Good Death Week Events
Events are taking place across Scotland for Good Death Week, 13 - 19 May. These are the ones we know about. If you know of others or you're organising something yourself, let us know and we can promote it.
Good Death Week is all about creating opportunities for people to think, talk and plan ahead for death, dying and bereavement.
Searching for Meaning at Kilbryde Hospice
Fri 17 May 2019, 11.30am - 12pm
Kilbryde Hospice, East Kilbride, G75 8GJ
FREE
Searching for Meaning is a new documentary by Director Jean-Francois Rodrigues.
The film was born out of the sad, recent death of his mother, Mary Elizabeth Rodrigues. Jean-Francois felt she did not receive proper care during the last week of her life, and recognised that his own lack of understanding of palliative care had a role to play in that.
Kilbryde Hospice will be giving a free public screening of this documentary which tries to tackle the lack of understanding of this important topic.
Cuppa & A Chat
Fri 17 May, 2.15pm
Dundee West Church, DD1 4JW
To encourage discussion on all aspects of death, dying and bereavement, Friends at the End are hosting a "Cuppa and a Chat" event. It is open to all, including those who don't share Friends at the End's views on assisted dying.
Dead Good Glasgow screenings
Fri 17 May 2019, 5.45pm / Sat 18 May 2019, 3.35pm / Sun 19 May 2019, 3.30pm / Mon 20 May 2019, 1pm
Glasgow Film Theatre, Glasgow, G3 6RB
£5.50 - £10.50
Following two successful screenings at Glasgow Film Festival, documentary film Dead Good returns to Glasgow from to help mark Good Death Week with a special screening on 17 May followed by a Q&A with director Rehana Rose.
“This is an unbelievably timely and important film. It is beautifully crafted, so comforting as well as moving and gives the wisdom forth so simply and compellingly. Everyone should see this.” - Dame Emma ThompsonFor nearly 20 years, a small group of women in Brighton have been changing the way people look after their dead, supporting them to participate during the ritual of care after death and empowering them to create personal ceremonies that reflect the life that the deceased lived.
Please note, several people died during the making of this film.
Death Cafe Edinburgh
Sat 18 May 2019, 10am - 12pm
Summerhall Cafe, Edinburgh
FREE
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Join Marie Curie Hospice at their Death Cafe for an open, honest and relaxed group discussion about death and dying over cake and a cuppa! There is no agenda, no philosophy and no pre-determined outcome - you bring the conversation and we’ll see where it takes us!
Death Coffee Morning
Sat 18 May 2019, 10.30am - 12pm
Cathcart Baptist Church & Community Hub, Glasgow, G43 2RA
FREE
Talking about death can be difficult. Often we don't know what to say or how to react when we hear the news. Talking about death won't make it happen sooner, but it can help us prepare ourselves and our loved ones for the inevitable.
If you are one of the 50% of people who say they're worried about how to talk about death (HospiceUK survey) then come and join Southside Death Club for a coffee morning with a difference.
Drop in any time for a cup of tea or coffee, a slice of cake and chat about death.
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