Posted by annkenrick
Hosted by Ann Kenrick
Date: | July 11, 2024 |
Start time: | 6:00 p.m. (GMT) |
End time: | 8:00 p.m. (GMT) |
Status: | Forthcoming |
Contact the organiser | |
Address: |
Peckham Levels Level Five Meeting room
95A Rye Ln, London United Kingdom SE15 4ST United Kingdom |
Accepts donations |
About this Death Cafe
Death Cafes provide an informal opportunity 'to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives'. They are group directed discussions of death with no agenda, objectives or themes.
People are often surprised by the touching, useful and quite often light-hearted conversations. As a society, we rarely discuss death, even though the inevitability of death is the only thing we can predict in life. A Death Cafe is a useful forum for everyone. For any human being, no matter what their stage in life, an awareness of the presence of death can help us live our lives more fully. Consideration of and planning for 'end of life matters can lift a real burden from our family and friends.
They are life-affirming events, but sensitive discussions are of course possible so please bear this in mind. Participants in a recent cafe held in Camberwell described the gathering as 'welcoming, thought-provoking, supportive, positive, friendly, honest, safe, disinhibiting, helpful, clarifying, open and revealing'.
Everyone is welcome and the event is FREE, but please book a ticket in advance.
These are discussion groups rather than grief support or counselling session
About Ann Kenrick
Ann Kenrick OBE is former CEO of the Charterhouse almshouse, Trustee of the Barbican, Head of Partnerships at Lives of Legacy, non exec of St Christopher's Hospice and founder of End of Life Matters, a venture supporting people of all ages to create End of Life plans to give them peace of mind.
Trevor Moore is a humanist celebrant and chair of My Death, My Decision.
Contact the organiser of this Death Cafe