- Over 40 scientific, health and social organizations around the world have launched the "old lives matter" campaign, a campaign called "Old lives matter." It is a question of making citizens aware of the need to combat injustice: in all societies there are false prejudices against the elderly, and from them there are very few situations of discrimination.
Gradually, our societies are faced with homophobia, racism and machismo. However, the discrimination suffered by a large part of the population by age is not yet the subject of debate in the public square. That’s what wants to change the “Old lives matter” campaign.
The initiative is based on the French Society of Geriatrics and Gerontology and has as its context the COVID-19 pandemic that affects the whole world, as the spread of the coronavirus has made discrimination against the elderly more evident. Discrimination "is the most widespread, the most common and the most universal", according to the promoters of the initiative. In addition, he is the only person who is not sanctioned by law, according to the same source.
Over 40 organizations around the world have recalled that during the COVID-19 pandemic the highest price has been paid by people over 65. That is why, coinciding with the 20th anniversary of Article 25 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union, which stresses “the right of the elderly to a dignified and independent life and to participate in social and cultural life”, this initiative aims to put society in the mirror.
Scientific institutions have stated that addiction is "an evil discrimination that weakens our societies" and that poverty "is a shame". In his view, "excluding most adults from actively participating in society is an unacceptable tragedy and contrary to human dignity".