them.
My understanding was that one of the aims was to encourage community access to help forge links. This may still be the case
This is the same Mosque that used to throw Xmas party`s for the good people in the Willoughby Road Luncheon club so they have a history of involvement and may be worth speaking to
The London Islamic Cultural Centre to give it it`s proper title can be contacted on T 0208 372 3023
May be another lead you could pursue
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Permalink Reply by Liz on
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Thanks for all these suggestions. I'll do a ring round now and make some connections.
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Permalink Reply by Old-Age-Emporium(OAE) on
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A stray thought of the piss-taking variety:
Why are young people always called "young people" or "the youth"?
Why are old people now always called "OLDER PEOPLE", though never "the AGE"?
Let's not pamper the old dears with the condescending kindness of euphemism!
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Permalink Reply by Danzigger on
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"Older People" was my choice of words. I had a momentary crisis as I wrote the title for the post:
"Old People"? "The Elderly"? "Persons of Mature Years"?
Taking my cue from you, I shall use "old dears" from now on.
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OAE, I've got you down as one of the volunteers to help the citizens of the third AGE to become as proficient in the art of social networking as you are , if that's all right with you.
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If their lowly ambition is just to reach my standard, wouldn't they be better advised to stick to their quills and vellum to support their local Post Office and the Royal Mail against all foreign privateers? Come on you Third Agers, five letters a day is the least you should be turning out.
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Give over OAE, don't underestimate your skills. I doubt my mum could even turn a computer on. And I still write letters, I prefer them for writing to immediate family. I'm in that post office every other day.
Anyway, I was thinking of your wit, charm and good looks to entice people in. The youthful 40 + volunteers will do the techie stuff
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Permalink Reply by John D on
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We're all "Older People" - older than yesterday that is. Meaningless and patronising euphemism for pathetic, decrepit wrinklies :-)
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The Luncheon Club in Willoughby Road may have some ideas T 0208 340 2277
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Permalink Reply by Ruth on
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For those interesting in social networking for older people, please consider coming along to one of two meetings on Neighbourliness in Harringay.
Oct. 28th 11 -12.30 at Cyprus Kitchen, or Nov. 2nd 7. -8.30 at Stroud Green Library. There will be a talk by Kevin Harris, author of several key texts on neighbourliness and older people.
Light refreshments will be available. There will be quite a bit happening in the near future with a project being launched involving Age Concern Haringey, Networked Neighbourhoods and HoL..... watch this space.
thanks!
Ruth
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