Community Living Campaign

Cultivating connections to help seniors and people with disabilities age and thrive at home.

Cultivating connections to help seniors and people with disabilities age and thrive at home.

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Time Capsule Project for LGBT Elders (Virtual)

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Are you a member of the LGBTQ+ community? Where were you 50 years ago? What do you want people 50 years from now to know about your story? Join 35-year old artist & community builder Evan Johnson for this bi-monthly storytelling endeavor (now on the first and third Mondays of every month)! Connect with other seniors, meet exciting special guests; this group will explore the power of sharing individual perspectives and stories!

Through recorded conversations, historical content, and a series of conversational prompts, this project will explore strategies for sparking self-expression and community dialogue, all from the comforts of home! Recorded footage from this project will culminate in a short documentary time capsule captured entirely on Zoom! “Come out, come out, wherever you are!”

HOW TO JOIN THE EVENT:

To join by phone, dial 888-475-4499 (toll free) or 669-900-6833 (local). Enter Meeting ID: 865 6747 4200, then press # twice.
To join with video, click this link: https://zoom.us/j/86567474200 to register and join. Wait in the “waiting room” until the activity is ready to start.

To create a friendly environment and minimize interruptions, we will close the activity to new participants 15 minutes after the start time. The above link will work on your tablet or your computer. You’ll be prompted to download a Zoom app the first time you use Zoom. If you’re using a PC or Mac, you can join from your web browser without using the Zoom software.

CANCELED-Time Capsule Project for LGBT Elders (Virtual)

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Are you a member of the LGBTQ+ community? Where were you 50 years ago? What do you want people 50 years from now to know about your story? Join 35-year old artist & community builder Evan Johnson for this bi-monthly storytelling endeavor (now on the first and third Mondays of every month)! Connect with other seniors, meet exciting special guests; this group will explore the power of sharing individual perspectives and stories!

Through recorded conversations, historical content, and a series of conversational prompts, this project will explore strategies for sparking self-expression and community dialogue, all from the comforts of home! Recorded footage from this project will culminate in a short documentary time capsule captured entirely on Zoom! “Come out, come out, wherever you are!”

CANCELED-Time Capsule Project for LGBT Elders (Virtual)

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Are you a member of the LGBTQ+ community? Where were you 50 years ago? What do you want people 50 years from now to know about your story? Join 35-year old artist & community builder Evan Johnson for this bi-monthly storytelling endeavor (now on the first and third Mondays of every month)! Connect with other seniors, meet exciting special guests; this group will explore the power of sharing individual perspectives and stories!

Through recorded conversations, historical content, and a series of conversational prompts, this project will explore strategies for sparking self-expression and community dialogue, all from the comforts of home! Recorded footage from this project will culminate in a short documentary time capsule captured entirely on Zoom! “Come out, come out, wherever you are!”

Time Capsule Project for LGBT Elders (Virtual)

by

Are you a member of the LGBTQ+ community? Where were you 50 years ago? What do you want people 50 years from now to know about your story? Join 35-year old artist & community builder Evan Johnson for this bi-monthly storytelling endeavor (now on the first and third Mondays of every month)! Connect with other seniors, meet exciting special guests; this group will explore the power of sharing individual perspectives and stories!

Through recorded conversations, historical content, and a series of conversational prompts, this project will explore strategies for sparking self-expression and community dialogue, all from the comforts of home! Recorded footage from this project will culminate in a short documentary time capsule captured entirely on Zoom! “Come out, come out, wherever you are!”

HOW TO JOIN THE EVENT:

To join by phone, dial 888-475-4499 (toll-free) or 669-900-6833 (local). Enter Meeting ID: 859 4154 3946, then press # twice.

To join with video, click this link: https://zoom.us/j/85941543946 to register and join. Wait in the “waiting room” until the activity is ready to start.

To create a friendly environment and minimize interruptions, we will close the activity to new participants 15 minutes after the start time. The above link will work on your tablet or your computer. You’ll be prompted to download a Zoom app the first time you use Zoom. If you’re using a PC or Mac, you can join from your web browser without using the Zoom software.

Time Capsule Project for LGBT Elders

by

Are you a member of the LGBTQ+ community? Where were you 50 years ago? What do you want people 50 years from now to know about your story? Join 35-year old artist & community builder Evan Johnson for this bi-monthly storytelling endeavor (now on the first and third Mondays of every month)! Connect with other seniors, meet exciting special guests; this group will explore the power of sharing individual perspectives and stories!

Through recorded conversations, historical content, and a series of conversational prompts, this project will explore strategies for sparking self-expression and community dialogue, all from the comforts of home! Recorded footage from this project will culminate in a short documentary time capsule captured entirely on Zoom! “Come out, come out, wherever you are!”

HOW TO JOIN THE EVENT:

To join by phone, dial 888-475-4499 (toll free) or 669-900-6833 (local). Enter Meeting ID: 865 6747 4200, then press # twice.
To join with video, click this link: https://zoom.us/j/86567474200 to register and join. Wait in the “waiting room” until the activity is ready to start.

To create a friendly environment and minimize interruptions, we will close the activity to new participants 15 minutes after the start time. The above link will work on your tablet or your computer. You’ll be prompted to download a Zoom app the first time you use Zoom. If you’re using a PC or Mac, you can join from your web browser without using the Zoom software.

Social Security Benefits Now Available to Same Sex Partners and Their Families

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The National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare Foundation, in partnership with Openhouse and a host of other co-sponsors including the Community Living Campaign, addressed a packed house on October 30th in San Francisco.  People came eager to learn what Social Security benefits are now available to same sex partners and their families.

For the first time in its long history, the Social Security Administration is providing benefits to same sex married couples, thanks to the Supreme Court’s June 2013 Windsor ruling in the Defense of Marriage Act.  This is a significant development with important financial implications for millions of elder lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender Americans, same sex spouses, widows, and children of LGBT parents.

An impressive panel of experts and community members provided information and fielded questions from a crowd of over 200 people.  If you missed the Forum, you can still download information from the Social Security Website or stay tuned as we post further resources on this blog as it becomes available.

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