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Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe of Metro Denver
Posted by Death Cafe Metro Denver on July 12, 2014, 3:51 p.m.
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Death Cafe write up: Taos Death Cafe
Posted by Taos Death Cafe on July 11, 2014, 6:39 p.m. 1 comment
Death Café in Taos, New Mexico is still going strong, although I've been slacking in the update department. We had one in April which more or less marked our one year anniversary, and then one in June. Both of these – in fact ALL our Death Cafés – were well attended. As usual, we had to put out more chairs than anticipated. We really should know better by now!
One interesting item that came up at our June Death Café was a request from one of the attendees for “homework.” We've found that many people are attending because they feel the need to get their end-of-life wishes ...
Practitioners question: Death Colloquium in Quebec City
Posted by glemay on July 11, 2014, 8:57 a.m. 4 comments
Good day, I am the organisator of a Death Colloquium in Quebec City, Canada. It will take place on November 16th. I would like to invite someone of Death Cafe's team to come explain what is Death Cafe and its story. This is a French community so it would ...
What is your relationship with death and comedy?
I'd love to hear your thoughts!
Kate Marks
A punk, an old man, and a chicken gather round for a makeshift shiva after Jay puts an ad on the internet looking for mourners to join him. 7 DAY GIG: A FILM ABOUT THE COMEDY OF LOSS
In an attempt to move through my own grief, making ...
“Life is itself without beginning, an indestructible force of the Universe. Otherwise, from where did that superhuman strength come which hurls us from the unborn to the born…Life, not Death, is the indestructible force of the universe. Death is simply a part of Life, but it’s Life which ...
Link: A passionate plea in support of assisted dying by Judy Finnegan and Richard Madeley
Posted by Josefine Speyer on July 10, 2014, 5:36 a.m.
Lord Falconer's Assited Dying Bill is coming before parliament on 18 July.
I hope the vote is in support of the bill. A similar law exists in Oregon and has not caused problems. Assisted dying has been a relief for some people who are suffering a great deal in ...
See more at: London Evening Standard
Death Cafes being reported on in Melbourne's Sunday Age.
Death Cafes hosted in Eastern Metroplitan Region of Melbourne for Fernlea House's The Last Taboo Project.
See more at: The Sunday Age
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe at Gertrude Contemporary
Posted by Annie Whitlocke on July 8, 2014, 11:14 p.m.
The Citizen
Friday 27 June 2014
On death and dying and the Death Cafe
Words and pictures by Danielle Kutchel
People are talking about death over a cuppa. But it’s not all doom and gloom, writes Danielle Kutchel.
On a sunny afternoon in Fitzroy, up three steep and rickety flights of stairs, an unlikely group of people meet in a whitewashed studio room overlooking busy Gertrude Street.
There are people from all walks of life here; Buddhists, mixing with atheists and sceptics, sharing cakes and cups of tea. Though disparate in background and outlook, they are united by a reality that confronts ultimately all creatures — death. And ...
Wonderful article on our Death Cafe Niagara by Gazette Feature Writer Michele DeLuca. Appeared in the June 29, 2014 edition of the Gazette.
See more at: Niagara Gazette/Lockport Sun & Journal/Tonawanda News
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Louisville
Posted by Justin Magnuson on July 7, 2014, 12:47 p.m.
This was the second death cafe hosted at Rainbow Blossom and it's so surprising how different the conversation was from the first one. There were 15 people in attendance, so we split into two groups, I thought the arrangement worked well, but the accoustics of the room were challenging with two groups.
The group I facilitated talked about everything from being with the actively dying, grief, laughing at funerals, to what we would want our funeral to be like. The other group was facilitated by a participant of the last cafe, Karen. She reported a positive experience and a lively discussion as well.
One of the participants ...
Only the body dies when death occurs. Consciousness lives on eternally. ~ Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
This is a free online magazine produced by the Natural Death Centre Charity. It offers a wealth of information and u to date news. Wonderful to spark off discussions with friends and family or just an interesting read. Nothing morbid about it!
The first three editions are here:
http://issuu ...
Death Cafe write up: Flagstaff Death Cafe
Posted by aleia@furthershore.org on July 4, 2014, 8:50 p.m.
The May 17th Cafe was attended by 29 enthusiastic patrons who enjoyed pineapple upside cake and round table conversations. Here are some snippets that patrons addressed:
*many perspectives on a 'good' or 'bad' death
*welcoming or resisting death and complexities of expressing that to family or friends
* the idea of valuing life above quality of life and how that shapes decision making and choices
*various fears about 'saying goodbye' and how to do that with grace
Some "take away" thoughts:
"When I am dying, take care of yourself so I don't have to."
"When I am present to death, life is so much fuller."
"At the Death ...
Death Cafe write up: Flagstaff Death Cafe
Posted by aleia@furthershore.org on July 4, 2014, 8:50 p.m. 1 comment
The June 28th Cafe was attended by 31 participants aged 20 to 82! They enjoyed gf German chocolate brownies, lemon and blueberry scones with lemon curd and whipped cream along side spirited conversations. This Parlor style gathering was for 8 groups of 3 or 4 people. A large sharing circle at the end of the group included this wonderful observation about Death Cafe:
"Today, as we share, I am reminded of a tree dropping its' leaves in death to then provide enrichment for new life."