Get Involved
Paint the town purple!
Every year we here at ARAS mark World Elder Abuse Awareness Day (WEAAD) with a conference for aged care professionals to reinforce the message: ‘There’s No Excuse For Abuse’
Please join us this year in spreading this important message throughout your community.
Stand Up and Speak Out about abuse of older people and demonstrate your support by holding an event to mark WEAAD on or leading up to 15th June.
A celebration of events and activities designed to increase community awareness of the abuse of older people in your community.
Try any of these events:
- Plan a walk to raise awareness
- Morning Tea for WEAAD
- Forum: Cross-Cultural Perspectives in Elder Abuse
- Information display
- Invite a guest speaker to lunch
- Wear something purple
- Positive messages
- Plant a tree
For more ideas, download the Community Activity Handbook.
Register your activity by completing the online form.
Contact
Aged Rights Advocacy Service Inc.
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Location:
175 Fullarton Road
Dulwich SA 5065 -
Mailing Address:
175 Fullarton Road
Dulwich SA 5065 - Free Call: 1800 700 600 (freecall in AU)
- Phone: (08) 8232 5377
- Fax: (08) 8232 1794
- Email Address: aras@agedrights.asn.au
Acknowledgement of Country
Aged Rights Advocacy Service acknowledges the traditional owners of our country and pays respect to Elders past and present. We recognise and respect their cultural heritage, beliefs and relationship with their country.
Please be aware that this site may contain the names and/or images of deceased Aboriginal people. ARAS acknowledges that to some Aboriginal communities, it is distressing to show images and mention names of people who have died.
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