Posted by deathcafeottawa
Hosted by Emma Woodman & Kate Durie
Date: | June 19, 2013 |
Start time: | 7:00 p.m. (EST) |
End time: | 9:00 p.m. (EST) |
Address: |
Illume Espresso Bar 1433 Wellington St. W Ottawa, ON Canada |
Donation-based |
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About this Death Cafe
At Death Café Ottawa, our discussion on death will quickly become one of inclusion, acceptance and openness, while increasing our vernacular and comfort with the topic. Whether it’s facing our own inevitable death or the loss of someone we love, these conversations can prove to be inspiring, thought-provoking, community building … and invaluable.
Your hosts, Emma Woodman & Kate Durie, will be transforming a new space into their very own living room - where you are invited for tea, coffee, cake and conversation.
Learn more about Death Café Ottawa:
Ottawa Citizen coverage of Ottawa's first Death Cafe.
CTV Ottawa Morning coverage.
CBC Ottawa Morning coverage.
Rogers Daytime Ottawa hosted a post-mortem on June 25.
Sponsors:
Illume Espresso Bar
http://www.illumeespressobar.com/
Finley Foto
http://www.findleyfoto.com/
HouseEdge Media
http://www.houseedgemedia.com/
FlowersTalk
http://flowerstalk.ca/
Additional information about Death Cafe Ottawa:
http://www.hereafterevents.com/deathcafeottawa.html
About Emma Woodman & Kate Durie
Owner & Event Planner :: Hereafter Events
Starting Hereafter Events has shown me how taboo it can be to talk about death openly in our society. As parents, we are expected to spend months preparing for the birth of our children, and yet the end of our lives is almost always an afterthought; we end up leaving our families to make the most complex decisions on what is perhaps the worst day of their lives. I've also realized that giving someone the permission to open up about their experiences with death and loss can make for a beautiful conversation, and I hope that this event will help us to lead more meaningful lives while we are still here.
Twitter: @hereafterevents
Facebook: Hereafter Events
Kate Durie
Yoga :: Art :: Life Coach
After a Traumatic Brain Injury shattered my world - wide open - I embraced life as the most brutal and brilliant teacher of all. Loss, pain, and grief are all inevitable truths of being human. When our world shatters - we are blessed with the opportunity to choose which pieces to pick up, which pieces to leave behind, and which pieces to develop or create. There is great wisdom in loss, yet we so often struggle to talk about it. Building community around death and loss is powerful beyond measure.
Website: katedurie.com (coming soon) + kateandsuz.com
Twitter: @kateudurie
Please also see: https://www.facebook.com/deathcafeottawa