Tuesday, April 17, I’ll be participating in the citywide Reimagine End of Life festival across San Francisco from April 16-22. The evening I’m part of is called Memento Mori.
Memento Mori is an ancient Roman phrase meaning “Remember Your Mortality.” Come experience a night of amazing creators sharing their work and unique backstories on the topic of mortality, loss, memory, and love.
The lineup for Memento Mori is:
- investigation of the history of the lost cemeteries of SF – Loren Rhoads
- Emotions and the end of life ( Fear and Panic) from the Western Psychological Point of view, how secular Buddhism can help (Separate-Selflessness and Impermanence) – Dr. Paul Ekman and Dr. Eve Ekman
- death of neighborhoods and the effect on the people that live there – Liz Ogbu
- the art of shadow puppetry and the stories within -Daniel Barash
- a poignant visual symphony covering a recent police shooting of a young man, from a healing mother’s perspective – Angelica Ekeke
- tracing the roots of the themes of dying, death and mourning at the end of life, and how we can deal with it – Dr. September Williams
- and a thought provoking look at the sound in hospitals and how it effects our ability to heal and to die in peace….Yoko Sen
You can get tickets here: https://letsreimagine.org/event-share/5/event/487
You can find the whole Reimagine End of Life schedule here: https://letsreimagine.org/san-francisco/schedule/all.
Purissima Cemetery
In 2013, the Coastside Land Trust acquired the Purissima Old Town site. They pursued a clear title to the cemetery land, planning to revitalize the old cemetery by using it as a green burial ground: no embalming, biodegradable caskets, no vaults or grave liners. It took years to clarify the permitting.
Guide to Graveside Tourism
Radio:
Order of the Good Death Booklist
I had the honor of being a guest on Blueprint for Living on Australia’s ABC network last Friday. We talked about what draws people to cemeteries, what they might find there, and why it’s worth going out of your way to visit graves of people you don’t know. Here is the link to the podcast: