Staranje prebivalstva je izziv

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Festival za tretje življenjsko obdobje bo letos že enajsto leto zapovrstjo ustvaril prostor za sodelovanje med generacijami, civilno družbo, prostovoljnimi organizacijami, gospodarskimi, akademskimi in političnimi sferami ter s tem poskusil prispevati k trajnostnim medgeneracijskim rešitvam.

Cankarjev dom bo med 27. in 29. septembrom odprl vrata medgeneracijskemu sožitju, ustvarjalnosti in izmenjavi idej. Časovno in vsebinsko se festival navezuje na 1. oktober, ki je mednarodni dan starejših, ter na 3. oktober, ki je mednarodni dan otroka, rdeča nit festivala pa je posvečena evropskemu letu prostovoljstva.

Staranje prebivalstva je izziv, ki se ga ne smemo bati! Starost danes še zdaleč ne pomeni zgolj zaključnega dela življenja, ampak so starejši pomemben temelj družbe iz katerega lahko mlajše generacije črpajo znanje in izkušnje. Z daljšanjem delovne in življenjske dobe so starejši tudi vedno dlje aktiven del skupnosti, ki se danes bliskovito spreminja. S festivalom želimo pokazati, da imajo starejši tako delavni, intelektualni in ustvarjalni potencial, ki ga moramo gojiti in izkoristiti. Ob enem želimo ta potencial pokazati tudi mlajšim generacijam, jih vzgajati v duhu solidarnosti ter s tem doseči boljše in bolj napredno družbeno okolje.

Leto 2011 je evropsko leto prostovoljstva, kar bo glavna tema tridnevne konference letošnjega festivala. K sodelovanju smo povabili vrtce in šole, da nam skozi ustvarjalna dela otrok pokažejo, kako si predstavljajo prostovoljstvo. Ponudili smo priložnost dijakom in študentom, da povežejo svoje teoretično znanje s praktičnim razmišljanjem o pomenu prostovoljnega dela za izboljšanje družbene klime, ter izsledke strnejo v raziskovalnih delih. Še posebej pa bomo nagradili tiste posameznike, ki so v preteklem letu aktivno sodelovali pri premoščanju medgeneracijskih razlik. S pestrim kulturnim programom, odprtimi delavnicami ter okroglimi mizami, bomo poskrbeli, da bo prav vsak na festivalu našel nekaj zase.

Festival je tudi odlična priložnost za podjetja, da v tematskih parkih predstavijo svoje izdelke, ideje in storitve namenjene starejšim.

Festival je v teh letih rasel, se razvijal in prerasel okvirje državne meje. Prav zato bomo na letošnji festival povabili tudi sodelujoče iz evropskih držav. Letos bo Festival za tretje življenjsko obdobje še zanimivejši in boljši, saj pričakujemo več kot:

• 140 razstavljavcev

• 2500 nastopajočih

• 200 dogodkov in

• 12 000 obiskovalcev.

Vabimo vas, da se nam 27., 28.  in 29. septembra pridružite v Cankarjevem domu ter z nami doživite 11. Festival za tretje življenjsko obdobje!

Locks of gray hair and small wrinkles in the corners of the mouth used to be the sign of wisdom and life experiences. Today the wise words of our elderly are often overheard and not taken into consideration. Our Festival for the third life period is also growing, getting older and learning from the past experiences. This time we will meet for the eleventh year in a row and for this occasion we are going to cross the borders of our country and go international. We are expecting delegations of socio-political organizations from Italy, Austria, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Croatia, Macedonia and Romania. The foreign delegates will be able, among other things, to participate on the three-day conference and to share their view on the issue of aging of the European population and of wellbeing of elderly. The purpose of the international attendance is to spread the Festival's mission of collaboration between generations all over Europe.

The main goal of the festival is not only to give a voice to elderly, but also to hear every one who feels excluded and alone. We would like to bring together people of all walks of life, who would like to share their knowledge, experiences or would simply like to help build bridges between generations.

At the festival you would be able to walk through different theme-parks, visit performances and open workshops, or share your opinion on the conference, lectures and round-tables. The youngest can participate by drawing a picture or by writing a paper about volunteer work. We are going to award the ones who were willing to look pass the generation gap. We didn't forget about students, who will get the chance to write a polemic paper about the meaning of vouleteer work for the society.
The festival is a great opportunity to connect economic sector, academic sphere, policy and people of good will, to work together for friendlier society and better quality of our everyday lives.

We are expecting more than 150 exhibitors, 2500 performers, 200 events and 12000 visitors. We are giving you the opportunity to take part at Europe's largest event for third generation. You can contact us and learn more about the possibilities of co-operation. We will be happy to help with suggestions. More informations in English will follow shortly.

We are looking forward to seeing you from 27th to 29th of September in Cankarjev dom in Ljubljana!