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SUMMARY:End-of-Life Planning as an Act of Love
DESCRIPTION:Interested in celebrating love beyond the sentimental\, in ways that are tangibly beneficial to those you love? \nGot complicated feelings about departed family and loved ones\, and have things to communicate to them? \nLove is a verb. \nDone thoughtfully and well\, end of life planning can be a gift to your loved ones. When not prepared for\, the bereaved can have taxing logistical messes to deal with\, at a time of deep grief. \nJoin Death Project Manager and Postal Service for the Dead for an evening of end-of-life planning and reflection\, and a discussion of planning as an act of love. \nIn the wake of Valentine’s Day\, and with love as our guide\, we will reflect on our death experiences and get strategic in our death prep. \nParticipants will have the opportunity to write letters of praise or frustration to their departed and think of what they might want to do differently in reflecting on their own mortality. \nCome join us for discounted Valentine’s Day candy\, greeting cards\, and tactical checklists. \nMonday\, February 23rd. 6 – 8PM at Sparrow Funeral Home. Suggested donation $10 – $25 to cover materials; no one turned away for lack of funds. \nMore info and RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/end-of-life-planning-as-an-act-of-love-tickets-1977662108604?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/end-of-life-planning-as-an-act-of-love/
LOCATION:Sparrow–A Contemporary Funeral Home\, 161 Driggs Ave\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11222\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Crafts,Community Meet Up,Education
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ORGANIZER;CN="Death Project Manager":MAILTO:info@deathprojectmanager.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20260213T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20260213T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T104031
CREATED:20260210T153953Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T154251Z
UID:10001682-1771009200-1771014600@www.talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:Glue Sticks and Feelings: an Anti Valentine's Day Grief Crafting Circle
DESCRIPTION:Valentine’s Day. Grief. Both can be messy and heavy and complicated. Also funny and strange. \nLet’s talk about it. \nJoin us for Glue Sticks and Feelings: an Anti Valentine’s Day Grief Crafting Circle. \nCome hang out with other grievers\, crafters\, grieving crafters\, and crafting grievers. Share what you feel comfortable sharing\, and make a collage\, a mini zine\, a Valentine to what or whomever you’re grieving – or BYO craft\, so long as there is no glitter / oil paints / physical mess that would impact the space. \nOur artistic abilities: amateurish. We welcome and adore artistic visions of macaroni art caliber\, and celebrate all skill levels. \nThe vibe: jovial earnestness with space for nuance. All griefs welcome. \nWe’ll bring some art supplies to get you started. Let us bring the glue sticks\, everyone brings their feelings. \nFriday\, February 13 | 7 – 8:30 pm EST \nWooden Shoe Books\, 704 South St\, Philadelphia\, PA 19147 \nThis event is donation based: $0–$25 suggested \nRSVP and more info: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/glue-sticks-and-feelings-an-anti-valentines-day-grief-crafting-circle-tickets-1981526540223?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/glue-sticks-and-feelings-an-anti-valentines-day-grief-crafting-circle/
CATEGORIES:Arts and Crafts,Community Meet Up
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ORGANIZER;CN="Death Project Manager":MAILTO:info@deathprojectmanager.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20260206T183000
DTSTAMP:20260424T104031
CREATED:20260127T155323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260127T155323Z
UID:10001676-1770397200-1770402600@www.talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:Virtual Silent Book Club of Death
DESCRIPTION:Death Project Manager\, Silent Book Club of Death\, Silent Book Club of Death NYC\, Silent Book Club of Death MTL\, and TalkDeath’s Book Club are thrilled to invite you to a Virtual Silent Book Club of Death meeting! \nThis virtual gathering will be on Friday\, February 6th at 5pm ET/ 4pm CT/ 3pm MT/ 2pm PT. \nSilent Book Club of Death meetings are structured like any Silent Book Club gathering: you meet up with friendly\, like-minded readers\, and then politely ignore them while reading a book of your own choosing. Members are encouraged to bring books related to the theme of death\, dying\, grief\, aging\, or mortality\, but anyone who wants to just read quietly in a death-conscious space is welcome to join. \nFolks are welcome to be on or off camera. We’ll play some relaxing music. After the designated reading time\, folks are welcome to stay on and share a bit about what they’re reading and connect. \nA loose agenda for the evening is as follows: \n5PM – 5:15PM: readers join; introductions of hosts and guests \n5:15 – 5:45PM: silent reading time while music plays \n5:45 – 6:15PM: share out about what you’ve read and lightly facilitated group discussion \n6:15 – 6:30PM: goodbyes and wrap up \nThis virtual event will be held via Zoom. Closed captions will be enabled. If we can do anything to provide accessibility\, please do not hesitate to reach out to rian@talkdeath.com \nGuests who RSVP will be emailed the Zoom link. \nWe hope you can join us! \nMore info and RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-silent-book-club-of-death-tickets-1980507603556?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/virtual-silent-book-club-of-death-3/
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Community Meet Up
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ORGANIZER;CN="Death Project Manager":MAILTO:info@deathprojectmanager.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251031T160000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251031T180000
DTSTAMP:20260424T104031
CREATED:20250926T210913Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250926T213307Z
