Friendciscaines events: Age is no barrier

Between age-old stereotypes about young people – who are always assumed to be ignorant and undisciplined – and the bleak notions that portray old age as the realm of the outdated and the cantankerous, age seems to be a universal criterion for discrimination. Sébastien Boulais, head of education at Les Franciscaines, who works with people of all ages, invites you to explore the roots of these forms of age-based discrimination, which might be termed ‘adultism’ in one case and ‘ageism’ in the other.