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Art: NOT GORGOTTEN: Wisconsin Roadside Memorials

Posted by ferrella on June 29, 2018, 11:20 a.m.

Death Cafe write up: Swindon Death Cafe

Posted by Sue Holden on June 28, 2018, 5:56 a.m.

The death cafe was held once more withseveral attendees who discussed various topics, amongst which was about the fear of dying. Who is and why?

Next meeting is on Tuesday July 10th.

Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Tunbridge Wells

Posted by carmeldunmall on June 27, 2018, 1:14 p.m.

12 of us met in the cafe. We talked about various topics around death and dying. Incuding  funerals, bereavements, also end of life care.

It was a warm and pleasent meeting,  with a feeling that there was an openness within the group.

We decided to meet again in September, but that we would try and advertise it, so we could reach out to more people. 

Thanks to everyone who came.

Carmel

New Blog post: Twelve months since the death of Jon Underwood

Posted by Jools Barsky on June 27, 2018, midnight 4 comments

It is hard to believe that an entire year has passed since we lost Jon Underwood. This post is to mark an anniversary that seems very hard to comprehend.

So what have we learned during these last 12 months?

We have learned that grief is a constant companion, but that it ebbs and flows and can change from a dull ache to something much more powerful in an instant, sometimes for no obvious reason.

We ...

Link: Facebook page of the Japanese death cafe in Sydney

Posted by Shiori on June 26, 2018, 1:27 a.m.

We have Japanese Death Cafe in Sydney, Australia once in a month.

We talk in Japanese and hold meeting on the fourth Wednesday every month from 10:30-12:00 at the Starbucks, Chinatown.

We have the facebook page of this. (In Japanese)!

https://www.facebook.com/deathcafejasyd/

New Blog post: Looking to Connect

Posted by Scott and Bozena on June 22, 2018, 1:19 p.m. 1 comment

There are no Death Cafes near us.

We would love to hear from other people who are open to talking about death and dying.

Scott and Bozena :))

Death Cafe write up: Upminster Death Cafe

Posted by MortuaryGem on June 20, 2018, 12:15 p.m.

What a fabulous evening, I could not have asked for it to go better. Twelve people in total came along to the Sweet Rose Cakery for two hours of death discussions over tea, coffee, milkshakes, wine and cake. There was a lot of cake! Firstly, I would like to say a huge thank you to the staff and especially Caroline at the Sweet Rose Cakery for letting us host our Death Cafe at their venue when they really had no idea what it was they were letting themselves in for! You’ve been so accommodating and I really can’t thank you enough. Secondly, a thank you to ...

Practitioners question: suicide reflection group ideas

Posted by Amelia on June 18, 2018, 4:56 a.m.

Suicide Reflection Group

I have written down some points in order to make it easier to begin to talk about the subject of suicide.  These points can be used to start an informal discussion, and they are based on my personal experiences of knowing 6 suicides - my father, my step ...

Practitioners question: Milwaukee's First Death Cafe

Posted by Shantell Riley on June 15, 2018, 9:58 a.m. 4 comments

I came across this when I was researching End-Of-Life Doula profession. I am passionate about helping people have an "uncomfortable comfortable" and providing space to talk about death. This aligns with everything I would like to do. 

I am wondering how does everyone advertise first meet ups? 

I live in ...

Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Zarautz

Posted by Iñaki Peña Bandrés on June 14, 2018, 10:35 a.m.

Last june 12th Jabi Bereziartua and I hosted the 6th edition of DC in our town, at the Basque coastline.

The previous one was the first one taking place inside our newly created compassionate community, "Zarautz, Herri Zaintzailea".

Besides, in these days we have hold the international congress on Palliative Care in the city of Vitoria-Gasteiz, about 90 km from Zarautz. Precisely, this has been the context for the creation of our compassionate initiative.

Regarding to the 6th edition of DC, 14 people attended it, 9 women and 5 men. 7 people over 60 yeras-old, and 7 below that. 

Quite a younger group, taking into account that, for ...

Resource: Have the crucial conversation

Posted by huunuu123 on June 13, 2018, 11:06 a.m.

Hello there, 

We have a website that allows people to plan for their funeral, to be remembered how they want to be. It's a free service to use. We want people to be able to have the crucial conversations, in a way that makes it easy to share with ...

Death Cafe write up: Chambana Death Cafe May 22, 2018

Posted by Sherry Gilles on June 12, 2018, 12:51 p.m.

There were seven of us who gathered around a table at a new venue, the library in Champaign IL.

We had one new attendee from the University of IL and she is from the archaeolgy department. 

Conversation drfited from the finding of skeletons during construction projects to people discussing green burial and how they are not sure that cremation is good for the environment. 

This led to discussion of body farms and places where there is no soil to dig in or the water table is high which led to talk of above groun interment and reuse of mausoleums and other concrete structures.

People discussed their views on ...

Death Cafe write up: Wimbourne Death Cafe Colourfest

Posted by Marisa Picardo on June 10, 2018, 6:15 p.m. 1 comment

Death Café has been presented and offered at different festivals before. This was Colourfest's first Death Café and my first time to run one at a festival, so I was so delighted to be hosting this one. This festival is described as “A dynamic, beautiful & constantly evolving gem of a gathering celebrating life through connection, ceremony, yoga, dance, music, art, theatre & playfulness.”

I was scheduled for Friday and Saturday. On Friday twenty people or so arrived;  the indoor venue room that we were scheduled to use was not appropriate to use and I was asked to move to the tiny bar which was in fact too small ...

Art: Deathcafe - "En Parlem"

Posted by InDol Núria Jiménez Sapés on June 10, 2018, 9:52 a.m. 1 comment

Art: Death Cafe - "En Parlem"

Posted by InDol Núria Jiménez Sapés on June 10, 2018, 9:29 a.m.

No os lo perdáis. Todo y ser un tema tabú, es un coloquio donde se puede opinar o solamente escuchar. Todas las opiniones son respetadas compartiendo un café, un té, o cualquier bebida.