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Death Cafe write up: Chambana Death Cafe September 2017
Posted by Sherry Gilles on Sept. 28, 2017, 10:36 a.m.
Our most recent death café was held on September 16, 2017 at the Unity Church and Spiritual Center on Main Street in Urbana, Illinois.
There were a total of eleven of us around the tables. One woman left early to attend to a car problem. Two people were new and two attendees were thirteen years old.
People heard about this Death Cafe through word of mouth, Facebook event posting, a flyer, and from family or friends.
After a quick round of introductions the conversation started with topics including green burials and cremation and death rituals.
There was a fair amount of discussion about the similarities between Jewish and ...
Death Cafe write up: Harwich COA Death Cafe
Posted by kgrunwald@town.harwich.ma.us on Sept. 27, 2017, 10:20 a.m.
This was our second Death Cafe, and while not as many people attended as the first it was still very successful. We had some returnees from July and several new faces: 20 in total. Much of the focus was on how to decide what to do with your body after you die. One participant proudly announced that she is going to Harvard Medical School; as a cadaver! There was also much talk about leaving a legacy of stories for your family. We closed with one person's impromptu recitation of a poem that I think is called "Living In the Moment." I am trying to find it and ...
Death Cafe write up: Swindon Death Cafe
Posted by Sue Holden on Sept. 27, 2017, 6:49 a.m.
This month we talked about how the Death Cafe had helped someone to decide on whether or not to view the body of a deceased parent.
A newcomer opened a further discussion on how to introduce the idea of talking about end of life wishes and funeral choices to a parent who was showing early signs of dementia and needed to have that conversation.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Iowa
Posted by DeathCafeIowa on Sept. 26, 2017, 11:54 a.m.
Our September Death Café marked our 2 year anniversary of meeting regularly in the Des Moines area! Carrie was so kind of bring a special cake with a “2” candle for participants to enjoy. Carrie Bauer, Buffy Peters and Carmen Elliott (members of the Young Bereavement Professionals Group) facilitated the group and there were 7 people in attendance, 6 women and 1 men.
Some of our regulars had been on a tour of Woodland Cemetery in Des Moines the week before they discussed that tour. Another topic that was discussed was the idea of mourning wear and jewelry to commemorate people who have died. One participant found a ...
Death Cafe write up: East Dulwich Death Cafe
Posted by hesterbrown@btinternet.com on Sept. 25, 2017, 5:38 a.m.
East Dulwich Death Café 19 September 2019
By Audrey Simmons of London Black Atheists
The other evening, I took the opportunity to attend an event at a small café in South London. This event was hosted by the South East London Humanist Group (SELHuG) and called Death Café, which is a space for those who wish to talk openly about death. You may be thinking that an evening speaking about death and associated matters could not possibly be pleasant, but you would be dead wrong, pun intended.
The aim is not to try to deal with grief or offer support for a recent loss. There is no counselling ...
Link: 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.
Death Cafe write up: Lebanon County Death Cafe at Juniper Village
Posted by BLLLINK on Sept. 18, 2017, 7:49 a.m.
Perhaps the beautiful sunny day provided other opportunities. But the eight people who came to the Death Cafe at Juniper Village at Lebanon yesterday, engaged in interesting conversations for just under two hours.
We did enjoy an especially attractive cake along with cupcakes and chips & dip.
This was the fifth Death Cafe for Lebanon County this year.
Death Cafe write up: Ste Anne Death Cafe
Posted by ChrisBarnard on Sept. 17, 2017, 8:59 a.m.
This is the second Death Cafe my wife and I have attended and I have to say it really helps a lot in thinking about / planning for the end of yur life. We have updated our wills, found more appropriate administrators, made better decisions. The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly which makes conversations much easier. Anni is a superb facilitator for this and makes everyons feel very comfortable. She provides a list of possible topics but leaves the subject matter up to the group and doesn't push an agenda.
The best thing about a death cafe is that there are no salespeople there from either the funeral ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe in Whitstable
Posted by Julie on Sept. 17, 2017, 4:20 a.m.
We had a lovely afternoon in the lounge of the umbrella centre, excellent coffee, tea and cake from the girls in the garden cafe. The group quickly gelled with many topics raised, including lack of community and care for our aging relatives. We had plenty of first timers which is always a joy as it means more and more people are becoming aware of death cafes and death conversations.
Unfortunately Sue was unable to host, but Gill did a fine job standing in.
We ended on a high note with lots of laughter. Thank you all for yor positive and kind feedback.
A big shout out for the ...
Death Cafe write up: Finsbury Park Death Cafe
Posted by Heather on Sept. 13, 2017, 5:52 a.m.
Am really glad to have been able to attend last nights Death Cafe, it was really stimulating and moving. Thank you. I very much hope to be able to attend more.
The book l would like to recommend is:
'Sum: Forty tales from the aftelives' by David Eagleman
(Thought provoking, funny and wise-really gets you thinking differently).
Best wishes,
Heather Miller
We have just hosted our first Death Cafe in Chichester and it was a brilliant evening. Lots of discussion, laughter and positive comments. I'm kicking myself thoug as I forgot to take a photo. Is it possible to get a Death Cafe logo I can use for a press ...
New Blog post: When I Imagine Death as a Woman
Posted by estrayer on Sept. 9, 2017, 8:37 p.m.
Looking at death as being a woman came to me the other day when I ran across some pictures of death as a woman. I typically think of the same old image of a man in a robe and hood with a scythe. He is behind or beside some poor bugger in a bed in his last breath. The picture is sentimental and melancholic. [Including a discussion of violent death is avoided here because to ...
Art: things i know now that i wish i'd known then
Posted by fandangoekid on Sept. 9, 2017, 9:28 a.m.
My name is Annie Nicholson and I am a graphic artist and artist educator. I work a lot around the subject of death and traumatic loss, having lost almost all of my family in an accident in 2011. I run workshops with young people suffering with PTSD and traumatic loss, and I have recently made a documentary about my family, with a view to encouraging new dialogues around the subject of death and bereavement. I'm posting a story that I pasted up on the wall in Hackney, where I live, this morning and a link to my website. I'll be coming to my first death cafe ...