DeathCaring Collective Part 1

Cortes Currents

English - July 08, 2022 15:57 - 24 minutes - 22.5 MB
News cortes island discovery islands quadra food security energy indigenous nations Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed

Previous Episode: Violent Crime in Campbell River

Next Episode: The Survivor Fir

De Clarke/ Cortes Currents - For the last several years, a small but dedicated group of Cortes Islanders have been taking practical steps towards an ambitious goal for themselves and their community: a healthier relationship with death and dying. Their projects include regular meetings for discussion and support, humane and family-led funeral arrangements, and green (natural) burials in our local cemeteries.

In Part One:
Part 1

What is the death care collective; what’s a regular meeting like?
How did it begin (history from 2016-today) — Denman, Quadra, Salt Spring, Cortes
An alternative to the funeral industry. Death-phobia in our culture.
Catharsis and grieving. Kinds of help the collective can offer to bereaved families.
Costs involved in a community-led funeral?

Photo credit: Photo by Sharon McCutcheon on Unsplash