December Death Cafe - Christchurch

Hello death-talkers
You are invited to join us for the LAST Death Cafe of 2024 - a special pre-Christmas gathering. New-comers are always welcome. No particular death experience is necessary.

This is a regular sized Death Cafe in the Boardroom at the Beckenham Public Library (south Colombo). Usually we bring our own coffees and snacks - but this time being Christmas - if you would like to bring a plate to share that would be wonderful.

This is also likely the last time we can use the Boardroom / Library as the building's demolition/rebuild is scheduled to begin in February

Melanie

• WHAT HAPPENS AT OUR DEATH CAFE?
- It's a group-directed conversation about death and dying. Talking about death helps remind us of how precious life is.

- We talk about all sorts of interesting death-related things; aging parents, death doulas, books we've read, death in different cultures, assisted dying, near death experiences (NDEs), philosophy, the meaning of life, and our own personal experiences to name a few. Each meeting is different - a reflection of the ever-changing mix of people on the day. There are often gasps of wonder and bursts of laughter.

- We don't promote any particular conclusion, belief system or course of action.

- Death Cafe is not grief support. It will not suit people who are recently bereaved or who are actively grieving. There are better support groups more suited to this.

• WHAT TO BRING
- An open mind, curiousity, and a willingness to join in the conversation.
- Please bring your own something to eat or drink (there is a cafe in the library and Sunday mornings theres a farmers market along the river).

• DEATH CAFE ETIQUETTE
Seats are limited and there is always a waiting list of people keen to come. If after booking in for any reason you arent able to make it, please come back to this Meetup event page and change your attendance status - this frees up your seat for the next person on the waiting list. many thanks :-)

• FACEBOOK GROUP
if you'd like to join our FB group - this is us: www.facebook.com/groups/ChristchurchDeathCafe

• FAVOURITE QUOTE
I am contemplating this one at the moment by Kahlil Gibran:
"We live only to discover beauty,
All else is a form of waiting"