Death Cafe write-ups
Monmouth County Death Cafe Write up
Posted by Beth Almerini on Sept. 5, 2017, 3:12 p.m.
Another interesting and lively event. There was a mix of new people and people who have attended before and discussion ranged from thoughts on assisted suicided to how to comfort the bereaved, to how religion influences our thoughts about death. Come join us for our next meeting!
Belleville, IL Death Cafe Write up
Posted by maggieboone on Aug. 29, 2017, 1:14 p.m.
Belleville Death Café Write-up 8/19/2017
Our session started out with the discussion about Rock Steady. Rock Steady is a boxing program for those who have Parkinson’s disease. Since one of our group has Parkinson’s, it was important information to us.
We then discussed the responsibilities of a funeral home when someone is planning a funeral. This also included the rights of an individual in said planning. This information was state specific so it only entailed those of us in Illinois. Another conversation included the fact that one can have a funeral in their own home. Funerals can be expensive and sometimes, without preplanning and ...
Death Cafe Iowa Write up
Posted by DeathCafeIowa on Aug. 22, 2017, 10:41 a.m.
For our August’s Death Café Iowa we met at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, Iowa. Carrie Bauer and Buffy Peters (members of the Young Bereavement Professionals Group) facilitated the group. There were 10 people in attendance, 8 women and 2 men, and participants ranged in ages and professions.
Because most of the group has been to our Death Café’s before introductions tended to focus on updates and thoughts since the last Death Café. Some topics that sprung were the importance of talking more openly about death, questions and ideas about what to include in wills, who should be the executor, family traditions ...
Hi Folks,
We are cancelling all future events in Quincy at least for now.
Both Priscilla and I have enjoyed hosting these events for the past year but no longer will be availalbe to do so for the forseeable future.
Thanks to all of you who participated so actively in our wonderful discussions.
Love and joy,
Jane
Death Cafe - Sydney Write up
Posted by April Lewis on Aug. 16, 2017, 10:06 p.m.
Feedback from 3 different ladies, for whom it was their first experience of a Death Cafe:
1) Thanks so much for hosting the Death Cafe on Tuesday. It was a great chance to explore ideas that most of us think or worry about at some point but don't necessarily get the opportunity to discuss. I felt it was a really safe, non-judgemental space where everyone was respected and I liked hearing people's different perspectives on the various issues we talked about. It certainly reframed the way I was looking at some things, and was very thought provoking. I hope to get back to another one at ...
Chambana Death Cafe July 2017 Write up
Posted by Sherry Gilles on Aug. 12, 2017, 1:23 p.m.
Our most recent death café was held on July 15, 2017 at the Unity Church and Spiritual Center on Main Street in Urbana, Illinois.
This was the first death café I held since the death of the founder of Death Café and Impermance, Jon Underwood, died unexpectedly about a week before. I was shocked and managed, for this café, to get some pictures and shared a bit of his story before we got started.
Incidentally he had been working with a Buddhist temple to arrange death services and burials to be done there. They honoured him by making his funerary service their first.
There were a total of ...
1st Alton Death Cafe Write up
Posted by Wendelien McNicoll on Aug. 8, 2017, 5:39 a.m.
Alton Death Café 20th July 2017
Our second Death Café held in the Allen Gallery Alton held 7-9 pm on 20th July 2017.
Diana and I welcomed 11 people some who had travelled from further afield to attend.
We were able to host this first Death Café in Alton in the wonderful Allen Gallery who are in the midst of their Jane Austen exhibition. Jane died 200 years ago on the 18th of July and lived in Chawton, a lovely village very close to Alton. We are very grateful for the lovely volunteers who helped make the evening a success.
The death of Jon Underwood ...
Death Cafe Porto Alegre Write up
Posted by Death Cafe Porto Alegre on Aug. 5, 2017, 9:40 p.m.
Esperamos por vocês!
Death Cafe Tampa Write up
Posted by Cat Martin on Aug. 5, 2017, 11:11 a.m.
Death Cafe Tampa
13 people attended this Death Cafe!
I was so surprised I forgot to offer cake to y'all. My apologies and thanks to all who attended.
https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1903097009954614&id=1741964029401247
This gathering was another fascinating discussion. Sometimes we see death and limit it to death of the physical body. This evenings conversation was greatly about death of Dreams - life goal dreams, daytime dreams and what all that encompasses. Grieving the loss of that life dreams seemed to be as great as grieving the loss of a loved one. After all, aren't life dreams a huge part of our finite lives? That gave us much to talk about. The cake was fantastic!
1st Alton Death Cafe Write up
Posted by Wendelien McNicoll on Aug. 1, 2017, 8:41 a.m.
Alton Death Café 20th July 2017
Our second Death Café held in the Allen Gallery Alton held 7-9 pm on 20th July 2017.
Diana and I welcomed 11 people some who had travelled from further afield to attend.
We were able to host this first Death Café in Alton in the wonderful Allen Gallery who are in the midst of their Jane Austen exhibition. Jane died 200 years ago on the 18th of July and lived in Chawton, a lovely village very close to Alton. We are very grateful for the lovely volunteers who helped make the evening a success.
The death of Jon Underwood ...
Whangarei's 3rd Death Cafe Write up
Posted by Jo Moselen on July 30, 2017, 7:12 p.m.
Whangarei's 3rd Death Cafe was held at Narnia Cafe. We changed the venue for this death cafe from the previously used Public Library to Narnia Cafe to make the access to food and drink easier.
The venue has a separate room which we were able to reconfigure for our purpose and worked quite well although was a little cool and drafty on a cold day.
There were 9 participants as well as the host Jo Moselen and facilitator Jo Samuel.
The ages of the participants ranged from 16 to 74.
We discussed a range of topics including End of life directives, discussing death with your famly, being ...
Swindon Death Cafe Write up
Posted by Sue Holden on July 27, 2017, 7:30 a.m.
With small numbers due to holidays, we talked about euthanasia as a result of the current news feature on the baby Charlie Dark who English courts have said should be allowed to die and his parents want experimental USA treatment to be allowed. Somehow, we ended up at Christmas! Unfortunately, no mince pies!
Death Cafe - Petersfield, Hampshire Write up
Posted by DianaHants on July 25, 2017, 3:25 p.m. 1 comment
Our First Death Cafe - held at Winton House, Petersfield, Hampshire, UK
(This report is written with a fair bit of basic detail, to include the type of information that I was looking for prior to running our first session, and includes the evaluation feedback at the end)
Thirteen participants joined the 2 facilitators Wendelien and Diana at Winton House. Some participants travelled over 50 miles to attend, and ages ranged from early thirties to the oldest at 85. Amongst the group were several retirees, some bereaved people also nurses, end of life doulas, soul midwives, psychologist and bereavement counsellors.
Participants were welcomed and offered refreshments on arrival and ...
Highcliffe Death Cafe Write up
Posted by Lis Horwich on July 21, 2017, 10:19 a.m. 1 comment
