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Death Cafe write up: Tucson Death Cafe

Posted by tucsondeathcafe on May 6, 2016, 9:21 p.m.

Thank you everyone for supporting Tucson Death Café - Terrific turnout this month! Death Café strives to create a relaxed, safe, and respectful atmosphere where people from all backgrounds with diverse ideas and experiences regarding death and dying can feel free to speak. As reported by previous café attendees it can be a rich and rewarding experience to share as well as to listen.

We had a most excellent evening and enjoyed lemonade, iced tea and yummy chocolate bundt cake – gluten free! Thanks to Claire! Be sure to visit the international website at deathcafe.com. Stay cool and see you June 1^st.

Death Cafe write up: Darlington Death Cafe

Posted by Darlington Death Cafe on May 5, 2016, 7:39 a.m. 1 comment

Nine people joined Darlington Death Café's third meet. The topics we covered are listed below. An interesting evening of chat, tea and cake. Thanks to everyone who attended.

• David Bowie, Prince, Ronnie Corbett, Paul Daniels Victoria Wood, Terry Wogan have died prematurely this year. Does this send a message about living - and preparing for death; and a comment on the concept of ‘immortality’?

• Death, human remains and the environment – what are today’s practical issues in a crowded world, and what are the solutions?

• Leaving a burden. What happens to our families and friends when we fail to prepare for death?

• How do you want to be ...

New Blog post: Death Happens While We’re Busy Making Other Plans

Posted by Kevin Haselhorst on May 4, 2016, 2:18 a.m. 2 comments

Whereas Prince did not have an estate plan before his untimely death, I am weirdly planning to be here today (in Phoenix) and gone tomorrow (to St. Louis). When my father takes his last breath this week or next, I anticipate that a part of my life will stop as he passes – rapidly moving from a state of living to mourning. Not only is death inconvenient, it’s awkward. Dad dreads waking up each day ...

New Blog post: Press release from Death Cafe in Taiwan

Posted by CelinJheng on May 3, 2016, 12:57 p.m.

Traditional Breaking

Death education of Civil Affairs Bureau of Taichung City Government

Oh My God!!! We are going to talk about DEATH in Funeral ...

Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe of Metro Denver

Posted by Death Cafe Metro Denver on May 2, 2016, 10:06 p.m.

Hello,   

We are ever so grateful for your support and desire to continue the conversation regarding Death.   2023 marks our 9th year of our monthly Death Cafes' . There will be NO Death Cafes June and July, 2023.

Please contact me for further schedule of the Denver Death Cafe.  

Nancy

nancykenglish33@gmail.com 

New Blog post: Death Denial

Posted by Paul Veliyathil on April 29, 2016, 7:14 p.m. 2 comments

Death is a taboo topic among humans. The denial and discomfort about this dreaded topic is beautifully and humorously depicted in the recently released book, Can’t We Talk About Something More Pleasant: A memoir by Ros Chast, staff cartoonist for the New Yorker.

In my line of work as a hospice chaplain, I find that a lot of patients with terminal diagnosis, are afraid or reluctant to talk about the D word. Once, the ...

Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe - Kaffeekranz Totentanz

Posted by Kaffeekranz Totentanz on April 28, 2016, 8:47 a.m.

Wir waren beim ersten Mal zwar nur 6 Leute, aber dafür war es eine sehr aktive Runde. Nun geht´s an die Überlegung, wie das Prinzip DeathCafé in Halle weiterzuführen sein kann.

New Blog post: Calling all lovers of death cafes

Posted by megsy296 on April 27, 2016, 7:42 a.m. 1 comment

Hi there smile emoticon I'm currently at the University of Birmingham, studying anthropology and african studies. At the moment i'm doing a mini research project on death cafe events, and would be so so so grateful if anyone would like to talk me about their experiences of death cafe events, all will be confidential, and of course you can request to remain anonymous. I just want to find out what people think of ...

Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe in Tauranga, NZ

Posted by Tauranga Death Cafe on April 27, 2016, 3:57 a.m.

Wow, what a fantastic beginning to the Tauranga Death Cafe. We held a lovely gathering in a teepee at the Rose Gardens in Tauranga. It had been raining earlier in the day, but nothing could dampen our enthusiasm. It was hosted by Grace, Carole and Catherine. Catherine made a gorgeous "cruelty free" cake, which was shared around the participants. There were ten of us in all, and the discussion was lively and varied, from talking about the difference between burial and cremation and how that feels for family, to euthanasia and the moral and ethical implications. There was a real interest in hosting another, so we have decided ...

Practitioners question: Guidelines for the number of Death Cafes per city

Posted by JanetElaine on April 26, 2016, 8:46 p.m. 1 comment

I am wondering what guidelines are to be used to determine how many death cafes can be hosted in a city or area. Is there any rule of thumb.

Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Des Moines

Posted by Carmen Elliott on April 26, 2016, 9:48 a.m.

Our April Death Café was another stellar event!  The 11 of us started out the evening discussing practical tips if someone you care about has had a loved one die, from bringing supplies to their home to packing mints, tissues, and water bottles for the visitation and service.  One tip I have never heard before is to spray perfume in your hair, because you will be hugging lots of people all day.

We also talked about the well-intentioned but hurtful things that people say when someone dies, and discussed alternatives.  This was an especially poignant conversation as we talked about those in our lives who died young (early ...

Death Cafe write up: Highcliffe Death Cafe

Posted by Lis Horwich on April 23, 2016, 12:07 p.m.

30th Highcliffe Death Café hosted yet another meeting with interest from three new ladies with another handful of folks around the table. We discussed a variety of subjects: Friends at the End; how to choose when and how to die; will writing charities; value a person in society when no longer working; writing memories; living longer positive or negative? We laughed  and listened a lot.

Death Cafe write up: Low Country Death Cafe

Posted by Jan Schreiber on April 22, 2016, 1:01 p.m.

Very small group (only 5 people), With one new attendee. Yet overall the comments were very positive: "love the open dialogue platform of sharing", "outstanding!", "raging success".

Our discussion was very personal and thought-provoking.  The connection between us all was quite profound. 

At our previous March meeting, many attendees requested getting together more often.  But, due to the small group that did show up, I think we'll skip May and return in June. 

Nevertheless, I can't help but  wonder, that because our group was small, we created more intimacy...

Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe in Toronto for widow/ers whose loss is 2+ years ago

Posted by Justine Silver on April 21, 2016, 12:08 p.m.

The event was good with 8 people in attendance.  Words used to describe the event (in the evaluation) were empowering, inclusive, supportive and weird fun!

The next one will be held in June, hopefully in an outdoor location.  

Practitioners question: Hosted my first Death Cafe in San Rafael CA

Posted by Chloe Martin on April 20, 2016, 6:06 p.m. 2 comments

I just wanted to report that I hosted a Death Cafe last night, and it was everything I'd hoped! 

I am part of an Episcopal Church community--actually, my husband is the rector or head priest--and I advertised it in my church newsletter and Sunday service bulletins. I also posted ...