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Death Cafe write up: April meeting of Colliers Wood Death Cafe - ONLINE
Posted by Cecilia H on April 20, 2020, 8:06 a.m. 1 comment
14 of us came together for our second virtual meeting of the Colliers Wood Death Café. We again had an international attendance and were joined by people calling from around the UK, Ireland, and the US.
A few people made their debut at a Death Café, and several regulars from the physical CWDC meetings also joined the Zoom call.
At the beginning of our meeting we acknowledged the impact Covid-19 is having on us as individuals, and as a global community, and how much more proximate death and dying feel to be amidst the current pandemic.
Themes to emerge from our discussion:
Our impermanence being powerfully highlighted by ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Hillsborough (via Zoom for current email list participants)
Posted by Neidra on April 19, 2020, 7:47 p.m.
This is the summary I emailed to my group. It has been edited with updates and deletions. Hello everyone, I hope you are staying well, physically and mentally. Thank you to those who joined the conversations during the April 8th Death Café – Hillsborough (DC-H) – our first Zoom call! It went very well and, as usual, we learned new things! Using Zoom changed our dynamic yet it also allowed three new people to join us, including from Greensboro and Pittsboro! We are grateful for UMC allowing us to use their Zoom account (versus their “little house” where we normally meet in person). If you have not yet sent a ...
Death Cafe write up: Tucson Friendly & Fearless Death Cafe
Posted by TucsonFFDeathCafe on April 16, 2020, 1 p.m.
This was our 3rd Virtual Cafe. For the first time since this pandemic began, 2 attendees reported family members or friends who have died. So very challenging and sad for all. I'll speak for everyone and say that the value of the Cafe conversation is immeasurable. To say what is true and real for each of us, look around, and be held in the moment by others is so preciously human. Some paraphrased comments: "struggling with the notion of not-being...trying to be familiar with living and death at the same time...being here (at cafe) makes me feel comfortable...you can't know, yet the paradox ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Liverpool
Posted by Jamie on April 13, 2020, 8:26 a.m.
Death Cafe
Evaluation Summary
Evaluations: 8 submitted
Attendees: 1 facilitator, 24 attendees
It has taken me much longer than usual to write up our Death Cafe from January. Partly because I have been recovering from surgery, and also partly because of what is happening around the world and how this is impacting our work and every aspect of life.
Now more than ever, it feels so much more vital to have conversations about life and death. And in a world where we seem to be so restricted in how we live our lives, questions about how we make the most of this precious life that we have under ...
https://www.adl.org/blog/how-to-prevent-zoombombing
As of today (5 April 2020) Zoom has made password and waiting room default settings. Two of my work colleagues have had unfortunate experiences (harrassment, showing porn, general disruption) on Zoom. Follow the instructions on the ADL site for extra security.
The Guardian carried ...
Death Cafe write up: March meeting of Colliers Wood Death Cafe - ONLINE
Posted by Cecilia H on March 30, 2020, 6:34 a.m. 1 comment
There were 27 of us present for most of our first virtual Death Café hosted on Zoom!
Many of us had not attended a Death Café before. Some had been meaning to for a long time, but found that timings and journeys were hard to manage alongside ‘normal’ life. The extraordinary circumstances created by Covid-19 brought us together…
I began the meeting by giving a brief history of the Death Café movement, and outlining the proposed format for the discussion before we all checked-in. We were joined by people calling from the UK, Ireland, Sweden, Hungary, Washington DC, and Orlando FL.
On the call were several End of ...
Video: COVID19 - Call to all South African Citizens
Posted by DeathCafeDeepSouth on March 29, 2020, 1:51 p.m.
New Blog post: Death Cafe and Covid-19
Posted by Jools Barsky on March 24, 2020, 7:54 p.m. 12 comments
Hello to all our Death Cafe hosts, both new and those who have been with us for a long time.
We have never in our lifetimes had to contend with such unprecedented changes to our lifestyle, and threats to our health and wellbeing. Never has there been such a need to talk about death and dying, and we are not able to meet each other face-to-face to do this, with as yet, no specified end ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Erie PA
Posted by RevCharlieErie on March 21, 2020, 8:54 p.m.
What an odd, though not happy coincidence. Pennsylvania churches were closing down do to COVID-19 worries. So the event did not occur.
Planning to reschedule for April 11, but this may have to be postponed further.
Death Cafe write up: Thamesford Death Cafe
Posted by Chcannon on March 19, 2020, 8:36 p.m.
We had to cancel this Death Cafe die to COVID19. And it would have been such a much needed, lively discussion!! We look forward to our next!!
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Hillsborough
Posted by Neidra on March 18, 2020, 7:11 p.m.
Hello Death Positive People! Thank you to those who joined the conversations at the March 11th Death Café – Hillsborough (DC-H). We enjoyed wonderful food too – a big “Thank You” to the folks who helped clean up! My apologies this summary took a few days longer than anticipated. Supporting my friends (and creating Legacy projects with them) whose 25-year-old daughter was killed last week in a car accident took priority. Information about the next DC-H, plus others in our area, follows a key-points summary of our 3/11 meeting. Please bear in mind that some links have been shared before but are provided again due to (thankfully) new people ...
Death Cafe write up: Charlotte Death Cafe
Posted by Gaye Dimmick on March 17, 2020, 2:48 p.m.
In the spirit of wellness and safety,The Charlotte Death Cafe has been canceled for March 18th.
Hope to see you next month and stay safe out there!
We need to cancel our upcoming Death Cafe. How do I show this.
Practitioners question: Virtual Death Cafes
Posted by Cariboo Community Deathcaring Network on March 16, 2020, 3:51 p.m. 9 comments
THINKING ABOUT TAKING YOUR DEATH CAFE ONLINE?
We've received a little flurry of emails asking about Virtual Death Cafes; how to plan, what works and what doesn't. The emails are coming to me from the main death cafe website where we've been posting our Virtual Death Cafes ...