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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  • Teeth Become Weapons: Trans Grief and Rage

    Zoom Cornelius, NC

    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. Our bodies, lives, and very beings are increasingly politicized. Our stories and histories are flattened, made palatable for the sake of survival. Our unique grief becomes increasingly buried and unheard, unshared. What makes it unique? What do we grieve? How does that grief affect us? What prevents us from […]

    Free
  • Thinking About Becoming a Death Doula? Q&A with The Death Network

    Online

    💻 Death Doula Community Conversations Are you curious about becoming a death doula - or navigating the early stages of building your practice? Whether you’re just starting out or looking for guidance as you grow, this monthly gathering is for you. The Death Network Collective invites you to join us for an open, supportive conversation about the realities of death doula work: the highs, the lows, and everything in between. Each month we’ll dive into common questions like: How do I connect with my community as a new death doula? Do I need a website or social media presence? Who/what/where/why […]

    $5
  • Laughing in the Face of Death

    Online

    Why so serious? From gallows humor to the joy of celebrating a life well-lived, Becky Robison—author of the new book My Parents Are Dead: What Now? A Panic-Free Guide to the Practicalities of Death—will offer fun, silly, and passionate pathways into the inevitability of death and dying to make necessary preparations less intimidating. Register on Morbid Anatomy’s website.

    Free
  • Shiva Guide Essentials Workshop

    Have you comforted a friend or family member after a death, but wished you could do more? Join an online Shiva Guide Essentials Workshop and learn how Jewish tradition is designed to hold us in our grief, together. By the end of this 90-minute interactive workshop, participants will be able to: - Identify ways to provide practical support for friends and family after a death - Understand the rituals of Jewish mourning and why they matter - Share with friends and family the importance of showing up for mourners - Know how to utilize Shiva Circle’s resources to create supportive […]

    $36
  • Death & Taxes: An Overview for Those Still Living

    Online

    It's officially tax season—and that goes for corpses, too! In this hourlong online talk, I'll provide an (ideally funny) overview of how to pay a dead person's state and federal taxes, as well as the estate and inheritance taxes you might encounter after a loss.

    $10
  • Grief Beyond Graves: Queer Mourning & Collective Healing

    Zoom Cornelius, NC

    Less Fear | More Fierce: Queer End-of-Life Planning LGBTQ+ Centric Online Discussion Series 2nd Wednesdays | 1-2:30 pm ET | | January - June 2026 What would collective healing look like if we made space for every kind of queer loss—not just the ones with headstones? Grief isn't only about death. Queer and trans people often carry grief from non-death losses—family estrangement, identity erasure, loss of community, housing, or health. This session explores disenfranchised grief and collective mourning, offering space to name, witness, and begin to heal these often-invisible losses. We'll also touch on grief in response to social and […]

    Free

 


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