Upcoming events
Here, you’ll find events hosted by me, other members of the Chicago Death Doula Collective, and some events from other organizations that I find important and interesting.
Death Café
A Death Café is a group-directed discussion over coffee, tea, and snacks. The objective is to practice the art of talking openly about our own mortality so as to make the most of our finite lives. Anyone of any age, background, spiritual belief (or lack thereof!) is welcome to attend as the results are enriched by the variety of participants. Let's break the taboo together.
This event is presented by Chicago Death Doula Collective. A new and growing network of death doulas and death workers. We provide Chicagoans with holistic, inclusive and accessible death care and education while demystifying death.
CDDC Vice President Alejandro Salinas will be our host he has held Death Cafés since 2017. He is an avid advocate for grief and has a passion for exploring death, dreams, dying, and the afterlife.
This is a donation based event. No one is turned away and all are welcome.
Home Funeral Demonstration
Have you ever heard of a Home Funeral? Are you interested in learning about how a Home Funeral is done? The CDDC will be hosting a Home Funeral workshop that is open Death Doulas, Caregivers, Hospice workers, Healers, Practitioners, and anyone who is interested in learning about this alternative funeral option. Join us to learn about how shrouding, rituals and ceremony, and more! For more information, please join our email list or email the collective at info@chicagodeathdoulacollective.com.
Tickets are offered at different tiers to receive or offer assistance. All are welcome, none are turned away.
Death Book Club
We will discuss the first half of “All the Living and the Dead” by Hayley Campbell.
Death Café
A Death Café is a group-directed discussion about death, dying, grief, and life over snacks and refreshment.
Death Café
A Death Café is a group-directed discussion about death, dying, grief, and life with friends and snacks!
Hosted by Alejandro Salinas of the Chicago Death Doula Collective.
"LGBTQ+ Advance Care Planning: A Gift to Yourself and Your Loved Ones
Planning for the end of life can feel overwhelming, but it is critical to ensure that you get the care you want and avoid what you don’t want. This workshop will provide practical guidance and simple steps to take the guesswork out of advance care planning. Join Compassion and Choices volunteers for this in-person workshop featuring the new LGBTQ+ Advance Care Planning Toolkit, created in partnership with SAGE, the nation’s leading LGBTQ+ elders organization. You will leave with resources that you can use to help communicate your wishes to others.
Hosted by Compassion & Choices of Illinois and presented by Nicole Daigle.
2024 Aging well conference
This complimentary half-day conference, designed for older individuals and their care partners, offers a diverse range of educational workshops covering crucial topics such as health and wellness, safety, nutrition, technology, legal matters, financial planning, and the arts.
I will be presenting a workshop entitled “Planning for a “Good” End of Life” along with Lori Hatton of Nightingale Crossings.
Death cafe
A Death Café is a group-directed discussion about death, dying, grief, and life with friends and snacks.
death book club
Join me for a discussion of "Advice for Future Corpses and Those Who Love Them" by Sallie Tisdale.
Grief in Public Day
Join us at Senn Unity Garden on Tuesday, April 23, 2024 to share in Grief in Public Day. Hosted by death doula Erica Reid Gerdes of Waxwing Journeys, this will be an opportunity to honor loved ones or anything else that you are grieving by participating in a public art project. All materials will be provided. For more information, please email ericareid@gmail.com.