COMMUNITY EVENTS

 

Looking to attend events related to death or loss? Whether you’re jonesing for a cemetery tour, searching for a grief circle, or interested in attending an end of life planning workshop, you can find a variety of events, classes, workshops, and gatherings on all facets of death, dying, and grief here.

 

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April Queer Death Salon

Virtual Event

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 connection, skill, and resources for 2SLGBTQIA+ people navigating end of life in our personal lives and in our communities. On April 8, join us for a virtual gathering for people who have lost someone or multiple people to suicide and who are loooking to share space with people who have experienced similar circumstances. Loss by suicide brings particular griefs related to stigma, invalidation of the loss, failure to […]

Free

Good Mourning

West Edge Factory 1040 Vernon St., Huntington, WV, United States

OPPORTUNITY FOR QUEER & TRANS PEOPLE TO PROCESS STRESS & GRIEVE AS A COMMUNITY.

Free

Queer Death Salon – End of Life and Disability

Virtual Event

We will be joined by Carrie Batt, founder of SEOL CARE for a presentation and discussion about disability at end of life. Carrie trains people with disabilities, their loves ones, and service providers on how to develop a disability informed approach to end of life and grief support. She also offers disability competent end of life care and bereavement support services to the disability community. This is a facilitated drop-in discussion space, with the purpose of building connection, skill, and resources for 2SLGBTQIA+ people navigating end of life in our personal lives and in our communities. Attendees are welcome to […]

Free – $30

End of Life and Disability

Virtual Event

We will be joined by Carrie Batt, founder of SEOL CARE for a presentation and discussion about disability at end of life. Carrie trains people with disabilities, their loves ones, and service providers on how to develop a disability informed approach to end of life and grief support. She also offers disability competent end of life care and bereavement support services to the disability community.

Free – $30

Covid Grief Salon – Pride Edition

Online Grief salons are hosted by grief educator and death doula That Good Night. Participants are led through a meditation exercise and given prompts to discuss their experiences with covid, long covid, and practicing covid precautions. These monthly gatherings offer a safe space for people to talk openly about their feelings and experiences with covid grief. For June, we will be exploring how this grief intersects with our queer identities.

$5

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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