Death Cafe Links and News Page
A great big congratulations to HUCI who have co-ordinated the 2nd Death Cafe Massive taking place on 13th December across four countries and 23 cities:
Tucumán (Argentina), Toledo , Lima (Peru), Madrid and Madrid 2 , Collado Villalba , Seville , Pamplona , Hospitalet , Granada , Talavera , Alicante , Vigo , Malaga , Zarautz , Algorta , Burgos , Donostia , Murcia , Tarragona , Albacete , Cartagena and Cúcuta (Colombia).
We'd love to read a write-up from you if you attend one of these Death Cafes!
My article in the "Art Of Dying" Magazine. The same issue also contains an interview with Jon Underwood and me.
Link: http://www.artofdying.net/mag/0559854001505256063/p76
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Greetings, my name is Cici Earl and I am a senior undergraduate student at Hollins University. I am working on my senior thesis, investigating the purpose of Death Cafes. I am posting this survey in hopes to gain responses from previous participants and facilitators on your experience with Death Cafes. If you have a moment, please click on the link below to fill out the survey. I would love to hear about you experiences! Thank you.
Most Canadians will know Gord Downie. He was one of the most succesful musicians in the country, and lead singer of The Tragically Hip. 11.7 million people wactched the band's final concert. There's a lot we can learn from Gord and his death, and there are things that we can do.
Link: http://www.creategoodmornings.com/gord-downie-death/
See more and comment...Do You Think About Dying? I do. Nearly Everyday.
Posted by creategoodmornings on Sept. 20, 2017, 6:35 p.m.
Why I have become a regular member at Death Cafe's and tell others to go.
Link: http://www.creategoodmornings.com/do-you-think-about-dying/
See more and comment...Link: http://www.creategoodmornings.com/dead-parent-club/
Leave a comment'Thus that which is the most awful of evils, death, is nothing to us, since when we exist there is no death, and when there is death we do not exist.' Epicurus
The awards were announced at the NCPC’s 25th anniversary event at the House of Lords on 22 February.
Over 90 entries were received for the four categories. The awards were presented by Joan, Baroness Bakewell, and Ilora, Baroness Finlay, chair of the NCPC trustees.
The winners were:
End of Life Care Champion(s) of the Year (sponsored by The Royal College of Nursing) - Recognising the contribution to end of life care from an individual or team at a local or national level - Felicity Warner, founder of Soul Midwives and the TLC Caring Communities’ Project
Link: http://www.ncpc.org.uk/news/winners-announced-2017-ncpc-awards
See more and comment...Firmly on the side of the ordinary mortal – the Natural Death Centre
Posted by Josefine Speyer on Dec. 31, 2016, 3:41 p.m.
This is a brief article I wrote about the Natural Death Centre and the Lifetime Achievement Award it received in September this year.
The article appeared on the blog of the Kicking The Bucket Festival website. Kicking the Bucket is a month long festival held in Oxford in October every year.
As part of the festival I presented at the Home Funeral Network's day a short talk about the funeral of Nicholas Albery. He my husband, my co-founder and co-director of the NDC. He died in a car accident in 2001.
The Natural Death Centre celebrated its 25th anniversary this year!
Quick question, just wondering who to talk to regarding upcoming death cafes in Australia/Brisbane? I really want to discuss this topic and I think this is an excellent way to go about it.
I write a lot about death on my blog so if you'd like to join the discussion there, please feel free to do so! But yeah, anyone know anything about death cafes in AU?
Link: http://harveymeale.com/category/death/
See more and comment...I cam across this website with some well-written short articles on Death the other day so I though I would share.
Nathan
Link: http://www.meaningoflife.life/campaign_category/death/
See more and comment...After Z - a community mourns a 19-year-old victim of the heroin epidemic
Posted by Camille on July 17, 2016, 8:59 p.m.
When a community decides to bring death home and suddenly is hit by the death of a teenager, we all come away with a better understanding of life.
Link: http://troutsfarm.com/PFA/2016/05/06/after-z/
See more and comment...An opportunity to experience my first real live dead person became my best birthday present ever.
Link: http://troutsfarm.com/PFA/2016/06/24/not-so-grim-reaper/
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Ted.com has some interesting videos on the topic of death.
Eine sonderbare Stille: Gespräch mit der Autorin Katharina Schmidt
Posted by Aileen on July 12, 2016, 7:55 a.m.
Eine sonderbare Stille. Warum der Tod ins Leben gehört
Einst war er fixer Bestandteil des menschlichen Daseins und des gesellschaftlichen Alltags: Heute wird der Tod verdrängt, jeder Gedanke an das unweigerliche Ende so lange wie möglich hinausgeschoben. Während Sterbende der High Tech-Medizin überlassen werden und Trauern keinen Platz findet, diskutiert man auf politischer Ebene über die Suizidbeihilfe. Dazwischen stehen Fragen, die uns alle betreffen: Wie wollen wir uns dem Thema Tod wieder annähern? Wie können wir Alte und Sterbende besser versorgen? Und: Wie wollen wir selbst sterben? In ausführlichen Gesprächen mit Ärzten, Pflegenden und Angehörigen sucht Katharina Schmidt nach ...