Death Cafe write-ups
Williams Lake Death Cafe Write up
Posted by Cariboo Community Deathcaring Network on Jan. 24, 2019, 8:48 a.m.
Fourteen people attended our first Death Cafe of the new year. Looking forward to our next one on February 8th
Death Cafe Tunbridge Wells Write up
Posted by carmeldunmall on Jan. 23, 2019, 12:23 p.m.
We met again at the Trinity. 11 of us attended, there was lively conversation. We discussed DNR, types of buriel, confronting serious illness and death, bereavement and touched on beliefs concerning the after life. There was a warmth and acceptance within the group. An enjoyable afternoon.
Our 01.16.2019 noon gathering was active an interesting with three of us discussing green burials, the symbolism of cremation, and the dynamics of brain health.
Our next gathering is Wed 01.23.2019 6:00-7:00. All are welcome!
In good spirit,
Jon
Death Cafe Albany, NY Write up
Posted by DeathCafeAlbany on Jan. 16, 2019, 6:08 p.m.
On November 13th , we meet this time at The Community Room of The Bethlehem Public Library from 6:30-8pm. We had 19 folks there and this time meet in groups of 4 at tables. One person told me they enjoyed the 4 instead of 6 we had in groups last time.We again had many new faces and nearly half were returning friends.
When the groups spokesperson shared the topics had been:
The After Life can be whatever you imagine it to be and what you bring to it.
It is not abnormal to often think and talk about death.
After death communications and messages.
How children process ...
An excellent gathering with eight participants, including two new members. The conversation centered on personal experiences, but also touched on the relations of grief and love. Such a lovely group of fine individuals.
At this death cafe mortals will gather to eat (cake), drink (tea) and discuss death. Our intention is to create life-enhancing communal spaces where we practice connecting to the life cycle and each other.
EE Miller, a death educator and doula, facilitates welcoming, queer-centered group discussions, making space for everyone to hear and savor generative, (undervalued) voices, perspectives, and formations.
15 people participated in this Death Cafe, including several returnees from our previous meeting in September. We covered a wide range of topics- among the topics that generated a lot of discussion were the benefits of hospice and the importance of asking the loved one who is dying what they want done now and after their passing. We discussed the existence of the soul and some participants who were present at a death said they witnessed the soul departing the body. Many of the group supported the idea that persons who are dying can fight to stay on until a loved one arrives to say goodbye, or until ...
North Creek Death Cafe Write up
Posted by Beth Maher on Jan. 8, 2019, 3:47 p.m.
A movement that started 8 years ago has made it to the North Country, and North Creek in particular. Join us for this inaugural event while eating cake from Cafe Sarah!
Chambana Death Cafe November 30, 2018 Write up
Posted by Sherry Gilles on Jan. 4, 2019, 12:37 p.m.
This death cafe was poorly attended but lively discussion ensued. There were five people. We elected to not hold a death cafe during the month of holidays, December, to avoid the same.
An excellent meeting to day with three of us. Interzone was closed for repairs (never saw that before) so we left a note on the door and reconvened down the way at Clodfelters.
The conversation orbited around issues of individual autonomy and disclosure about life and death issues.
In good spirit,
Jon
Last night's Death Cafe Corvallis meeting was a well attended (four steady members) and vigorous discussion of the emptiness of loss and the ethics of last wishes.
12 people took part in December 19th Death Cafe (10 women and 2 men). The following points were addressed:
· The need of a different way t say good bye, beside Church.
· The importance of leaving the death as a process.
· The sensation that death doesn’t exist, that death people are with us and we can feel them, while we remember them.
· The way that previous Death Cafes are helping people to live the last days of their relatives.
· When a relative dies, different rolls in the family change.
· When we lose the parents, we remain orphan.
· The importance of showing and include children in illness, suffering and ...
Our December 12th Death Café – Hillsborough (DC-H) was a wonderful group discussion – Thank you to those who came and contributed! We delved into several topics, asked questions, and shared some of our experiences. It was quite a philosophical Death Café! Below is a brief summary about our third event (different subjects marked with an ‘*’), followed by details about the next DC-H on 01/09/2019.
*We each participated in providing two or three words that describe our attitude about death. They included the following: open, accepting, curious, prepared, reluctant, ambivalent, respect, community, and “FOMA” fear of missing out (on what happens in the world you lived in ...
On December 16, 2018 our Cafe met from 2 pm to 4 pm, and was attended by 10 people. We discussed loss, grief and the influence of religion on attitudes toward death. Some words that attendees used to describe their experience included: Delightful; inspiring; thought-provoking; intimate;helpful; and friendly.
This Cafe is now entering its fifth year; it has been a joy and a blessing to host and facilitate these gatherings. As one person wrote, "So nicely set up and facilitated; thank you! I look forward to coming back!"
Death Cafe Zarautz 7th edition Write up
Posted by Iñaki Peña Bandrés on Dec. 17, 2018, 1:06 p.m.
Our date was at the usual place and time. In this seventh edition, a group of people (13) from Zarautz and other surrounding villages got together around some coffee and tea cups and a cake. This time, male presence was more numerous (6) than usually. Is something changing?
After introducing ourselves and sharing expectations, the first person who began speaking made this sentence: “I laugh of death, I’m not afraid of her”. Another one says to be angry with death, because of having brought her mother when she was a child. There are people who recognize their fear in front of death, each of them from a ...