***Correction: My September death cafe at Rhizome in on Tuesday, Sept. 10th (not Sept. 1).***

July 11, 2019

Picture this:

A group of strangers

hugging

empathizing

relating

encouraging

listening

feeling safe enough to share personal stories

& ask sensitive questions

asking to exchange contact information

& wanting to keep in touch.

When I see connections like these being made between people during and after a death cafe, I know something

magical

authentic

and deeply human

has transpired.

My death cafe on July 1st reminded me of what can happen when (mostly) strangers gather to share community and conversation and, of course, food!

I've been hosting death cafes for almost three years, so I've been to a lot of them. I've met people from all walks of life, and I've heard a wide spectrum of questions and stories and conversations. July's death cafe inspired and motivated me to continue offering them.

Every death cafe is unique because the conversation is shaped by the individuals who attend. Experience a death cafe for yourself by going to one of the death cafes events in the DC-area.

Connect In-Person

• Sept. 10: I'm hosting a death cafe at Rhizome (and another one on Nov. 18). 
• Aug. 17: I'm hosting a death cafe at the White Oak Library. Space is limited. Register here.
• Stay tuned for another "Write Your Own Obit" workshop in the fall.

Connect Online

• Join the online book club! In addition to meeting in person, we also have this platform for discussing books. 
• Follow & share Death Positive DC's Facebook & Instagram accounts and website with your friends & family. 

Other Events

• See Coco the movie at Wolf Trap in Virginia on July 27.
• The people behind Glory Doughnuts in Frederick, MD, will open Frederick's first antiques, oddities, and macabre shop...possibly on July 20th. Check my Facebook or Instagram accounts for more details as I get them.
• Check out Ellicott City Haunted Main Street Tours.
• Check out Congressional Cemetery's summer events. 
• Take a tour of Oak Hill Cemetery in Georgetown. Visit DC by Foot for dates, fees, and registration details. 

Have a fun summer, and stay cool out there (hard to do in the DC heat, I know!). 

Take care,

Sarah

(she/her/hers)

Founder of Death Positive DC  

Death Positive DC: Promoting conversations about death & connecting

people around this topic through social media & in-person events since 2017.