. l is - WAThRLtX) ctr-outer}: 'Wy. gepteurhbcr ‘29. 2010 l w l 20 ' ' ommgm \l{()ll\l) I O C O The baby boomer generation gets a new relmagming m CARP ' BY BoaVnumc Chronicle Sm â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"†Speak Up, Speak Out bviously Moses Znaimer wasn't it -‘ ‘3. f _ SISters workShop OPENS attention '0 the W being -» . The Coalition of Muslim Women of KW is pre- 7 played on MuchMusic and the , .f_ are: :2; senting a series of workshops entitled Speak Up. other Sim med“ properties he creat~ Mï¬gï¬v Speak Out Sisters throughout October. ed age; Aâ€: 1;: f~ The workshops are designed to inform. enrich “Hope l die before l grow Old." §g£y§§j and inspire Muslim women to vocalize their opinâ€" might be a great line by me Who b“! it ' W "3" ions and work for positive change. doesn’t reflect the Tealll)’ 0f the ye. {Ll-3.4457: , Prominent community members will present “Zoomer†generation. a term coined by _» _ g . ' ‘ the worksops, held from 2 pm. to 5 pm. on each the Canadian media magnate. ‘ W ,: Saturday of the month at the Kitchener Downtown But he Mlll l8 ClOSElY linked to the r i . ~ *5 Community Health Centre at 44 Francis St. 8.. youth culture and the young and MP Kitchener. Topics include: way of broadcastins originated by the Oct. 2 -â€" The islamic view of sisters participating in likes of Cltytv in Toronto. social justice myth/idea 50 what's he doing fronting CARP- Oct. 9 â€"â€" Know yourself and speak with conï¬â€" the recently renamed Canadian Associ- denoe. adon of Retired Persons. which reple- .. Cost to attend the workshops. which are intend- sents the 3593350“ ofthe quickly bal- Q? . ed for Muslim women. is $10 each or $30 for the looning boomer generation? “ entire series of ï¬ve workshops. Childcare and - “That's part Of 0“! message "‘ when ‘1’. " . if.» .- a refreshments are provided. Contact Rahmah Omar does 389 begin and how much or it is 5 g {:6 ' :19. to register at 519-886-6587 or rahmaâ€" attitude?" said Znaimer. who is in ,. ' f9 ‘ {5' homar1970@hotmail.oom. Waterloo today to officially launch r ‘ » » ’ 3 § 1e,- . CARP‘s new Kitchener-Waterloo and . > w .' " sir ~ ,_ - . Area Chapter at the St. George Banquet 1 ‘7 ' . " . -» Leia .. is; “A" ‘ ’ SWimplex reopens Hall in Waterloo. “In our minds we're all . . -. :‘ ., - ~= 3:1 -'. . £5“ 2 ;_Â¥'. jg... ,2; Celebrate the reopening of the Swimplex with a the age when we first became con- ‘ ‘ ‘ . ~ » ' ' . . . . Q... . .. . .5 r 3* free open house this Friday featuring four aquatic scious' Media magnate Moses Znaimer is launching the local chapter of the Canadian groups. From 6 pm. to 8 pm. you will have the The 68-year-old calls himself “age Association of Retired Persons in Waterloo today. opportunity to try out exciting aquatic sports, agnostic†in that it’s not the ï¬rst thing ' WWW including diving. synchronized swimming and he thinks about when talking to people. rations called ZoomerMedia. “We're not aging like our parents water polo. “I spent most of my career being the â€I'm trying to bring a little respect to and certainly not the way our grand- After the clubs’ portion of the event, a free swim youngest guy in the room and then one the older demos." said Znaimer. â€The parents used to age.†he said. “We‘re all will be held from 8:15 pm. to 10 pm. Limited day i wasn‘t.†said Znaimer. “it's not just mistake that loumalists made was that living longer and most of us are living space is available. For more information, visit chronology, it's attitude.†they thought what was important better.†wwwwaterloo.ca/swim. He's more interested in ideas any- about the Boomers was that they were The mission is to get past the stereo- way, and that's what lead him to write young. type. “All this takes is enormous cultur- Rainbow Reels about the Zoomer generation. The “But what really made them impor- al and societal adjustments.†said baby boomers he‘s talking about have tant is that they are such a massive Znaimer. “The fact is we’re trying to 100mg for volunteers redeï¬ned how people have thought generation. l'm the only guy who replace an image of aging that is all ' ’ . about aging during every stage of apparently noticed that year in and about frailty and decline with an image The Rainbow Reels Queer Film Festival IS l09k- - development they've been through. so year out.†ofvitality and vigour.†ing for volunteers. Organizers are already begin- why shouldn't they continue to rede- The boomers. who are starting to And it's something that all levels of fling to plan the 11th annual ï¬lm festival, Wthh ï¬ne it as they consider retirement and retire en masse. are more active. government have to respect as the takes place Marctho Match 6. 2011. beyond? healthier and more engaged in shaping Zoomers continue to exert more politi- Volunteers are needed to ï¬ll many roles. includ< Some fear this Grey Tsunami for the their communities and culture than cal clout because of their sheer num- ing organizing a fundraising event. decorating. col- demands it will place on things like any previous generation. "This brings bers. While youth culture still might be lecting tickets and handing out programmes, write health care and other social services. up an enormous societal discussion," celebrated. its the people maanaimer articles and ï¬lm descriptions or design t~shirt_s and But Znaimer. ever a surfer of social said Znaimer. represents who vote. buttons. Anyone interested in participating ‘5 trends. sees their growing awareness of Giving voice to that is part of why he For more information on CARP e- invited to the ï¬rst volunteer meeting Oct. 5 at 5 aging as an opponunity. He‘s invested decided to get involved with the once' mail carpkw®gmaiLcom or call 519- pm. in the WPIRG ofï¬cesv (UW Slut-1e“l Life Che- in a whole new media strategy to talk moribund CARP. which was just an 05- 884-4050. You can also visit tie. Room 2139.) Stick around after the volunteer ‘ about their continued hopes and aspi- shoot of its American parent. www.carp.ca. meeting [0 screen trailers for ï¬lms. . o qr s 5th Annual Waterloo Zombie Walk' . v ‘ I, C .- l . r 3?, ,0 Saturday, October 2nd @ 2 pm . $ i 0‘ Dress up like a zombie and meet in the parking lot behind the Uptown L080 at King and William. . A. (l Fun for the whole family. ‘ , Tons of prizes to be won including a Illa-Bay player. - Lï¬-R‘Eï¬ï¬llï¬ 'u‘a‘um Winch“: GonXVldoo.W-6dlu.0uaadm Ito-'- tmo.WB-ymmamm new. [unanimilml