OrderoftheGoodDeath

Building a meaningful, eco-friendly, & equitable end of life by providing education, resources & legislative advocacy | Tweets via Director @sarah_calavera

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1. It is impossible to consider what constitutes a good death while so many are forced to endure the constant reality of bad, violent deaths, and exist in a perpetual state of fear and mourning.

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Whether you’re already dreaming of a green burial, curious, or simply interested in rethinking the way we care for our dead, join us for a conversation about burial as ritual, a third space, ecology, & belonging.

Register here: https://t.co/GKxqSRXC92

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Meet the people who care for some of these remarkable spaces and explore what green burial looks like in practice, and what it might teach us about death, nature, and our place in the world.

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Hot new bombshell, GraveSite has entered the ossuary! Read our interview with founder Delaney Rebernik on why death deserves its own beat https://t.co/7PiJIUdB5E

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Become an Order Member and join us for the event!
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What makes a memorial a memorial? An event, a statue, a name carved onto a plaque, or a library shelf holding the stories of people who are no longer here?

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Read the companion article, Archives of the Dead: Libraries as Unlikely Monuments: https://t.co/XbzdGnNHpU

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In Nepal, families whose loved ones were swept away in devastating floods are creating symbolic bodies from sacred grass & carrying out funerals. The rituals are a poignant reminder of our need to care for our dead https://t.co/L9Gyo1R4Yb

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Some families go to the beach. This family spent their summer visiting cemeteries, and confronting what it means to die

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NEW ARTICLE

A professor finds that teaching death and dying opens the door to difficult questions, challenged assumptions, and unexpected conversations about faith, meaning, and what it means to live.

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Being death positive doesn’t mean you don’t fear death. It’s about our willingness to better understand those fears and how they manifest in ourselves, others, and the world around us. If you’re struggling here are some things that may help: https://t.co/kXWi4Hnh6q

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This is an Order of the Good Death member-exclusive event! If you’re not a member yet, there’s still time to join us. Events are free and members get access to an archive of recordings from all past events! Sign up here: https://t.co/UgjZYHbYc6

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TOMORROW we’re gathering for a beautiful conversation on Appalachian folk song as a window into folk beliefs about the dead & how we mourn

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Scroll for a few highlights, then explore the full calendar: https://t.co/sNNW4GKi1j

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Your death positive plans just dropped.

From coffin weaving workshops to Appalachian songs about death & grief, there are SO many ways to explore death, mourning, ritual, & remembrance happening around the world

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We find the most intriguing upcoming events on for our Death Positive Event calendar, (aka your new excuse to learn something weird, thought provoking, & deeply human)

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A library for grief, a phone for talking to the dead, and a community built around the idea that we shouldn’t have to hide our sorrow

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Find this and many more death positive events on our calendar: https://t.co/sNNW4GKi1j

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Manicures 🤝 mortality.

Mani Curie is a pop-up nail bar where you can get a free manicure and have an honest conversation about death, dying, and end-of-life care. Honestly, we support any world where talking about mortality is as normal as debating chrome or cateye