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2025 FCA Biennial Conference – The Cost of Goodbye: Confronting Funeral Poverty in Our Communities

Embassy Suites by Hilton – Raleigh Durham Research Triangle 201 Harrison Oaks Boulevard, Cary, NC, United States

The Funeral Consumers Alliance (FCA) invites you to join us for our 2025 Biennial Conference: “The Cost of Goodbye: Confronting Funeral Poverty in Our Communities,” a gathering that addresses the urgent challenges of funeral poverty and indigent burial. Taking place from June 26–29, 2025, this event brings together experts, advocates, and community leaders committed to ensuring equitable access to end-of-life care and services. Keynote & Featured Speakers We are honored to welcome Pamela Prickett, co-author of The Unclaimed: Abandonment and Hope in the City of Angels, as our keynote speaker. Her work delves into the lives of those left behind […]

Event Series Due Date: A Library Death Salon

Due Date: A Library Death Salon

Louisville Free Public Library 301 York St., Louisville, KY, United States

On June 26, writer and death doula Becky Robison will guide you through making a living will, a.k.a. medical power of attorney. Facing your own mortality is scary, and filling out forms is dull; both are easier when you're in a group of like-minded people. Bring a pen!

Free

Death Midwife Training Iowa City, Iowa

A 3-day intensive certification covering the function of Death Midwives, death planning, grief, death with dignity, ceremony & sacred space, home funerals, body disposition, and self care. Training since 2011. We are authorized to issue 23 CEU’s for nurses, clergy and massage therapists.

Reading About Death Won’t Kill You – Virtual Book Club

If talking about death won't kill you, why not read about it too. Join me online for lively discussions on books that explore the theme of death in unique and thought-provoking ways. Whether you're a bookworm or just curious, this club is open to everyone. Share your thoughts, connect with fellow readers, and discover new perspectives on mortality through literature. Let's dive in together, improve our death literacy, level up our end of life preparedness game, get lost in a story and grow connection at the same time. I look forward to meeting you, Kelly @thedeparturecoach @death_coffee_community June's book is […]

$15.00

Ready To Die? – A Comedy Show About End-of-Life Planning

Caveat NYC 21A Clinton Street, New York, NY, United States

Writer & comedian Alison Zeidman is only in her 30s, but already she has one Emmy nomination, one Writer’s Guild Award, and not just one but TWO dead parents. Impressive! Alison’s dad died due to complications stemming from Multiple Myeloma in 2014 when he was just 55, and her mom was diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s at age 58. Frankly, looking at that family history, she does not like her odds for longevity — she needs to start getting her affairs in order, and so do you. In READY TO DIE?, Alison will walk you through all the basics of end-of-life […]

$12 – $15

Tour Our Lady of Almudena Cemetery (East Cemetery of Madrid)

From @entretumbas (IG), in collaboration with Experimenta Madrid, we organize these guided tours of the Almudena Cemetery, whose real name is the Necropolis of the East of Madrid. It is the largest cemetery in Western Europe (120 hectares, 120 times the size of the Santiago Bernabeu stadium!) During our tours, we learn about the history of the cemetery, so closely linked to that of our city. We visit the tombs of historical figures and other anonymous but highly interesting graves. We also learn funerary symbolism to understand the language of the cemetery. All with a gender perspective, positive death, and […]

$15

Sand Bay Death Cafe

Sand Bay Cosy Cafe Crookes Lane, Kewstoke, North Somerset, United Kingdom

Excited to announce the Sand Bay Death Cafe Summer Series, the first Wednesday of the month in June, July and August, 6-8pm at the Cosy Cafe on Beach Road. Join us for drinks, cake and an exploration of what it means to live in the light of our mortality. Yes, the topic of death can feel heavy, even a little taboo. But opening up and talking about the things that scare us can often bring us peace and direction in ways we may never have expected. Many find that talking about death eases the fear and mystery of it. Death […]

Free

Red, White and Bruised : A Soft Rebellion

This July 4th weekend, we’re not celebrating — we’re tending to what’s been scorched and what’s still unfolding. Red, White & Bruised: The Soft Rebellion is a sound-centered gathering born from the grief in our city — in the wake of fires that choked our skies, and amid ongoing ICE raids that continue to separate families and spread fear. This is not a party. This is a place to rest. A meditative sound bath for the overburdened and the underheld. A quiet container to lay down your rage, your grief, your numbness, your breath. A space where stillness is protest, […]

Event Series Queer Death Network Workshop & Community Chat

Queer Death Network Workshop & Community Chat

Bravo Family Mortuary 4427 Rainier Ave., San Diego, CA, United States

Ready to design your end-of-life journey as authentically as you’ve lived your life? Join us for our upcoming Queer Death Network Workshop & Community Chat, a space created specifically for the LGBTQIA+ community to navigate end-of-life planning through a queer-affirming lens. This workshop is led by LGBTQIA+ community members and queer-affirming death care professionals who are committed to creating a supportive and inclusive space. Each month, we’ll explore a new end-of-life topic relevant to the LGBTQIA+ community. Join us regularly, and over time, you’ll create a comprehensive guide for your loved ones—ensuring your wishes, identity, and values are honored when […]

Free
Event Series The GOOD DEATH BOOK CLUB Experience: Free 12 Month Death and Dying Course

The GOOD DEATH BOOK CLUB Experience: Free 12 Month Death and Dying Course

Virtual Event

Join us for The GOOD DEATH Live BOOK CLUB EXPERIENCE: 12 Month Death and Dying Course with Suzanne B. O’Brien RN, a unique monthly opportunity to explore the transformative topics of death and life in a supportive and compassionate space. This live event will be an ongoing book club and course inspired by Suzanne’s International Bestselling book, The Good Death: A Guide for Supporting Your Loved Ones through the End of Life. This free community event is designed to empower and educate those curious about or involved in end-of-life care. We are creating THE GOOD DEATH GOOD LIFE MOVEMENT — […]

Free
Event Series “It’s Complicated” Support Group

“It’s Complicated” Support Group

Virtual Event

A monthly peer-led Zoom group for people who had a strained relationship with someone who’s died. It can be tough to be in a group with other folks who were close with their parent, sibling, grandparent, partner, co-parent, friend, etc. As much as I like for there to be a range of experiences represented in grief groups, so that we can hear diverse perspectives, sometimes it is nice to be with people who “get it.” When addiction, mental health challenges, conflict, estrangement, abuse, etc. were a part of the picture, it can affect the grief journey in unique ways. This […]

$5 – $20

Dead People’s Stuff

Virtual Event

The dead can leave behind so much stuff, from a few sentimental items, to entire homes stuffed to the brim. What to do with it can be complex and filled with conflicting emotions. This is a space to explore our relationships with the physical objects left behind by the dead, what to keep, what to pass on, what we are having hard feelings about, and what we celebrate. Queer Death Salon is a community space for all 2SLGBTQIA+ people to come together to discuss death, dying and grief. It is a facilitated drop-in discussion space, with the purpose of building […]

Free – $30

 

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