Age Speaks

We are a group of older people within One Dulwich who have banded together to amplify our voice. As individuals we are being ignored by Southwark Council and our views and needs are being drowned out by the lobby groups the Council is listening to. Together our voices will be louder and so we are uniting to make sure that older people are heard.

We want to make sure that the Council understands the difficulties the experimental road schemes cause us and how the Council could change things to make sure that we are treated equally. Age is a protected characteristic under the Equality Act 2010 and the Council has a duty to protect older people from unfair disadvantage. This is particularly important now, as the Council will be making a decision on the road schemes in October, and so far has paid very little attention to the needs of older people.

We intend to put together a letter to send to the Mayor, the Council and those who are writing the Equality Impact Assessment to make sure our needs are known. We also want to conduct a survey to gather the views of older people across Dulwich to make sure all older people’s voices are heard. At the same time we hope to work with Positive Ageing in London to conduct an age impact assessment in Dulwich. Let’s make sure Southwark Council hears us!

If you would like to join us, please contact us on the email link below. We very much look forward to hearing from you.