Death Positive DC

Offering connection & community around death & grief through social media & in-person (and Zoom!) events in the DC-area since 2017. Sarah, she/her

[Dylan O'Sullivan @DylanoA4]

Don’t let death find you preparing to live

[Dylan O'Sullivan @DylanoA4]

Joan Didion, every day is all there is

[Renee @PettyLupone]

This photo deserves a Pulitzer Prize.

Not only does it represent our current state of politics but it mirrors many photos of past which confirm the ugly truth about progress…

It must be fought for by every generation.

[Charlotte Clymer 🇺🇦 @cmclymer]

Oh!

[kk 🌞 @cutiegurlk8]

washington dc is so lucky to have so much ethiopian food

[jezz @JezziiB]

Patriarchy is when “I have a boyfriend” stops a man faster than “No.” When an invisible man gets more respect than the woman standing right there.

[Lakyn Thee Stylist @OgLakyn]

Whenever I read a particularly idiotic comment about aging (even some intended as a compliment), I think of Kristen Schaal on some podcast going "oh, I'm sorry, am I LIVING too long?!?"

[evil will smith hockey 𓉸ྀི @macklinism]

no bc she’s so right honestly.

[Kyle Cushman @Kyle_Cush]

Hilary Knight: “It’s a great teaching point to really shine light on how women should be championed for their amazing feats. And now I sort of have to sit, or anybody has to sit in front of you and explain someone else’s behavior. It’s not my responsibility.”

[Katie Shepherd @katemshepherd]

I would have written a story on this for The Washington Post today, but since I can't do that I'll share the news here: The owners of a Maryland crematory that allowed bodies to pile up and decompose have been charged with crimes related to the improper disposal of human remains.

[BlackHistoryStudies @BlkHistStudies]

"It is time that other peoples in America besides white males run for the highest office of this land." This was Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman to run for president in 1972. ❤️🖤💚

[Carrie Coon @carriecoon]

Remember, the dehumanization started the day he came down the escalator.

Dehumanization is an essential tool for fascism: scapegoating the target group serves to normalize cruelty, justify state violence, control through fear, and ultimately erode civil rights.

[Aaron Rupar @atrupar]

Protester: "They say they're coming in to save us from some evil? They're talking about our neighbors who bake for us, who take care of us ... Alex was murdered while he was helping. I can't stop thinking of Mr Rogers. Mr Rogers said look for the helpers, and right now the helpers have a target on our forehead ... Mr Rogers would be here right now too, so I'm here."

[Death Positive DC @deathpositivedc]

https://t.co/RIXGSofyUd

[Blue Georgia @BlueGeorgia]

John Oliver: "If ICE can bother some guys at a roofing job, bystanders can bother ICE at their state-sanctioned kidnapping job."

[Dr. Jen Wolkin | ADHD + Trauma Therapist @drjenwolkin]

Normalize sitting beside people in their pain without trying to “fix” them. XO, Dr. Jen

[The Philadelphia Inquirer @PhillyInquirer]

Two babies’ skulls found at Mütter Museum linked to Gallitzin, Pa. murder mystery from 1980 https://t.co/kvPzh54yPe

[Black Cemetery Network @BCN_StoryShare]

Yes, #BlackGravesMatter— Community unites to restore historic Black cemetery in Calera, AL.
https://t.co/1rZiDJj4RH

[Dr. Allison Wiltz @queenie4rmnola]

If you’re a racist throughout your life, you will be remembered as a racist in death. This is the way.

[Ben Crump @AttorneyCrump]

Over 100 Black children lie buried in an unmarked cemetery near Maryland’s Cheltenham youth prison — some as young as 11. Officials have reportedly known about it since the 1970s. Their names deserve remembrance. https://t.co/DOMo5GqSTv