Feb 1, 2019 | Death cafe, Death conversation, Poetry, workshops
These are some workshops and Melbourne Death Cafes for the first part of 2019. Seasonal Melbourne Death Cafe dates for 2019 are: Autumn Equinox Death Cafe 21 March – 6.30-8pm Winter Solstice Death Cafe 26 June – 6.00-7.30pm Death Cafe is by donation to...
Nov 27, 2018 | Death cafe, Poetry, Ritual
Art and rituals deepen our understanding and give us a way of being in touch, communicating … even if it’s quite a difficult topic like death. I thought long and hard before finding the right name for my business and chose Kinship Ritual to speak of the...
Jul 18, 2018 | Death cafe, Death conversation, Facilitation, Ritual, workshops
I’ve run over 20 Death Cafes in Melbourne – that’s one ‘death conversation’ for each season for several years plus many open conversations and workshops about death, grief and loss for professionals like social workers, mental health, aged care...
Jul 1, 2014 | Children, Death cafe, Death conversation, Funeral options, Vigil
The Wheeler Centre does great events. Think about inviting a panel of kids, primary to Year 12, from St Martins Youth Arts to address adults about death. It was a bit like a Death Cafe with an audience. What did I learn from the panel’s exchange with Natasha...
Aug 22, 2013 | Death cafe, Death conversation
At Kinfolk on August 8th, people were looking for a central resource for events and information. You can now find a Facebook page for Death Cafe Melbourne. Also here’s the quote some of you asked for about our relationship with the earth, life and death, All in...
Aug 15, 2013 | Death cafe, Death conversation
I asked people what they’d say to others interested in coming to a Death Cafe and there were encouraging responses: Go for it! What have you got to lose? It’s a very loose collection of people with an openness and interest in exploring ideas around all...