Death Cafe write-ups
Seaside Death Cafe in Encinitas, CA Write up
Posted by carolineboaz on April 19, 2015, 10:39 p.m.
We had an 18 year old participant at this cafe'. He is a senior in high school. I made sure he could be without his cell phone for 2 hours and he said he would certainly try. This young man sat with a group of elder gentlemen and they said he particpated well. He told me he enjoyed the conversation and would certainly be sharing the experience with his friends when he returned home to Wisconsin. What a great thing to do on your spring break! Bravo to our youngest guest.
Providence Death Cafe Write up
Posted by Cassandra Tribe on April 17, 2015, 5:35 a.m.
Ah...last night was something different yet again. The tale of a recent crow funeral witnessed open the evening to much talk about the necessity of connecting to others - not to heal, but too be heard. Personal worries, fears and hopes were shared. Much laughter abounded and the cake was good. One of the main topics of last night was how you try to learn to live with being happy and engaged in life, while waking up every morning to the extreme disappointment of having to struggle on through another dayof chronic pain - both emotional and physical. It was National Semi Colon day, a day that recognizes the ...
Death Cafe Niagara Write up
Posted by Oakwood Cemetery on April 16, 2015, 2:06 p.m.
Nice meeting on April 9th. We are finding that a group below 20 people is about the right size. We had 13 at this meeting. It's more intimate and we are able to exchange thoughts and stories better.
The meeting started with someone whose brother had committed suicide in January. He is still trying to grapple with the scope of it all. He is not happy with judgmental people telling him how suicide is selfish, or against a religion. He is happy for his brother's release from his pain. Interesting conversation.
Michelle had a few great conversation starters....when did you feel the most alive ...
Highcliffe Death Cafe Write up
Posted by Lis Horwich on April 15, 2015, 11:12 a.m.
Highcliffe Death Café never has a dull moment. This week 2 cafés were hosted the same week.
Monday evening saw 4 new members; it became a very colourful evening with great philosophical discussions taken place. Many references to books, films and Youtube were given, recommend you to watch: 9 TEDTalks with new ways to think about death.
Wednesday afternoon had visits from The Daily Echo, a journalist taking notes and asking many question of us all, the photographer snapping away for a while.
Weekly I’m approached by people from both north and south of the country asking how to set up a café – wonderful we are ...
Canterbury Death Cafe Write up
Posted by AdrianAdams on April 14, 2015, 5:52 a.m.
It was great to see so many people at the Death Café on Tuesday 31st March. Many more than we had anticipated, as you could tell from the size of the room we had booked!
Thanks for all of your feedback, which we will use for planning our next event.
From your suggestions we intend to hold a Death Café in Canterbury 4 times a year
We will also be sourcing a café space in the centre of Canterbury that can accommodate up to 40 people with 5 tables of up to 8.
We will also provide some introductions to our conversations and suggest some topics for each ...
Denver Death Cafe March 2015 Write up
Posted by Anita Larson on April 13, 2015, 3:20 p.m.
Denver Death Café Summary
March 15, 2015
Thank you to Charlene Mason with Porter Place for hosting the March 2015 Denver Death Café and placing a beautiful color ad in the Wash Park Profile newspaper. One long-time, regular attendee brought delicious homemade chocolate chip cookies! She also brought “to-go” bags for everyone to take some home. You’ll meet the nicest people at a Death Café!
Sir Terry Pratchett, master of humorous fantasy and British Author died on March 12th and there was discussion around his life and Obituary.
“I came to the Denver Death Café eight months ago and now I am eight months closer to ...
Cowichan Valley Death Cafe Write up
Posted by Cowichan Valley B.C. Death Cafe on April 13, 2015, 1:58 a.m.
We have agreed to collect and post the big generative questions we have/find about death and dying. Here are our "beginnings" :
“It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers”
James Thurber
COWICHAN VALLEY DEATH CAFE
ASKING THE “BIG” QUESTIONS
WHEN I THINK ABOUT DEATH AND DYING I WONDER….
