Death Cafe profile for Carolyn M.
Location: United States
What brings you to Death Cafe?
In 2010 Jon Underwood decided to develop a series of projects about death one of which was to focus on talking about death. In November Jon read about the work of Bernard Crettaz in the Independent newspaper. Inspired by Bernard's work, Jon immediately decided to use similar model for his own project, and Death Cafe was born.
Bernard Crettaz
The first Death Cafe in the UK was offered in Jon's house in Hackney, East London in September 2011. It was facilitated by pychotherapist Sue Barsky Reid, Jon's mum. It was a wonderful occasion. We went on to offer Death Cafes in a range of places including funky cafes, people's houses, cemeteries, a yurt and the Royal Festival Hall.
Jon and Sue Barsky Reid produced a guide to running your own Death Cafe, based around the methodology Sue developed. This was published in Feb. 2012 and first person to pick it up outside of the UK was Lizzy Miles in Columbus, Ohio. Subsequently hundreds of people have worked with us to provide Death Cafes across the globe.
Death Cafe has received some lovely media coverage including:
- Death Be Not Decaffeinated: Over Cup, Groups Face Taboo New York Times (front page!)
- Death Cafes Breathe Life Into Conversations About Dying NPR
- The death cafe movement: Tea and mortality Independent
- 'Death cafes' normalize a difficult, not morbid, topic USA Today
We are currently working to establish a real Death Cafe in London. Read more.
Death Cafe is also:
- On Facebook: facebook.com/deathcafe
- On Twitter: @deathcafe
- See more at: http://deathcafe.com/what/#sthash.oZJRVaHp.dpuf
Contact Carolyn M.
Carolyn M.'s posts on the Death Cafe website
With Carolyn
Feb. 26, 2016, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (EST)
Donations requested towards cake, tea and set up
We will meet, pour tea, serve cake, and briefly introduce ourselves. Then our conversation may begin, making sure that everyone has the time to speak. Then at about 8:40 ...
Death Cafe write up: Jamaica Plain Death Cafe
Posted by Carolyn M. on Jan. 31, 2016, 7:59 p.m.
We were 8 people from various areas and it was so wonderful that after introductions, tea and cake was served, conversation took over without lapses. We shared books and information. It was a very congenial time. We started as strangers and left as good neighbors. We have the next date for our Death Cafe, February 26, 2016, 7-9 pm.
With Carolyn Madison
Jan. 29, 2016, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (est)
I will provide tea and cake in my home. I would be happy for any donations. but this is not mandatory.
I have run a few Death Cafes through Meetup. Now I am starting Death Cafes on my own which may give more local possibilities.
A Death Cafe is a safe ...