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Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Bristol
Posted by Emma Edwards on Oct. 13, 2014, 7 a.m.
Caleb Parkin writes about his first experience of a Death Cafe after attending the Bristol Death Cafe on the 7th September 2014:
Out from the bright Sunday sun and down the steps, onto a bright carpet of flowers, a bright carpet of flowery crockery, atop immaculately laid tables. We’re here, among these far-from-funeral blooms, to meet new people, drink tea, eat cake and talk about death. Err, why?
The talk flows from the teapots and between us: of what we think this ‘death’ thing is; of what we’d like to happen for our own funerals, when we shuffle-off, tune-out, move on, or whatever other euphemism you ...
New Blog post: The Afterlife
Posted by Abrasax on Oct. 11, 2014, 10:54 a.m. 2 comments
Death Cafe write up: 16th Death Cafe Hampstead, London, UK
Posted by Josefine Speyer on Oct. 10, 2014, 12:10 p.m.
This was our 16h Death Café Hampstead at Café Rouge in 18 months. (We started in April 2013.) Tonight as usual, we had a buzzing crowd. It was an exciting, moving and inspiring evening! Philomena, Corrigan, Bernie Folan and Caroline Dent helped facilitate individual tables.
As usual we split the evening into two halves: an intimate conversation around a small table for 1 ½ hours facilitated by a facilitator who also takes part in the conversation. We ask people to introduce themselves and say why they have come. This helps people to bring up the topics that interest them, tell personal stories, ideas, concerns and experiences. At 8pm ...
Death Cafe write up: Denver Death Cafe-September
Posted by Anita Larson on Oct. 9, 2014, 5:52 p.m.
Denver Death Café Summary
September 28, 2014
Many thanks to Denver Hospice for hosting the September Denver Death Cafe and providing refreshments. Thank you to Jill Headbloom for donating the cake with the beautiful rainbow on it. When we were leaving the Death Café it was raining and what did we see? A beautiful, big rainbow!
Anita Larson opened the meeting by sharing her thoughts and experiences over the past year of facilitating the Death Café sessions. “This month we are celebrating our one year Anniversary. I learn something new every single time. Everyone is so respectful with their opinions and conversations. We have had so much media ...
New Blog post: *Updated: Bernard Crettaz - last Cafe Mortel 31st October, Lausanne Switzerland
Posted by Jon Underwood on Oct. 9, 2014, 3:53 p.m. 5 comments
As you may know, we are making a film about Death Cafe as part ...
Practitioners question: Death Cafe Berryville, VA October 5, 2014
Posted by Mary Jane Lee on Oct. 9, 2014, 8:36 a.m.
Death Cafe October 5, 2014
On a sunny, breezy fall day in Virginia about twenty people came together at the Barns for the second Death Cafe. We sat at tables of five or six people who dialogued for an hour, then come together as a larger group to open the ...
Death Cafe write up: Keyport Death Cafe
Posted by mrsbbradley on Oct. 9, 2014, 5:47 a.m.
The first ever Death Cafe in Keyport, NJ was held on October 5, 2014. We had two facilatators and seven participants come to the event. There was a lively conversation which moved from serious subjects to uproarious laughter and back again.
Participants offered that they enjoyed the event and would definitely be interested in joining in again, which we plan to do in early December!
A surgeon/professor/staff writer for the NYTimes shares a story about how a dying piano teacher chooses to live her last days.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe, Brisbane, Queensland
Posted by Beth OBrien on Oct. 4, 2014, 10:40 p.m.
Had an indepth discussion about the topic of people wishing to die at home, and how that could happen. This was a conversation stemming from the new report by "Grattan Institute" called Dying Well. The report is at http://grattan.edu.au/publications/reports/.
We also discussed the social media site called Dead Social, on saying goodbye to your friends on Facebook and Twitter. http://www.deadsoci.al/
As usual an interesting chat all round.
Death Cafe write up: Tuonen Tupa- Death Cafe
Posted by kmarttinen on Oct. 4, 2014, 9:58 a.m.
The supposedly first Death Cafe in Finland - Tuonen Tupa was arranged today in Lappeenranta. Being such a new idea and as media got interested early on, the attendance was about 50 people. Also this first meeting was probably more informative, discussed what this type of activity is about. Much of the conversation started today will continue next month. This many people cannot get conversation flowing and everyone's voice heard. It's expected that the group will be smaller next time and we can continue to talk and drink coffee. After the Death Cafe, young musicians, Minna Mänttäri and Seppo Äikäs, who had composed and ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Des Moines
Posted by Carriekay on Oct. 3, 2014, 9:51 p.m.
The second Death Cafe in Iowa was held on September 20, 2014 at a comfortable coffee shop in a historic part of the city. Six participants and two facilitators gathered on a sunny Saturday afternoon to talk about a subject one woman called taboo amongst her aging friends. She voiced appreciation to actually have permission to talk freely about death. Participants and facilitators shared why they came to the Death Cafe. Sweet treats and coffee kept the conversation flowing and everyone engaged in the discussion. The Death Cafe ended with an evaluation form that included the question, "What three words would you use to describe this Death Cafe ...
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New Blog post: Film for Death Cafe London - your help needed!
Posted by Jon Underwood on Oct. 2, 2014, 9:52 a.m. 4 comments
Hi everyone :)
As part of the work to develop Death Café London I have commissioned a film to be made about this project and Death Café more widely. This is being made by Mdhamiri at Cinovice.
As Death Café is a community enterprise I am very keen that a wide variety of voices are heard in this film. As such I would like to invite you to film yourself and send us the results.
If ...