Ageism Awareness Day

Social Media & Email Toolkit

Let’s #TalkAboutAgeism

Thank you for your participation in Ageism Awareness Day on Oct. 9, 2024. We need as many people as possible to spread the word on their social media platforms before, during and after Ageism Awareness Day.

Before Oct. 9 - Spread awareness about ageism

• Step 1 - Follow ASA
  • Not sure what to post? Follow us for inspiration or simply repost our content to your networks.
  • Make sure to tag @asaging and use the hashtags #AgeismAwarenessDay #TalkAboutAgeism
  • Facebook: facebook.com/asaging
    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/american-society-on-aging
    Twitter/X: twitter.com/asaging
    Instagram: instagram.com/asaging
    
    
• Step 2 - Connect with others about ageism
  • Talk about your involvement with Ageism Awareness Day. Are you hosting an event? Reaching out to local government officials and/or media?  Planning to post special content? Tag @asaging so we can find your post and share.
  • Share facts about ageism with your connections. Follow ASA as we post facts, or for inspiration, see our ageism fact sheet.
  • Share stories to shed light on ways we can be more age-inclusive in our lives and careers.
  • Tag relevant influencers when you post to amplify the impact of your post.
  • Make sure to tag @asaging and use the hashtags #AgeismAwarenessDay #TalkAboutAgeism
    
    
• Step 3 - Follow the #TalkAboutAgeism and #AgeismAwarenessDay hashtags on social media
  • Find content your peers are posting and comment, like and share their posts to your network.
  • Follow the #TalkAboutAgeism and #AgeismAwarnessDay hashtags on Instagram, Facebook and LinkedIn
  • Enter the hashtag you'd like to find in the Search at the top of the page. For example: #AgeismAwarenessDay.
  • Click on a hashtag, which will take you to the hashtag's feed where you can see content related to the hashtag topic.
  • Click the Follow button to follow the hashtag.
    
    

On Oct. 9 - Be active on social media and share, share, share!  

• Step 1 - Share content throughout the day to bring awareness to ageism!
• Step 2 - Follow ASA
  • Facebook: facebook.com/asaging
    LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/american-society-on-aging
    Twitter/X: twitter.com/asaging
    Instagram: instagram.com/asaging
• Step 3 - Reshare content from the hashtags #TalkAboutAgeism and #AgeismAwarenessDay 
  
  

After Oct. 9th - Continue to #TalkAboutAgeism on social media

Let’s keep the momentum going! Please use #TalkAboutAgeism all year to bring attention to ageism in our society. 

Social media posts with visuals reach more people. Here are some from ASA:

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• Join me on #AgeismAwarenessDay on Oct. 9 to bring attention to the issue of ageism in our society. Let’s #TalkAboutAgeism! https://asaging.org/ageism-awareness
  
  
• Oct. 9 is Ageism Awareness Day. Let’s #TalkAboutAgeism and reframe how we talk about aging and older adults. https://asaging.org/ageism-awareness
  
  
• Ageism Awareness Day is coming up on Oct. 9 and now is the time to take action! You can find resources to advocate against #ageism here: https://asaging.org/ageism-awareness
  
  
• It’s time to take action to help end ageism! Join with me and others across the country on Oct. 9 for Ageism Awareness Day! You can find resources to prepare to advocate here: https://asaging.org/ageism-awareness
  
  
• Save the date! Oct. 9 is Ageism Awareness Day! Join with me and others across the country to draw attention to the existence and impact of ageism in our society and how we can reframe aging in our communities. https://asaging.org/ageism-awareness
  
  
• Check out ASA's Ageism Fact Sheet for quotable information on the impact of ageism. https://bit.ly/46G1TJd 
  
  

Looking for more ways to get involved with Ageism Awareness Day?

Check out the Ageism Awareness Day homepage to see all the ways you can get involved.

Click here to learn more.