Death Cafe profile for maxinespence
With Maxine Spence. Many thanks to the Didsbury Library for providing the venue. And the cake!
Nov. 23, 2017, 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (MST)
Free.
Inez Kozinski, of the Didsbury Municipal Library, and Maxine Spence, interested townsperson, have collaborated to provide a bi-monthly gathering to facilitate conversations around death. Our November gathering will be a ...
Death Cafe write up: Didsbury Death Cafe
Posted by maxinespence on Sept. 17, 2016, 5:41 p.m.
Six people attended Didsbury's third Death Café, a great turnout considering everything going on in and around our town this weekend. We had four new people attend and two returnees, one of whom has attended all three Death Cafés. And today was her 17th birthday! Conversations ranged from the practical (what are the laws surrounding death in our province?) to the philosophical (is there really such a thing as death? is there a part of us that 'lives' through/beyond time and space) and several points in between. All were happy to have attended.
With Maxine Spence. Many thanks to Judy Hanson at Mugs Coffeeshop for continuing to host this event.
Sept. 17, 2016, 1.30 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (MST)
Free.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Didsbury
Posted by maxinespence on April 2, 2016, 10:11 p.m.
Twenty-one people attended our inaugural Death Café — a wonderful turnout, considering the size of our town and the fact that most participants had never heard of a Death Café before receiving their invitation. It is a testament to their open-mindedness and curiosity that they came even when they ‘weren’t sure what it would look like.’ We met on a beautiful spring afternoon at our local coffee house where balloons and candies welcomed participants to the tables reserved for our group. It was set up salon style so, after the introduction, people facilitated their own conversations at their individual tables. After a 40 minute discussion, we took a ...
With Maxine Spence
April 2, 2016, 2.00 p.m. - 4.00 p.m. (MST)
Free
Conversations about death can be some of the most nourishing, life-enhancing discussions we have, but death is rarely talked about until a health crisis arrives and, often, not even then ...