Ageism Awareness Day Social Media Toolkit
Let’s #TalkAboutAgeism
Thank you for your participation in Ageism Awareness Day on October 9, 2025. We need as many people as possible to spread the word on their social media platforms before, during and after Ageism Awareness Day.
Click here to view sample posts & graphics you can share on social media.
Here’s how to promote Ageism Awareness Day to your network before Oct. 9:
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 and #TalkAboutAgeism
Facebook: facebook.com/asaging
LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/american-society-on-aging
Twitter: 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. Share ASA posts, or for inspiration, see our 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 Ageism Awareness Day (Oct. 9) be active on social media and share, share, share!
Post content throughout the day to bring awareness to ageism.
Reshare content from the hashtags #TalkAboutAgeism and #AgeismAwarenessDay.
After Oct. 9, continue to talk about ageism on social media!
Keep the momentum going! Please use #TalkAboutAgeism all year to bring attention to ageism in our society.
Here are sample posts to get you started
Social media posts with visuals reach more people. Here are some social media graphics you can use to promote Ageism Awareness Day.
Feel free to use or adapt these sample social media copy examples in your posts.
- Oct. 9 is Ageism Awareness Day. Let’s #TalkAboutAgeism. It’s time to tell a new story about aging. https://asaging.org/ageism-awareness
- Join me on #AgeismAwarenessDay on Oct. 9 to bring attention to the issue of ageism. Our stories about aging are out of date and in our way. Let’s #TalkAboutAgeism! https://asaging.org/ageism-awareness
- Ageism Awareness Day is coming up on Oct. 9 and now is the time to take action! Find resources to advocate against #ageism here: https://asaging.org/ageism-awareness
- #Ageism impacts how we invest and make policy—and we need solutions that serve us all. Raise your voice on Oct. 9 https://asaging.org/ageism-awareness #AgeismAwarenessDay #TalkAboutAgeism
- This Oct. 9 raise your voice for #AgeismAwarenessDay. Explore resources and learn more about how you can take action here: https://asaging.org/ageism-awareness
- Aging is a varied experience, but one that unites us. Let’s build a society that works for us all. https://asaging.org/ageism-awareness #AgeismAwarenessDay
- We have challenges to tackle. Bias against people of other ages gets in the way of solutions. Let’s #TalkAboutAgeism on #AgeismAwarenessDay on Oct. 9: https://asaging.org/ageism-awareness
Check out our Ageism Fact Sheet for quotable information on the impact of ageism.
You can find more Ageism Awareness Day resources on ASA’s Ageism Awareness Day webpage.