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Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Iowa
Posted by DeathCafeIowa on Feb. 19, 2020, 3:17 p.m.
For February’s Death Café Iowa we met at Palmers Deli & Market on Ingersoll. Buffy Peters and Becca Suvalsky (members of the Young Bereavement Professionals Group) facilitated the group. We had 6 people in attendance, 1 man and 5 women, and participants ranged in ages and professions. Several interesting topics were brought forward for discussion during this month’s death café. Topics included obituaries, the podcast “Adventures of Memento Mori”, and how our belief systems determine how we respond to death. Each group member shared openly and we had a great conversation. We look forward to more interesting and insightful conversations next month.
Practitioners question: SAfeguarding policy
Posted by W10 Death Cafe on Feb. 19, 2020, 10:05 a.m. 1 comment
Our new premises are charging a fee and a charity has offerred a grant to cover this, but they've asked for a copy of our safeguarding policy. Does anyone have any idea od where I can find some suitable guidance or a template?
Many thanks in advance,
Emily
Death Cafe write up: King George Hospital Death Cafe Ilford
Posted by MortuaryGem on Feb. 19, 2020, 2:36 a.m.
As usual this was a small gathering but a very good one with some great discussions. An attendee had printed out the recent article covering 'composting' of people plus we covered religion in the grieving process among other topics.
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe - Cleveland, Ohio City
Posted by pssandy on Feb. 18, 2020, 4:36 p.m.
A group of diverse ages came together during the season of spirits and souls to talk about death at this first Death Café held at the Market Avenue Wine Bar in Ohio City. The conversation included discussions about life’s purpose to being aware of death’s certainty – allowing each of us to view our lives through the lens of gratitude and finite time. The makeup of the diverse age group served as the catalyst for a deeper discussion with many sharing personal memories of death and the passing of loved ones.
Time went by too quickly and the group asked one closing question – “When are we doing ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe W10
Posted by W10 Death Cafe on Feb. 18, 2020, 4:03 a.m.
The event took place on Feb.17th: our new venue has proved good, though we were just about full to capacity with 20 guests. Janine, Toby and Francis helped facilitate and the feedback was very positive. The only thing that was rated less than OK was the publicity: anybody with art skills, good ideas or a bit of time would be welcome to help us with this!
One factor that seems to arise is that people may be expecting the tea and cakes to be free as well as the event. Unfortunately, we cannot stretch to this. The venue charges us and we've now received a grant ...
Death Cafe write up: Upminster Death Cafe
Posted by MortuaryGem on Feb. 15, 2020, 8:17 a.m.
It was a wonderful evening of cheery death chats with ten regular attendees. It would be great for some new people to attend in future so I would hate to discourage anyone from coming along but it was a really nice evening. We covered topics such as communication and it's importance around death, and whether loved ones can appear to return to people in their final days.
Death Cafe write up: Chambana Death Cafe November 22, 2019
Posted by Sherry Gilles on Feb. 14, 2020, 3:59 p.m.
There were five of us talking about death today. One of our regulars, an archaeologist, talked about what sort of work she does and where and we touched on various other topics. I reiterated, in general, the standards for holding death cafes in light of recent challenges to them.
Death Cafe write up: Chambana Death Cafe December 21, 2019
Posted by Sherry Gilles on Feb. 14, 2020, 3:49 p.m.
Poorly attended. Ended early
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Conway NH
Posted by Erin Wright and Sean Dunker-Bendigo on Feb. 11, 2020, 3:06 p.m.
Hosted by Hospice RN and Coach Erin K Wright and Pastor and Coach Sean Dunker Bendigo.
Our intent is to hold monthly space for folks to come enjoy some conversation about death over tea and cake.
It is never our intention to sway the minds of anyone to beleive certain ways. Death is an expereince that is as unique to each individul as the life they've lived. We honor that, and dare we say revere it...
Practitioners question: Death Café in São José dos Campos
Posted by Odivania Muscogliati on Feb. 11, 2020, 8:03 a.m.
I am very excited to host a Death Café in São José dos Campos- São Paulo-Brazil
Visionary Poet of the Millennium
An Indian poet Prophet
Seshendra Sharma
October 20th, 1927 - May 30th, 2007
http://seshendrasharma.weebly.com/
Facebook id : https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100018157218265
Seshendra Sharma is one of the most outstanding minds of modern Asia. He is the foremost of the Telugu poets today who has turned poetry to the gigantic strides of human history and embellished literature with the thrills and triumphs of the 20th century. A revolutionary poet who spurned the pedestrian and pedantic poetry equally, a brilliant critic and a scholar of Sanskrit, this versatile poet has breathed a new vision of modernity to his vernacular ...
Link: The place where people go to die
Posted by ElyDeathCafe on Feb. 10, 2020, 12:25 p.m. 148 comments
A friend in India sent me this about the Kashi Labh guest house in Varanasi, the place people go to die. I was curious about the journalist so here's the back story too.
Project FUEL was founded in 2009 by Deepak Ramola when he was 17:
With Leona Oceania
April 15, 2026, 5.00 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. (Eastern)
The Portland Death Cafe is BACK! We will resume our monthly meetings (after a long Covid initiated hiatus) on the third Wednesday of each month at the Portland Public Library ...
Death Cafe write up: Ibiza Death Cafe
Posted by Ibiza Death Cafe on Feb. 2, 2020, 11:30 a.m.
Happy New Year from Ibiza Death Cafe! Thanks to all that attended the January event at Bistro Can Pa. We were also joined by a beautiful flower covered hearse and team from Flower Power Funerals to celebrate the start of 2020!
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Pt Ludlow WA
Posted by saseltzer on Jan. 29, 2020, 9:30 p.m.
This was my first time hosting and no one showed up! It was held in a town/area of lots of retirees. It was well advertised, but there I was with cookies. I didn't despair, actually thought it funny. Perhaps I'll try again one day. The others I've hosted in the area have been wonderful!