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Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Saskatoon
Posted by Saskatoon on Nov. 27, 2017, 2:41 p.m.
As usual, last week's Death Cafe in Saskatoon was fantastic!
But don’t take my word for it. When asked to choose three words that best describe their experience at Death Café Saskatoon, here are the words people chose: connection, meaningful, community-building, welcoming, lively, freeing, honest, open, safe, comfortable, fascinating, informative, riveting, perspective-challenging, cathartic, enlightening, enriching, genuine, kind, practical, bonding, engaging, healing, compassion, emotional, warm, loving, reassuring, heart-opening, unifying, illuminating, thought-provoking, inspiring, interesting, friendly, refreshing, real, needed, eye-opening, important and FUN!
There were approximately 55 people in attendance, ranging in age from about 20 to 85. With such a large number, participants were seated at tables in ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Iowa
Posted by DeathCafeIowa on Nov. 27, 2017, 10:54 a.m.
November’s Death Café was small but mighty. While we only had 4 participants, they were all part of our regular group so we were all comfortable with one another and that help lead to a deeper conversation.
Our topics varied widely. We talked about the idea of a celebration of life and the need for those left behind to feel open to mourn the loss of someone they love. We talked about veterans, the struggles they come back to in civilian life, and the ever increasing suicide rate for their population. We talked about grieving over the loss of things and the things people say to try ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Bristol
Posted by MaryTutaev on Nov. 25, 2017, 2:59 a.m. 1 comment
A Lively group of people came to our November meeting, new and old members, all ages keen to discuss and share ideas and feelings about death and life...conversation ranged from the practical to the metaphysical, people really listening and responding to each other, sometimes moments of reflection sometimes wonderful laughter as we puzzled and shared all kinds of responses and feelings about death. Gorgeous cake was consumed as were tangerines, chocolate coins and pulling of crackers....the meetings are always interesting and a real sense of camaraderie was experienced.....looking forward to our next meeting in February 2018!
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Linz, Austria - Mit dem Tod bei Kaffee und Kuchen
Posted by Aileen on Nov. 20, 2017, 3:59 a.m. 1 comment
Seit zwei Jahren wächst das Linzer Death Cafe kontinuierlich, was zwar sehr erfreulich ist, aber es stellt uns auch vor gewissen Herausforderungen. Ein wirklich persönliches Gespräch mit mehr als 15 oder 16 Leute ist einfach schwierig. Da wir seit dem Sommer regelmässig über 30 Teilnehmer_innen haben, haben wir schon mehrmals versucht, uns in zwei Gruppen aufzuteilen, aber da sind die Gruppen so groß, dass es akustisch anstrengend ist.
Heute haben wir zum ersten mal ein Kaffeehaus Model mit ca. 8 kleineren Tischen ausprobiert. Im Großen und Ganzen hat es funktioniert, aber wir möchten das Model noch ein bisschen verbessern.
Nächstes mal ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Atlanta
Posted by Lisa Oliver on Nov. 19, 2017, 5:43 p.m. 1 comment
This was the first Death Cafe in SW Atlanta. Our group of 6 consisted of 4 females (2@65+, 1@40's, 1@18) and 2 males (1@53, 1@23). I gave the demographics of the group because this cross section of ages provided a lively discussion, plenty of stories and some thoughtful, insightful comments.
A lot of laughter too!
The cake provided a lot of laughter ~ can you believe I actually paid a bakery to make this cake :-)
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Porto Alegre
Posted by Death Cafe Porto Alegre on Nov. 19, 2017, 3:18 p.m.
É sobre a morte, sobre seus medos, sua leveza, sua diversão .. Sobre o fenômeno natural tememos, mas vamos ter que enfrentá-lo algum dia...
Vem com a gente para participar da leveza em falar ela!
I'm unclear about the follow-up for the Death Cafe. Are the evaluations submitted in any way to DeathCafe.com? Is there any other post-cafe activity that deathcafe.com would like from the host?
Death Cafe write up: The first Death Cafe at tellus three sixty in downtown Lancaster
Posted by BLLLINK on Nov. 19, 2017, 11:52 a.m.
We had a great evening at Tellus THREE SIXTY. Really good conversations covering a broad array of topics at three separate tables.
Everyone echoed that the people they met were so interesting and the discussions were quite compelling.
We pretty much agreed we should hold another Death Cafe at Tellus THREE SIXTY ... and the folks there agreed.
We're looking an another in January, 2018.
Practitioners question: Alcohol at Death Cafes?
Posted by Jools Barsky on Nov. 17, 2017, 3:34 a.m. 9 comments
Hi all,
I was contacted recently by an individual concerned that someone was offering a Death Cafe where alcohol was served.
My personal opinion (and from discussions that Donna and I had with Jon, his perspective also) is that it is okay for alcohol to be served so long as ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe-London Ontario
Posted by shancalv on Nov. 16, 2017, 7:52 a.m.
Eighteen people came out in October. Most were new attendees and the mean age was about 45. It was a very special night, as Death Cafes seem to be. People voiced coming for a variety of reasons including: to help them get motivated to get their affairs in order, for the opportunity to learn and understand, for the chance to share their experiences, and to help themselves come to terms with their limited time. They left expressing gratitude for the experience, for the real and raw content, and for the privilege to bear witness to others. Someone said they were surprised at how comfortable it was and another ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Tameside
Posted by Andrea Wren, Funeral Celebrant on Nov. 16, 2017, 5:13 a.m.
This event was a great success. About ten people attended, and lots of interesting discussions took place. Thanks to everyone who came, and hopefully the next one that shall be held in January will be just as good!
Hello All! Just wanted to update and say I held the very first official Death Cafe group here in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotalnd.
12 people turned up which was great as it was a nice little group who sat around the table chatting. We covered a varied amount of topics which ...
New Blog post: Connecting the Death Cafe Dots in Austria
Posted by Aileen on Nov. 13, 2017, 1:44 p.m.
Death Cafe came relatively early to Austria. Jella Jost’s motivation for initiating the first Death Cafe in Vienna, however, had less to do with Vienna’s reputation for being a rather morbid city, but more with her personal experience with her mother’s death. When she came across Jon Underwood’s description of Death Cafe, it seemed to be just what she was looking for, but since there was no Death Cafe nearby yet ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe in NYC
Posted by Oreet Ashery on Nov. 13, 2017, 10:44 a.m.
The meeting was at the iconic LGBT Community Centre building in Manhattan. We met at the brilliant bookshop called Bureau of General Services- Queer Division, where a freshly baked Pumpkin Bundt Cake With Maple Brown-glaze was served. The discussion was very deep and moved from cosmic speculations to suffering, beauty and superpowers to reincarnations, the AIDS crisis and activism today, all in the context of death. It was a rich conversation that combined spirituality, activism, cosmology, art, poetry and literature. Being in a building that holds an important value in the context of the AIDs ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe Orleans
Posted by LydiaMooreDuPertuis on Nov. 13, 2017, 8:55 a.m.
Fourteen participants gathered on Saturday for the first Death Cafe Orleans. The sharing was at once brave, profound, tender, and even hilarious at times. The feedback was good, and inquiries were made about when we might re-gather. I left feeling moved, refreshed, grateful, and envigorated about keeping the conversation in play. Thank you.