Death Cafe profile for Yvonne123
Death Cafe write up: Southwest Durham NC Death Cafe
Posted by Yvonne123 on March 1, 2025, 2:29 p.m.
The primary conversation was about burial preferences, cultural practices, and how we can make our burial wishes known and respected. Here are some highlights:
“Sky Burial” is the practice of offering a corpse up to vultures. Historically practiced in areas in Pakistan and Nepal (areas where vultures are now endangered). Traci mentioned that this is possible and legal in a specific area in Colorado. She followed up with your friendly note-taker to share: “ Turns out that Crestone, a small mountain town south of Colorado Springs, is currently the only place in the U.S. to offer legal outdoor funeral pyres.” And shared this link with more information
Our ...
With Teresa Blemings
March 24, 2025, 5.30 p.m. - 7.30 p.m. (EDT)
Free
Future Meeting Dates:
March 24, 2025
Fourth Monday of each month unless otherwise stated.
With Neidra L Clark
March 10, 2025, 5.45 p.m. - 7.45 p.m. (EDT)
Accepts donations
When Neidra was 28 years old in the early 1990s, her partner received a stage IV cancer diagnosis. That set of profound experiences provided firsthand knowledge which shaped her future ...