Oppenheimer Park
Tuesday, April 19, 2022
Program Description:
Participants learned about what a death doula is and some of the ways that death doulas support people and communities facing end of life. The session also introduced participants to several widely available end-of-life planning resources and engaged participants in an activity to explore what death and dying means to them.
Photo Credit: Felicia Chang Photography
Felicia Chang is a documentary and commercial photographer based in Vancouver. She is drawn to the nuances of human emotions and how photographs have the power to shape peopleʼs narratives. She believes that all versions of life stories deserve visual space and her photographs reflect an intersection of complex frames and emotions.
www.feliciachangphotography.com

The other two people are looking at the person wearing gloves intently. There are cups and paper bags on the table in front of the three people. Budding trees are out of focus in the background of the image.

And a short tree with bright leaves is in the bottom left corner of the photograph.

A person in the center of the photograph is wearing a dark coat and has their dark hair pulled back away from their face. Their mouth is open, and they are holding their left hand up. The person on the far left of the photograph, and the person on the far right of the photograph are watching them intently. Another person in a puffy jacket with a hood pulled up, is looking down with the reflective expression on their face.

The person on the left side of the photograph is being watched by the other two people. They have short dark hair and a brightly coloured jacket on. They are wearing glasses.
The Oppenheimer Park Field House is visible in the background of the photograph. It is surrounded by temporary fencing.

The person is wearing earrings made of delicately crocheted lace dyed a warm color. Their fingers are folded together in their lap.

The person to their right looks at them intently. The person on their left, closest to the photographer, is out of focus.

Grief Rituals + Grief Work
The worksheets are on a brightly patterned tablecloth made up of teal, blue, grey, black, and cream coloured floral designs.

A person in the centre of the photograph wears a dark, puffy jacket and holds a white paper cup in their two hands. Their short white hair is peaking out from the hood pulled up over their head. The person on the left side of the photograph has short dark hair and a brightly coloured jacket on. They are wearing glasses.

A seated person is in the centre of the photograph. Only their head and shoulders are visible. They wear a bucket style hat and a disposable mask hangs off their left ear.
A seated person faces the camera. Only their head and shoulders are visible. They are wearing a plaid shirt and v neck black t shirt underneath. Their long dark hair is pulled back into a ponytail. Their beard is trimmed short and close to their face. They are looking at the person standing on the left side of the photograph.
Tree branches and blue sky with white clouds and one bird are visible above their heads.


Handwritten in green ink can be read:
Angela
Fama
“Death
Conversation”
In the top left corner of the photograph, a black box holding a deck of cards is out of focus. It is labeled “DEATH CONVERSATION GAME” in white ink.

Printed on the long narrow edge of the box facing the camera reads:
DEATH CONVERSATION GAME
In white ink.
An animated outline of a skull is out of focus but visible on the top of the black box, facing away from the camera towards the top of the photograph.