Demystifying Death Week 2024

"Much Ado About Dying" Screening and Discussion - UistFilm

In partnership with Cosmic Cat Films, Good Death, Good Grief and UistFilm

Friday 17th May, 7pm

Carinish Hall, Lochmaddy, Uist

This event is open to the public.

On Friday 17th May, UistFilm are teaming up with Cosmic Cat Films and Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief to screen the new film "Much Ado About Dying" in honour of Demystifying Death Week. The screening includes a discussion and refreshments.

The film is a gloriously eccentric and thought provoking look at what it means to live. The award-winning documentary follows long-retired actor David Newlyn Gale, living in an unsuitable flat, sustaining himself on cans of soup, keeping himself warm with a small army of electric heaters and battling a mice infestation with toothpaste. The film presents an intimate, occasionally funny and ultimately moving portrait of a solitary life and a quietly critical assessment of the inadequate resources available in the UK for a rapidly ageing population. 

A partnership between Cinema For All, Cosmic Cat Films and Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief will bring the new film to community cinemas across Scotland during Demystifying Death Week. From Tiree to Findhorn, remote and rural cinemas across Scotland are holding discussion screenings of the new film. 

A full list of screenings is available here.

Launch of "Exploring Death, Loss & Grief" Sessions

Organised by Life Well Lived

Mondays in May and June, 7-9pm

Gillespie Centre, Biggar

These events are open to the public.

This Demystifying Death Week sees the launch of a new regular cafe session in Biggar focusing on death and loss.

Join us in a cafe setting where we explore our feelings around death and loss whilst gaining practical knowledge through a mix of teaching, reflection and interaction. And of course share tea and cakes!

13th May - Planning for the Future - What would happen if I became ill or had an accident? Wills, Power of Attorney, etc.

20th May - Juggling Family - Caring for elderly relatives as their needs change incl. dementia care packages and care-home options.

3rd June - Grieving a non-death loss - e.g. redundancy, divorce, empty nest, life-limiting diagnosis.

10th June - Baby and Child Loss - including supporting children through loss.

24th June - Complicated Grief - When you are stuck and cannot get on with life.

We gratefully acknowledge support from Clyde Extension Community Fund.

Find out more at Life Well Lived's Facebook page.

Demystifying Death in Glasgow

Organised by Pushing Up the Daisies

Saturday 18th May 2024, 11:00am-3:30pm

The Hidden Gardens, Tramway, 25A Albert Drive, Glasgow G41 2PE 

This event is open to the public. Please register in advance.

A day of storytelling, learning our options for caring for people after they have died & imagining what this can look like in Glasgow. 

11 – 1pm Tending to Death: Learn our rights and options in Scotland

There will be space to tell our own stories, demystify caring for our dead and learn about our legal rights and options in Scotland.

1 – 3.30pm Lunch and exploring what community-led after death care could look like in Glasgow

Join us for lunch followed by a discussion around what might community-led after death care look like in Glasgow. What are the barriers to people taking more control after someone has died? How do we address these barriers? What would caring for our dead within our communities look like in Glasgow?

Please note: the day is split into two sections. Please select which part you want to go to (which can be both) when you register.

Author of “Slow Down when Someone Dies” Kate Clark will be co-leading the day and there will be copies of the book available to buy.

Learn more about this event here.

This is a free event. Feel free to give a donation if you can when you register your attendance on Eventbrite.

Cambuslang Parish Church Death Café

Organised by Cambuslang Parish Church.

Sunday 12^th May 2024, 2.00 - 4.00pm.

Cambuslang Parish Church, 1 Arnott Way, Cambuslang, Glasgow G72 7JQ 

This event is open to the public. Everyone is welcome.

We are delighted to be launching a brand new Death Café for our community and would love your support!

A Death Café is a safe and open space where people can discuss anything and everything to do with death, dying and bereavement. So whether you are newly bereaved, grieving for someone who died a long time ago or are just curious to see what a café is like, then come along. The café is not intended as group therapy or counselling, and people who are not grieving or bereaved are also very welcome – it’s a space for all!

There will also be an opportunity to make a tokens of remembrance at our café – we know it’s sometimes easier to chat about these things when our hands are busy!

More information: https://deathcafe.com/deathcafe/19364/. 

There is no need to register, you can just come on the day.

Photo by Elena Mozhvilo on Unsplash