Hosted by Annie Whitlocke, Cherie Scott and Leanne Skipsey
Date: | March 19, 2014 |
Start time: | 6:30 p.m. (Australia Victoria) |
End time: | 9:00 p.m. (Australia Victoria) |
Address: |
‘Cafe on the Park’ at Glen Park Community Centre 30 Glen Park Rd, Bayswater North VIC 3153 3152 Australia |
Suggested donation of $5.00 for expenses |
This Death Cafe has taken place
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About this Death Cafe
Death is a topic we mostly don’t talk about - making it difficult to consider the inevitability of our own mortality and to support friends, and loved ones facing life threatening illness.
Most of us of us have experiences, stories, queries around dying and death that we don’t express as it’s not usual in our culture to do so. Fortunately, people are beginning to gather to speak openly about dying and death; sharing their thoughts and experiences, such as stories of supporting loved ones through dying, ponderings about one’s own death, etc.
Death cafe is an opportunity for such a conversation whilst enjoying good cake and coffee.
People of all ages come to death cafe, young people, older people and the baby boomers who stood up for social change in the past; as many experience the loss of their parents, they are pondering dying and how they might approach the finality of their own lives aligned to their values and beliefs.
There is nothing being sold or any philosophy or religion being promoted; non-denominational and non-profit.
These casual cafe conversations enable people to become more at ease, open, aware; and to connect with others around dying and death...
Format
6.30 - participants arrive, register and order light refreshments. Delicious meals are also available.
7pm - Brief introduction purpose and process of this death cafe, then each host facilitates an inclusive free flowing conversation around small tables of 5 - 6 people. All are invited to speak & doing so is optional.
8.50 - participants asked to share one word to express their experience of the night
9pm - finish
About Annie Whitlocke, Cherie Scott and Leanne Skipsey
Annie Whitlocke is a funeral celebrant, Pastoral Carer, Meditation Teacher and enthusiastic participant of the natural death movement.She is also a carer for her aging mother.
Annie has 40 years experience of working within the health and care community. Practice Manager at several medical centres, Personal Carer AQA (quadraplegics Association) Youth Worker and Yoga Teacher (IYTA)
Cherie Scott is a compassionate communication trainer and coach, funeral celebrant who has a long term passion in building peoples comfort in speaking about death and dying.
Leanne Skipsey is a community builder and facilitator trainer in public health, death literacy, and mindfulness meditation.
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