Do you think ...
japanese Death Poems
written by Zen Monks & Haiku Poets on the verge of death.
compiled & commentary by Yoel Hoffman
1986 Charles E Tuttle Co.
ISBN 0-8048-1505-4
also huge thanks to Jet For an amazingly inspiring evening!
A lovely, relaxed and well-facilitated evening, of 22 people around four tables. Plenty of deep, meaningful, intimate, funny and touching conversations, quotes, poems, ideas, yummy cake and plenty of hot drinks. All participants seemed to enjoy the evening and most wanted to return for more.
Pretty good for my first time organising. It could not have worked as smoothly without the support and skills of the five facilitators who did an excellent job. Thank you all.
Arrived flustered, late with batteries for my hearing aid exhausted. Then the thought occurred to me how do I find the death cafe group too embarrassed to ask for the death cafe group. Then I had inspiration asked for “any groups here tonight? Yes in the corner.
I could not believe my eyes four young people; timidly I asked is this the death cafe group and was reassured I had found the correct group.
We had a very interesting discussion on death and funerals, before I know it was time to leave. I am looking foewared to the next meeting. With fresh batteries and hopefully on time.
The third Death Cafe Des Moines was held on 12-14-2014 at Java Joes Theatre, 214 4th Street, DSM, Iowa, 50309. The Death Cafe started at 4pm with delicious chocolate cake and coffee. Carrie England and Ryan Fredregill co-faciliated. There were eight participants all attending a Death Cafe for the first time. The group consisted of five women and 2 men ages 25 to 74. Participants identified on their evaluation forms that they heard about the Death Cafe from a friend, Facebook, and one participant saw a flyer in a health food store. Participants were given a handout with a brief Death Cafe history and a list of principles ...
Brighton Death Cafe Write up
Posted by River Jones on April 7, 2015, 1:02 p.m. 1 comment
We arrived at 7pm and were increasingly pleasantly surprised by the flow of people into the café, which filled up before the advertised start time of 7.30pm.
We greeted people and invited them to make themselves name badges, speak to someone they hadn’t met before, and if they wanted to, to think of questions or topics that could be a starting point for a discussion of death, write these on small cards and drop in hat.
By 7.45pm the 31 people who truned up had all had a chance to order refreshments. We welcomed everyone and recapped purpose of Daeth Cafes. We invited them to ...
Death Cafe Birmingham Write up
Posted by carrieweekes on April 7, 2015, 3:30 a.m. 2 comments
Here's a review of our Death Cafe by first timer John O'Donnell. Thanks John!
Following the The Dying Well Community Charter Launch Event, on the 19th March at the “Blues Ground”, which included a presentation by Carrie Weekes, on the Death Cafe movement, I went along out of idle curiosity to a Death Cafe event organised by Carrie and her business associate Fran, (not their first). It was held at the Coffin Works in Hockley Birmingham from 1.0 pm until 3.0 pm on Sunday 29th March 2015.
The Death Cafe movement, is a strictly not for profit organisation, set up by Londoner Jon Underwood ...
A write up of Marrickville Death Café – March, by Michele Knight
Our March Death Café dovetailed with the NSW State Election. It was a busy day in the community at large as it was in Lazy Bones Lounge, with animated and varied discussion between people coming from all walks of life and experience.
As usual, people talked about what had brought them to Death Café, and how they had found out about the event either through word of mouth, social media, Meet Up, or one of the other on-line avenues I utilise. People also talked about different events their lives, and one of the things that has become ...
A write up of Marrickville Death Café – February, by Michele Knight
Our first Death Café for 2015 welcomed the year in its usual location, Lazy Bones Lounge, in Marrickville, Sydney. A combination of “old” and “new” faces escaping the heat of the supposed last day of Summer sat together in the now familiar overstuffed couches and eclectic surroundings to discourse on death, and of course to eat cake! As the Death Café commenced, I couldn’t help but notice the contrast between what was taking place inside Lazy Bones Lounge with what was taking place outside; a vibrant community street festival.
It seemed to me that it was ...