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SUMMARY:Silent Book Club of Death
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Halloween for a pop-up meeting of a book club for introverts! We will be co-hosting this event with Catherine of Death Project Manager. \nLike book clubs\, but want to read your own book? \nWant to reflect on your mortality in the company of polite bookworms? \nLooking for an anti-social social club\, where you can meet people then politely ignore them? \nCome read and mingle with new\, bookish friends at Silent Book Club of Death! Bring whatever book you happen to be reading – related to the theme of death /dying / grief / aging / mortality – to read in companionable silence\, then share about it with your table mates. \nEven if you choose not to read a death-themed book and just want to read quietly in a death positive space\, come join us! \nNot sure what to read? We will have many on-theme books available for purchase. \nWe hope you will join us on Halloween and dedicate some time to reading and reflection! \nSchedule: \nMeet and chat until 4:30 PM\nSilent reading 4:30 – 5:30 PM\nChat about reading 5:30 – 6 PM \nCatherine\, your Death Project Manager\, is the creator of the Mortality Workbook\, a toolkit to collect what your loved ones should know before you go\, so that you can rest in peace. She founded Silent Book Club of Death\, which has 20+ chapters and pop ups worldwide. Learn more at deathprojectmanager.com and on Instagram (@deathprojectmanager). \nMore info and RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/silent-book-club-of-death-tickets-1671517065539
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/silent-book-club-of-death/
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Community Meet Up
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ORGANIZER;CN="Death Project Manager":MAILTO:info@deathprojectmanager.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20251010T183000
DTSTAMP:20260424T104031
CREATED:20250922T132746Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T132746Z
UID:10001462-1760115600-1760121000@www.talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:Virtual Silent Book Club of Death
DESCRIPTION:Death Project Manager\, Silent Book Club of Death\, Silent Book Club of Death NYC\, Silent Book Club of Death MTL\, and TalkDeath’s Book Club are thrilled to invite you to a Virtual Silent Book Club of Death meeting! \nThis virtual gathering will be on Friday\, October 10th at 5pm ET/ 4pm CT/ 3pm MT/ 2pm PT. \nSilent Book Club of Death meetings are structured like any Silent Book Club gathering: you meet up with friendly\, like-minded readers\, and then politely ignore them while reading a book of your own choosing. Members are encouraged to bring books related to the theme of death\, dying\, grief\, aging\, or mortality\, but anyone who wants to just read quietly in a death-conscious space is welcome to join. \nFolks are welcome to be on or off camera. We’ll play some relaxing music. After the designated reading time\, folks are welcome to stay on and share a bit about what they’re reading and connect. \nA loose agenda for the evening is as follows: \n5PM – 5:15PM: readers join; introductions of hosts and guests \n5:15 – 5:45PM: silent reading time while music plays \n5:45 – 6:15PM: share out about what you’ve read and lightly facilitated group discussion \n6:15 – 6:30PM: goodbyes and wrap up \nThis virtual event will be held via Zoom. Closed captions will be enabled. If we can do anything to provide accessibility\, please do not hesitate to reach out. \nGuests who RSVP will be emailed the Zoom link. \nWe hope you can join us! \nLearn more and RSVP: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/virtual-silent-book-club-of-death-tickets-1671597245359?aff=oddtdtcreator
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/virtual-silent-book-club-of-death-2/
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Community Meet Up,Virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="Death Project Manager":MAILTO:info@deathprojectmanager.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250928T143000
DTSTAMP:20260424T104031
CREATED:20250922T135634Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250922T135634Z
UID:10001463-1759064400-1759069800@www.talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:Eating Our Feelings: A Book Club for Readers and Grievers
DESCRIPTION:Love reading? Love eating? Morbidly curious\, or curiously morbid?Join us for the launch of Eating Our Feelings\, a book club for readers and grievers. We will meet on Sunday\, September 28 at Mr Cookbop in New Haven CT from 1 – 2:30PM. \nHere’s how it works: we all read the same book\, then share food based on what we read. We will chat for two hours and eat our feelings. \nThis month\, we are reading Crying in H Mart. This bestselling memoir is about family\, food\, grief\, love\, and growing up Korean American—“in losing her mother and cooking to bring her back to life\, Zauner became herself” (NPR). \nThings you can bring: quotes that resonated with you; questions for the group. You don’t need to have finished the book\, but we would love for you to come ready to share food and thoughts. \nWe will bring: a spirit of kind inquiry and light facilitation. \nPlease note that most dishes at this restaurant aren’t vegetarian or vegan – make sure to check the menu online before RSVP’ing. \nDonation of $5 will go towards organizing future events. \nThe organizers are Becca and Kate of Connecticut Death Collective and Catherine of Death Project Manager – deathworkers who enjoy hosting events centering spaces to discuss the taboo in community. \nMore info and RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/eating-our-feelings-a-book-club-for-readers-and-grievers-tickets-1578199560369
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/eating-our-feelings-a-book-club-for-readers-and-grievers/
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Community Meet Up
