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Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe New York City
Posted by wisewidow on Aug. 27, 2013, 10:41 a.m.
Death Café New York City started off with soft jazz and carpeting, as 35 attendees entered the brightly lit basement of an IHOP (International House of Pancakes) in the West Village. The demographics (based on evaluations from 21 out of 35) showed a nice 50/50 split between males and females as well as a 50/50 split between the Under- and Over 50 set, with an additional attendee falling somewhere between 18-24 and another at 85+.
Faith/religion/beliefs included: Agnostic, Humanist, Atheist, Open-Minded, Jewish, Spiritual, Catholic, Buddhist, Interfaith, including a follower of Baruch Spinoza, the philosopher.
Serendipitously, we sat three film people together, one of whom ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Atlanta
Posted by Mark (Atlanta, GA) on Aug. 25, 2013, 7:53 p.m.
It was a beautiful day to be in Oakland Cemetery: blue sky and a warm day with just a slight touch of fall in the air. Thirty people showed up to participate in Atlanta’s 5th Death Café ranging in age from five months to 91. The spread of food included fresh fruit, cheese and crackers, vegetable tray, finger sandwiches, various teas and coffees, and of course a delicious cake with the Death Café Atlanta logo on it. Discussing death simply goes better with cake and a cuppa. Thanks to Crossroads Hospice Charitable Foundation for the grant that underwrites Death Café Atlanta!
Topics varied significantly from table ...
Short 6 minute segment about the Death Cafe, Central Coast AUSTRALIA
See more at: The Feed, SBS2
Press: Death Cafe at Ettalong Beach focuses on darkest fears of death and dying
Posted by Gypsy Artemis on Aug. 23, 2013, 4:02 a.m.
See more at: The Central Coast Express Advocate
my fave shot from our death cafe on Dyig To Know Day. Feel free to use as it's watermarked. A bonus if ou can add "courtsey of sacredhunger.com.au"
Death Cafe write up: All-day Death Cafe Central Coast
Posted by Gypsy Artemis on Aug. 23, 2013, 3:53 a.m.
Some Death Cafe stats from our all day Dying to Know Day event at Hatters on 8th August:
89% of those completing evaluations rated the event as "excellent" and 5/5! A further 11% rated it 4/5
89% of those completing evaluations rated their comfort level whilst participating as "excellent" and thus 5/5
78% of those completing evaluations rated the structure of the session as "excellent" (5/5) and 22% rated it as a 4/5
100% of those clearly answering the question said that attending Death Cafe affected their feelings about death &/or life
11% of those answering the question rated the overall facilitation of ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Blue Mountains
Posted by GroundSwellProject on Aug. 21, 2013, 8:52 p.m. 1 comment
It began with a book, and ended with a poem.
The first official Blue Mountains Death Cafe was true to the Blue Mountains style. There was fantastic locally-baked cake, a stunning backdrop of World Heritage wilderness, and twenty people who had come to talk about death.
I think we were all encouraged and perhaps a little surprised at how easily the conversation flowed up and down the long table, which was beautifully set with white linen and heirloom silverware, courtesy of the Blue Mountains Cultural Centre’s Lis Bastian.
The cafe was co-hosted by Kerrie Noonan, founder of the Groundswell Project and Dying to Know Day, and author ...
Press: Arizona Daily Star, April 7, 2013: Tea, Cake and dying go together at 'Death Cafe'
Posted by tucsondeathcafe on Aug. 20, 2013, 3:21 p.m.
Big thanks goes to the author and all attendees who participated in making this article a reality.
See more at: Arizona Daily Star in Tucson, AZ
Death Cafe write up: Friendly & Fearless Tucson Death Cafe
Posted by tucsondeathcafe on Aug. 20, 2013, 3:13 p.m. 2 comments
JUNE
New place! New time! We outgrew our meeting room in Bookmans Used Book’s community space. We chose Monterey Court Café and Galleries as a new location. At our June gathering 23 people attended, including me and Cindy as co-facilitators. We kept the conversation the most open we had in any Café format, due partly to not knowing how things would go in the new setting and partly to being ready for a rest after two meetings in May!
We had nearly an hour of small group conversations at tables, with some people enjoying dinner and others, just drinks. Once people finished eating, the majority of the ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe - Millerton NY
Posted by Death Cafe - Millerton, NY on Aug. 16, 2013, 10:09 p.m.
Thursday, August 15, 2013 What a wonderful evening for our first Death Cafe! The Death Cafe- Millerton NY welcomed 20+ guests ranging in age from 31 to 83, with the majority being women. Guests choose from tables of 3-6 seats, filled out a name tag and signed in. This table activity gave guests a chance to meet and greet each other. There were carafes of water and bowls of pretzels on the tables. There was delicious cake, fruit, cupcakes and beverages to nourish the body and lots of positive energy in the room to nourish the spirit.
At 7 pm Suzanne B. O'Brien, facilitator, welcomed everyone and ...
Press: Cake to die for (at Death Cafe Atlanta)
Posted by Mark (Atlanta, GA) on Aug. 16, 2013, 5:25 p.m.
Cliff Bostock writes a blog for Creative Loafing on Food Culture in the Atlanta area and features Death Cafe Atlanta's cake and his experience at the Death Cafe.
See more at: Cliff Bostock Blog in Creative Loafing.
Press: Food, Friends, and Non-Stop Talk... Death Cafes Are Alive and Well
Posted by Mark (Atlanta, GA) on Aug. 16, 2013, 5:20 p.m.
Susan Soper blogs about her experience at Death Cafe Atlanta and also includes information on the Death Cafe movement and its principles.
See more at: Susan Soper blogs on legacy.com.
A TV news piece on Atlanta's Death Cafe.
See more at: 11Alive News, Atlanta, GA
Press: “Death Cafés” Normalize a difficult, not morbid, topic
Posted by Mark (Atlanta, GA) on Aug. 16, 2013, 5:08 p.m.
Specifically covers Death Cafe Atlanta, with pictures from Oakland Cemetery, but also includes quotes from Jon Underwood and Lizzy Miles.
See more at: USA Today