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…

Dr. Stefanie Green’s memoir, This Is Assisted Dying will change the way people think about their choices at the end of life, an important topic as our population confronts issues of wellness, integrity, agency and community, and how to live a connected, meaningful life. Dr. Green aims to show readers that assisted dying is less…

Join in watching four short documentaries about life and death! The first, Boo Hoo, is about a cemetery owner with stories to tell. The second, Home Cooked Music, tells the story of a man whose near-death experience prompted him to follow his passion of inventing instruments. The third, Why Me, is a humorous cartoon about someone coming to terms with a…