Speaker: Mono Brown, Death Doula PhD Program Description: In this two-hour session, participants will learn about what a death doula is and some of the ways that death doulas support people and communities facing end of life. The session will also introduce participants to several widely available end-of-life planning resources and engage participants in an…

Speaker: Emily Bootle, Death Educator and Advocate Program Description: A funeral director, also known as an undertaker or mortician, is a professional involved in carrying out funeral rites, which often entails body care and burial or cremation of the dead, as well as the arrangements for the funeral ceremony. Ever wonder what happens to your…

Speaker: Hari Alluri Program Description: For those of us who have lost someone, the eulogy can be a way to reconnect. In this workshop, we will gather language, tune into our own memories and understanding, and make offerings with our words, either writing a eulogy for those we carry with us or drafting our own…

Film Description: This documentary tells the story of a Chinese cemetery in BC that became a National Heritage site. For Chinese pioneers who died in Canada, Victoria’s Chinese Cemetery at Harling Point was a temporary resting place until their bones could be returned home. This film traces the rich history of the Vancouver Island cemetery…