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The Pet Griever’s Club April Meetup

Come hangout with a community of folks who are grieving the loss of their beloved pets. We get together bimonthly and honor them through arts and crafts. We'll provide the art supplies, but feel free to bring your own! Water and light snacks provided! Please bring an item that reminds you of your beloved pet to share with the group. We will be making keychains as we discuss of pet grief. Arts supplies, water and light snacks will be provided. Follow @MourningPug on Instagram for updates! We're asking for donations ($5-10) for the event (for venue rental, art supplies and […]

$5 – $10

Death Over Drafts Torrance

Brews Hall 21770 Del Amo Cir E, Torrance, CA, United States

Cheers!!! We are super buzzed about our upcoming Death over Drafts! Please join your Death over Drafts Crafter's aka Hosts, Blanca Nazareth, LCSW, AgeWell South Bay, Lisa Pahl, LCSW The Death Deck, Erica Hill, The Alpha Society by Sparrow, and Stefanie Elkins, Be Present Care/Death over Drafts on Wed, April 16 from 5-7 pm at Brews Hall at Del Amo. Death over Drafts is a casual event about all things death and dying. As April 16 is National Healthcare Decision Day, this Death over Drafts is focused on having vital conversations about healthcare goals and wishes*. Special guest crafter, aka […]

Free

National Healthcare Decision’s Day at Red Rock Tavern

Red Rock Tavern 369 Capitol Avenue, Hartford, CT, United States

As you may know, April 16th is National Healthcare Decisions Day -- a day meant to acknowledge the importance of advance care planning and empower everyone to make their healthcare wishes known. Compassion & Choices is teaming up with the Connecticut Death Collective to recognize National Healthcare Decisions Day with a collaborative event -- and we hope you can make it! Join us from 6:00PM - 8:00PM EST at Red Rock Tavern in Hartford (369 Capitol Ave, Hartford, CT 06106) on April 16th to share a meal, meaningful conversation, and free resources related to end of life planning. We'll be […]

Free

Death over Drafts at Carolina Brewing

Carolina Brewing Co. 5 N Main St, Wendell, NC, United States

Welcome to Death over Drafts-Connecticut (in North Carolina)! This is a community gathering to spark curiosity & connection around death & dying. Come meet Connecticut Death Collective members! Cheers! On Wednesday, April 16th, join Death over Drafts Crafter, Kate Bagnati and CTDC member Melissa Bennett at Carolina Brewing Co in Wendell, NC! In honor of National Health Care Decisions Day we will gather! Death over Drafts started with a brewing vision to bring people together and create meaningful connections by combining two passions—craft beer and conversations on end of life. Every Death over Drafts gathering has a different vibe based […]

Free

A Living Funeral Ceremony

Tea at Shiloh 2035 Bay St, Los Angeles, California

A Living Funeral Ceremony is an immersive meditative experience that encourages participants to face their own mortality. Through engaging in ritual and guidance through a death visualization–contemplating your own memorial as you imagine letting go of your earthly self–participants are invited to "die before you die, to live while you’re alive." This ceremonial experience provides a safe and supportive space to confront fears around death and impermanence, while also fostering a deeper connection to life’s fragility and beauty. Often compared to the experience of ego death, this ritual leaves many with a renewed sense of purpose and a profound appreciation […]

$77

Forest Lawn Chapel Chat with Death Doula, Maria Capolupo

Forest Lawn Cemetery 1990 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14208, NY, United States

Join us as we welcome Maria Capolupo, Death Doula and Grief Support Specialist, to the Forest Lawn Chapel for our inaugural talk in a new series called Chapel Chats. This initiative will offer a variety of death care awareness programs and resources that promote a healthy attitude about mortality. In her series “Ask a Death Doula”, Maria offers the opportunity for people in all phases of life to learn about all aspects of dying, death, and grief. One part educational conversation and one part Q & A, attendees are encouraged to ask any and all questions they’ve ever wanted to […]

$10.00

Silent Book Club of Death NY

Green-wood cemetery 25th St, Brooklyn, NY, United States

Do you like book clubs, but prefer to choose your own book? Want to reflect on your mortality in the company of polite bookworms? Come read and mingle with new, bookish friends at Silent Book Club of Death! Bring whatever book you happen to be reading—related to the themes of death, grief, loss, aging, or mortality—to read in companionable silence, then share about it with your fellow attendees. You can bring your own book, or borrow one from our library. Price: Free, registration required at: https://www.green-wood.com/event/silent-book-club-of-death-3/ There have been over a dozen Silent Book Club of Death chapters and pop […]

Free

Death Cafe

Join us for a conversation about Death. 301 W. Main St., Troy, OH At a death cafe, community members gather to share ideas, opinions, and questions about death and dying in a supportive and safe environment. Part of a worldwide movement towards more open discussion about death. Tea and Cake will be served. Hosted by Heather Krey and Kelly Whited-Ford Want more info? Contact Kelly at Kelly.whitedford@gmail.com or Heather at (937) 657-1522

Free

TalkDeath Book Club: “From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire” by Sarah Jaffe

Virtual Event

TalkDeath’s next book club read will be “From the Ashes: Grief and Revolution in a World on Fire” by Sarah Jaffe ⁠ 🔥We are joyed to share that the generous folks at AK Press are very kindly offering our book club members a 30% discount if they order their copy through AK Press 🔥⁠ ⁠ “Our era is one of significant and substantial loss, yet we barely have time to acknowledge it. The losses range from the personal grief of a single COVID death to the planetary disaster wrought by climate change. We are in an age of unraveling hopes […]

Sunday in the Cemetery

The Green-Wood Cemetery 500 25th St., Brooklyn, NY, United States

Sunday in the Cemetery is a day-long exploration of mortality at Green-Wood. We invite you to candidly engage with grief and death through a compassionate, supportive lens. This free, open-house style event brings together leading experts for engaging talks, workshops, and guided tours that illuminate end-of-life care, funeral traditions, and memorial arts. Through personal stories and interactive experiences, discover community through shared human experiences and gain insights into how we can each live well and remember meaningfully.

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

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 […]

 

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