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ORGANIZER;CN="Death Project Manager":MAILTO:info@deathprojectmanager.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250915T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250915T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T104031
CREATED:20250818T142531Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250818T142531Z
UID:10001445-1757962800-1757968200@www.talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:Sick & Tired: A Virtual Discussion on Chronic Illness and Grief
DESCRIPTION:Sick and tired of being sick and tired? \nUs too. \nJoin death doula Jamie Thrower\, Lisa Pahl of The Death Deck\, and Catherine of Death Project Manager for a discussion on chronic illness and grief. \nThis is the second event in our Sick and Tired series. \nThis time\, we’re talking about caregiving while sick: what does it mean to give and receive care? How can you show up for others sicker than yourself\, while making space for your own needs and grief? What does deathwork look like\, when you’re chronically ill? \nWe’ll open with a grounding exercise\, then create space for your thoughts on chronic illness\, grief\, burnout\, and death / aging / mortality / the many ways our bodies can fail and surprise us. \nBring your grief\, bring your rage\, bring your messy humanity. \nWe’ll be there to meet you. \nMore information and RSVP here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/sick-tired-a-virtual-discussion-on-chronic-illness-and-grief-tickets-1588167404459
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/sick-tired-a-virtual-discussion-on-chronic-illness-and-grief/
CATEGORIES:Community Meet Up,Virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="Death Project Manager":MAILTO:info@deathprojectmanager.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250913T203000
DTSTAMP:20260424T104031
CREATED:20250812T122345Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250812T122345Z
UID:10001437-1757790000-1757795400@www.talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:Gone But Still in My Google Calendar: a discussion on ENM & grief
DESCRIPTION:The heart wants what the heart wants. So does grief. Both are messy\, primal\, and difficult to reason with. \nJoin psychotherapist and death educator Lori Zaspel of Moonvine Grief and Catherine of Death Project Manager for Gone But Still in My Google Calendar: a discussion on polyamory / ENM and grief. \nAll griefs welcome – whether from death\, or living losses like breakups\, change\, the heartaches that come from being alive. \nLori is a psychotherapist\, grief activist\, death educator\, and content creator who was a founding member of the Philly Death Doula Collective\, is a current member of Salt Trails Philly (an art collective working to honor grief as a vital and sacred part of the human experience). \nCatherine is the creator of the Mortality Workbook\, a toolkit to collect what your loved ones should know before you go\, so that you can rest in peace. She has hosted death education events around the globe in multiple languages. \nSaturday\, September 13\, 7PM EST / 4PM PST; 90 minutes over GoogleMeet. \n$10-$20 sliding scale suggested donation; no one turned away for lack of funds. \nWe’ll open with a grounding exercise\, share information on relational grief\, then create space for your thoughts on non-monogamy\, grief\, breakups within breakups\, changes\, endings\, new beginnings. \nBring all your feelings\, even the ones you’re embarrassed to feel. We’ll meet them\, and you\, on the internet.
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/gone-but-still-in-my-google-calendar-a-discussion-on-enm-grief/
CATEGORIES:Arts and Crafts,Arts and Culture,Community Meet Up,Virtual
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ORGANIZER;CN="Death Project Manager":MAILTO:info@deathprojectmanager.com
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Toronto:20250421T180000
DTEND;TZID=America/Toronto:20250421T200000
DTSTAMP:20260424T104031
CREATED:20250401T224042Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250410T175925Z
UID:10000018-1745258400-1745265600@www.talkdeath.com
SUMMARY:Silent Book Club of Death NY
DESCRIPTION:Do you like book clubs\, but prefer to choose your own book? Want to reflect on your mortality in the company of polite bookworms? \nCome 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. \nPrice: Free\, registration required at: https://www.green-wood.com/event/silent-book-club-of-death-3/ \nThere have been over a dozen Silent Book Club of Death chapters and pop up events globally. Green-Wood is proud to serve as one of the New York chapter venues. \nWe’ll be joined by the founder of the first chapter\, Catherine of Death Project Manager\, who will present on the importance of end-of-life planning\, share key tips to getting organized\, and opine on logistics as an act of love and care. She will answer questions on designing your own death education event and share work she’s done globally and multilingually to create death-aware programming. \nWe will mingle before setting the timer to read\, and once the hour’s up\, death doula and illustrator Lauren Seeley will lead a group discussion on these universal\, yet challenging topics. \nLauren Seeley is a death and grief doula for pets and humans. As a death educator\, she focuses on death literacy\, end-of-life preparation\, spirituality\, and energy and intuitive work in death and grief spaces. She is the sole facilitator of The Silent Book Club of Death’s NYC chapter and a curator of funerals\, altars and memorial spaces. Seeley resides in Brooklyn\, NY\, where she also works at a funeral home. \n*Participation in discussion is entirely optional—you can engage as much or as little as you feel comfortable. \nFree. Registration required. Please consider a $10 donation to the Green-Wood Historic Fund so that we can continue to offer more death education programs like this throughout the year.
URL:https://www.talkdeath.com/event/silent-book-club-of-death-ny/
LOCATION:Green-wood cemetery\, 25th St\, Brooklyn\, NY\, 11232\, United States
CATEGORIES:Arts and Culture,Cemetery,Education
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