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Death Cafe: Death Cafe 907 (Anchorage)

Posted by DeathCafeAk on April 21, 2025, 3:24 a.m.



With Kris Green / Linda Johnson

May 19, 2025, 5.30 p.m. - 6.30 p.m. (AKST)


We are totally convinced that talking about death will not kill you!!!  As a matter of fact, there is evidence supporting that those who exercise the privilege of making their ...



Death Cafe: Online Death Cafe EST– Candid Conversations

Posted by Martina Steiger on April 17, 2025, 9:46 a.m.



With Martina Steiger

April 29, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.45 p.m. (Eastern Daylight Time)


More than ever there is a need to talk openly about death and dying.

For almost two decades now, Candid Conversations about death, dying and end-of-life have become important cornerstones ...



Death Cafe: Colorado Springs Death Cafe'

Posted by gnovack@gmail.com on April 16, 2025, 3:21 p.m.



With Gerald J Novack

May 4, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (MST)



Death Cafe: Harrogate Death Cafe

Posted by Richard Cyster on April 16, 2025, 2:56 p.m.


With Richard Cyster

May 6, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (London GMT)


This Death Café, marking Dying Matters Awareness Week (5-11 May), is for like-minded people coming together to talk about death and death-related issues.  There is no fixed agenda.  Just bring ...



Death Cafe write up: Central Houston’s Monthly Death Cafe - April 2025

Posted by Houston Death Cafe on April 14, 2025, 11:03 p.m.

Central Houston's April 2025 Death Cafe

We had ~15 people attend this month's dialogue.

Below you can find links to various things mentioned during the dialogue:

 

Local groups:

- The Jung Center
https://junghouston.org/

-Chung Tai Zen Center of Houston
https://www.cthouston.org/site/

- Texas Death With Dignity
https://texasdeathwithdignity.org/

- The Center for Mind-Body Medicine Houston
https://cmbm.org/communities/community/houston/

 

Books

- The Art of Dying Well: A Practical Guide to a Good End of Life by Katy Butler https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/40538694-the-art-of-dying-well

- Glimpse After Glimpse: Daily Reflections on Living and Dying by Sogyal Rinpoche
https://www.goodreads.com/book ...



Death Cafe: East Dallas Death Cafe

Posted by LisaClemmer on April 14, 2025, 5:12 p.m.



With Lisa Clemmer

May 2, 2025, 12.00 p.m. - 2.00 p.m. (CST)


A human like everyone else that feels talking about death lessens the fear around it all. We are all in this life together which will ultimately end in death. 



Death Cafe: Death Cafe at Stones in Edenbridge

Posted by Ruth Sugden on April 14, 2025, 9:37 a.m.


With Ruth Sugden

May 6, 2025, 2.00 p.m. - 3.30 p.m. (BST)


Stones at Edenbridge Leisure centre is a community space. Anyone and everyone is welcome.

The room has tea and coffee making facilities (for which a donation is welcomed)

We will ...



Death Cafe: Dulwich Death Cafe

Posted by annkenrick on April 13, 2025, 3:17 p.m.



With ANN KENRICK & TREVOR MOORE

May 7, 2025, 5.00 p.m. - 7.00 p.m. (GMT)


Come and join us at Bell House for a unique and thought-provoking event linked to national Dying Matters Week which aims to increase death literacy and encourage all communities to ...



New Blog post: Using social media to support an in-person Death Cafe

Posted by Bonnington Centre Death Cafe on April 13, 2025, 11:18 a.m.


Using social media to support an in-person Death Cafe     

Following why and how we set up a Death Café, this is a blog about our two-year experience of using WhatsApp.  We created two groups in order to support the face-to-face Death Cafe discussions: one was for the facilitators, and the other for attendees.

Administration

Looking back on our postings, it’s clear that the facilitator WhatsApp group mostly covers practicalities with the Community Centre and ...



Death Cafe: Life & Death Cafe - Deer Park, OH

Posted by compassionatetransitions on April 12, 2025, 5:16 p.m.



With Compassionate Transitions

May 5, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (EDT)


Death informs life.  By talking about it, by holding the conversation, and by caring listening, today's choices about how we want to live our lives can become much more ...



Death Cafe write up: Portland, OR Thursday Evening Death Cafe

Posted by nomenoyou1 on April 12, 2025, 10:31 a.m.

We had about 11 people at Thursday's Peace House Death Cafe.  David introduced the Cafe. Rosalie and Julie facilitated. 
 
Several people brought grief into the discussion--some recent and some aged, but both still raw. We talked about how to be with children when a loved one has died. One family discussed how it is to be with a family member who has a been diagnosed with a terminal disease. Another discussed how they decided to include their children when a family member was suddenly hospitalized . . .
 
It was interesting to have a discussion of Swedish Death Cleaning--some right on top of that chore, some with good intentions. It ...


Death Cafe: Death Cafe Deep South - South Africa

Posted by DeathCafeDeepSouth on April 12, 2025, 8:07 a.m.



With Svea, Dialina and Mary

May 5, 2025, 6.00 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (GMT+2)


Please join us for our next meeting at Fish Hoek Library Hall. Entrance is as if you were coming to the Library. 

We will provide tea (Ceylon, Rooibos), coffee (filter ...



Death Cafe: Online Death Cafe IST

Posted by StBlech on April 11, 2025, 4:29 p.m.



With Stefanie Blech

April 30, 2025, 7.00 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (Dublin)


The Death Cafe is a group-directed, open discussion of loss, death and life while having a cup of tea and cake together.

 

The aim is to decrease the stigma around ...



Death Cafe: Virtual Death Cafe - Naperville CST

Posted by Allison Mitch on April 9, 2025, 8:19 a.m.



With Allison Mitch

May 7, 2025, 12.00 p.m. - 1.00 p.m. (Central (Chicago))


Join us for a virtual Death Cafe. 

 

We will introduce the idea of a Death Café and explore ideas/beliefs around death, open to new/all perspectives.  There is no ...



Death Cafe: Columbus OH Death Cafe

Posted by Nikkithedeathdoula on April 7, 2025, 12:51 p.m.



With Nikki Smith

May 4, 2025, 1.30 p.m. - 3.00 p.m. (EST)


Join us for an informal gathering to discuss all things death-related at the Death Cafe! It's happening in person at CoHatch Worthington - The Library 752 High St. Worthington, OH ...



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