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About DeathCafeDC:
Death is monumental. Fear & denial surrounding it don't have to be.
What brings you to Death Cafe?
While attending a Roundtable on Advance Illness Planning, I was inspired by Virginia Senator Mark Warner when he suggested that members of the advance planning advocacy community launch a national campaign to normalize the discussions around death and the dying process. Taking the Senator's words to heart I along with Lauren Malloy of Historic Congressional Cemetery and other like-minded folks in the Nation's Capital formed this death cafe.
What would you like your legacy to be?
To paraphrase Shannon Adler, a legacy is etched into the minds of others through the stories they share about you. And while I'm still working out exactly what that legacy should be, I certainly want people to say, "she truly cared and that made all the difference in the world."
Thoughts for sharing:
"Death never comes at the right time, despite what mortals believe. Death always comes like a thief."
~Christopher Pike, The Last Vampire
"It is necessary to meditate earl, and often, on the art of dying to succeed later in doing it properly just once."
~Umberto Eco,The island of the Day Before
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Death Cafe: Death Cafe DC, Making Room for the Dead at the Holiday Table
Posted by DeathCafeDC on April 8, 2014, 1:03 a.m.
With Alisa Hughley, MPH
April 15, 2014, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (EST )
Free and open to the public
As this tax season draws to an end, the latest Death Cafe DC pops up in northeast Washington, DC at the Northeast Neighborhood Library.
Come early (6:30 pm ~ 7 ...
With Alisa Hughley, MPH
Feb. 16, 2014, 2.30 p.m. - 4.30 p.m. (EST )
Free and open to the public
Because art is the outward expression of some of our innermost emotions, its power has often been harnessed to communicate complex ideas. That's why we are happy to be ...
Death Cafe write up: Death Cafe DC, Making Room for the Dead at the Holiday Table
Posted by DeathCafeDC on Jan. 26, 2014, 9:56 p.m.
Yep. Talking about death and dying can be a tough conversation. I recently visited a "Death Cafe" where a discussion about death and dying was frank and open.
But “fascinating” best describes the candor and compassion of the two-hour conversation.
The idea of a death café has intrigued me since learning about it a year ago. As an elder mediator helping families resolve disputes concerning an older parent or relative, I wanted to see how willing people are to talk about this often closeted topic. I was pleasantly surprised. The nine of us talked about dying and death, both personally and objectively.
Begun in England several years ago ...
Death Cafe: Death Cafe DC, Making Room for the Dead at the Holiday Table
Posted by DeathCafeDC on Nov. 21, 2013, 2:20 a.m.
With Alisa Hughley with Clare Palace
Dec. 10, 2013, 7.00 p.m. - 9.00 p.m. (Eastern (GMT-5))
Free
When Washington Post Wonk Blog's Ezra Klein opined in one of his weekly columns, "Can we please talk about death like adults?" I decided it was time to move ...
Press: Congressional Cemetery Hosts DC’s First Death Café
Posted by DeathCafeDC on Nov. 11, 2013, 5:18 p.m.
Death Cafe DC is happy to extend its sincerest appreciation to Pattie Cinelli, a prolific health & fitness blogger and Capital Hill resident for her coverage of the inaugural Death Cafe DC both before and after the event.
Her contributions to our discussion were both empathetic and thought-provoking. While her observations ...
Hill Rag (print) & HillRag.com: http://www.capitalcommunitynews.com/content/congressional-cemetery-hosts-dc’s-first-death-café
Death Cafe: Death Cafe DC, Facing FEAR before All Hallow's Eve
Posted by DeathCafeDC on Sept. 26, 2013, 4:28 a.m.
With Alisa Hughley, MPH
Oct. 15, 2013, 6.30 p.m. - 8.30 p.m. (Eastern (GMT-5))
Donations accepted but NOT required.
When Washington Post Wonk Blog's Ezra Klein opined in one of his weekly columns, "Can we please talk about death like adults?" I decided it was time to move ...