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Older adults and their caregivers are among the people most impacted by the pandemic — particularly people with disabilities, from racialized communities, with lower incomes, and women and Indigenous people. How did this happen? What will the short- and long-term effects be? And importantly, what did we learn and can do better for the next infectious danger?
Rcorded as part of the 2022 MIRA Knowledge Exchange, this talk is for anyone who wants to learn more about what made the pandemic especially challenging for aging populations and what our communities can do to be prepared for future pandemics and infectious dangers.
Featuring
André Picard, health columnist at The Globe and Mail
Chandrima Chakraborty, professor in the department of English and cultural studies and director of the Centre for Peace Studies at McMaster University
Zain Chagla, associate professor at McMaster University in the school of medicine and co-medical director of infection control at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Moderated by Alexandra Papaioannou, professor in the department of medicine and executive director of the Geriatric Education and Research in Aging Sciences (GERAS) Centre.
Older adults and their caregivers are among the people most impacted by the pandemic — particularly people with disabilities, from racialized communities, with lower incomes, and women and Indigenous people. How did this happen? What will the short- and long-term effects be? And importantly, what did we learn and can do better for the next infectious danger?
Rcorded as part of the 2022 MIRA Knowledge Exchange, this talk is for anyone who wants to learn more about what made the pandemic especially challenging for aging populations and what our communities can do to be prepared for future pandemics and infectious dangers.
Featuring
André Picard, health columnist at The Globe and Mail
Chandrima Chakraborty, professor in the department of English and cultural studies and director of the Centre for Peace Studies at McMaster University
Zain Chagla, associate professor at McMaster University in the school of medicine and co-medical director of infection control at St. Joseph’s Healthcare Hamilton
Moderated by Alexandra Papaioannou, professor in the department of medicine and executive director of the Geriatric Education and Research in Aging Sciences (GERAS) Centre.
![[Archives Alive] “Wherein She Plainly Shews:” Women of the Printing Trades in the Hand-Press Era](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/sYg8QkOlkYY/hqdefault.jpg "[Archives Alive] “Wherein She Plainly Shews:” Women of the Printing Trades in the Hand-Press Era
The centuries following the advent of the printing press in Europe were characterised by an overwhelmingly male print industry. Guild rules, social norms, and financial pressures conspired to keep women out of the printing workforce. In spite of these obstacles, many thousands of women were involved in the printing business, with some rising to own and operate their own presses.
This exhibition will focus on women working in the printing trades and the output of woman-owned presses — including those of Mary Clark, Elinor James, Anne Dodd, Sarah Harding, Sarah Cotter, la veuve Mazières, and the completely woman-operated École Typographique des Femmes established under French Revolutionary auspices in 1791.
Please join us for an online talk from the curators: Ruth-Ellen St. Onge, Distinctive Collections Cataloguing Librarian, and Myron Groover, Archives and Rare Books Librarian.")
![[@HomewithMac] Cultivating Digital Well-being in our Always On(line) World](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/txMETN1Gltc/hqdefault.jpg "[@HomewithMac] Cultivating Digital Well-being in our Always On(line) World
We are digitally distracted. In fact, over 41% of people find it difficult to focus on day-to-day tasks due to technology. In the era of 24-7 connectivity, it is more important than ever to cultivate digital well-being practices in order to buffer digital overload and burnout. Digital wellness aims to help individuals thrive in the face of technology by offering evidence-based solutions that can help improve efficiency, productivity, focus, connection, and overall mental and physical well-being.
During this talk, participants will be introduced to digital wellness and the link between mindfulness and technology. Lisa Pender will discuss the six key impacts technology has on professional and personal well-being and will provide actionable strategies to manage digital distractions, buffer digital overload, and burnout.
Join Lisa as she shares how building better digital habits, including how to accomplish a digital detox, can help improve your well-being and your productivity for 2023!
About our speaker:
Lisa Pender is the founder of Digitally Well. She is a passionate digital wellness educator, trainer and speaker and is also a contributing LifeSpeak, Inc. expert (on digital wellness. Lisa achieved her Digital Wellness Educator certificate from the Digital Wellness Institute and is a graduate of the Mindfulness in Modern Society program at McMaster University (22). She has been a college sociology professor for over 14 years and holds a Master of Arts degree from the University of Waterloo and an hons. B.A. from McMaster University. Lisa volunteers with the Childrens Screen Time Action Network/Fairplay and lives, works and volunteers in the Hamilton, ON area.
This @HomewithMac series is being generously sponsored by our affinity partner, TD Insurance.")
