About Embolden
Embolden is Australia's only National Festival (Congress, Symposium, Fashion event) combatting ageism and building respect for older people. Established in 2018, our aim is to build the capacity and confidence of service providers, policy makers, community leaders, older people and everyone who works with or for older people - to accelerate the pace of change.
Embolden2024
We are currently planning for #Embolden2024 and will make an announcement soon.
Past Festivals
Please go to the Embolden webpage (here) to read about the previous festivals or click the links below for:
Partnerships
We are grateful to all the organisations and services who supported our past events. This includes 2023: Thankyou to Elder Rights Advocacy, our Principal Partner. Other partners include the Australian Government Department of Health and Aged Care, Older Person's Advocacy Network (OPAN), Australian Association of Gerontology, ADA Australia, The Older Women's Network NSW, QueerSpace Drummond St and Council on the Ageing. 2019: Thankyou to our primary sponsor: The Department of Health, and other partners: the City of Port Phillip's Older Persons Consultative Committee, the National LGBTI Health Alliance's Silver Rainbow LGBTI Inclusive Ageing and Aged Care, the Victorian Government through their Multicultural Festivals and Events Program, Older Person's Advocacy Network, Elder Rights Advocacy, Elder Abuse Action Australia, and Communities of Respect. 2018: We are grateful for our sponsors and supporters for #Embolden2018 including The City of Port Phillip, Alfred Health and Caulfield Health; The City of Ballarat; The Care Page; The National LGBTI Health Alliance; Hammond Care Dementia Centre; Seniors Rights Service; Switchboard Victoria; The Ageing Revolution; Aged Care Matters; Better Place Australia; Meaningful Ageing; Bayside City Council; Glen Eira City Council; Knox City Council; and COTA Victoria.