06 May
18:30
Until
06 May, 20:00
1h 30m
Death Cafe at The Heath Bookshop
The Heath Bookshop
Organized by
The Heath Bookshop
The Heath Bookshop
We will be hosting a Death Cafe at 6.30pm on Wednesday 6th May at The Heath Bookshop as part of A Matter of Life and Death Festival. https://brumyodo.org.uk/
BrumYODO is a Community Interest Company made up of a growing group of artists, undertakers, food artists, hospices, and palliative care professionals who believe that talking openly about death helps us prepare for dying and loss. BrumYODO design and create safe spaces for conversations through collaboration, and deliver life-enhancing public events. You can find out more about BrumYODO here https://brumyodo.org.uk
At a Death Cafe people, often strangers, gather to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death.
The objective is ‘to increase awareness of death with a view to helping people make the most of their (finite) lives’.
A Death Cafe is a group directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session.
Death Cafes are always offered:
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On a not for profit basis
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In an accessible, respectful and confidential space- With no intention of leading people to any conclusion, product or course of action
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Alongside refreshing drinks and nourishing food – and cake!
Death Cafe is a ‘social franchise’. This means that people who sign up to the guide and principles can use the name Death Cafe, post events to this website and talk to the press as an affiliate of Death Cafe.
Death Cafes have spread quickly across Europe, North America and Australasia. As of today, 15793 Death Cafes in 83 countries have taken place since September 2011. If 10 people came to each one that would be 157930 participants.
The Death Cafe model was developed by Jon Underwood and Sue Barsky Reid, based on the ideas of Bernard Crettaz.
Tickets are free and are available now. Drinks and cake will be provided free of charge by The Heath Bookshop.
We hope to see you there.
Best wishes,
Catherine & Claire
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