First 30 people who register get a care packaged mailed to them! |
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Joy Comes in the Mo(u)rning
An event that has been lovingly curated
by BIPOC and for BIPOC.
This last year of living in a pandemic, what was your grief and what was your joy? As we gather in remembrance, let’s prepare for the next leg of the journey. Join Gathering Roots Wellness and A Sacred Passing to look at tools we can use to get through these times.
We will play with the tools of the past, present, and future in relation to our grief and joy.
We will be tending to Black, Indigenous, and People of Color, honoring essential workers, elders, and people with disabilities.
White allies, thank you for not coming to the live you can catch the reply tho!
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Why is Education with A Sacred Passing Different? |
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"Thank you again for your time and energy. I took a death-doula class from a different org previous to this, and I left a long, extensive weekend feeling lost. I was one out of maybe five POCs in a class of 100, and the interest and passion I had coming into the class had dwindled into doubt and a hollow sense of disconnection by the end of it. I found myself conflicted over whether I was being a taught a truly informed, compassionate care model or a gatekeeping business model.
"This class with A Sacred Passing was the complete opposite experience. It reminded me of why I was called to deathcare work in the first place: we do not commodify the sacred, we honor it. We were prompted with questions that made us look inward before expanding outward: What does care look like? What does safety look like? Dignity? Accessibility? What systems place certain folks in a place of privilege and others at a disadvantage? How do we integrate that knowledge into our work and our relations? Holding space for the multitudes we contain and the uniqueness of each experience, how do we tend to each other?
"I learned invaluable lessons in this class, and I have such gratitude for yall. I left not feeling confused and disconnected, but grounded, activated, and even more curious. Thank you again to Lashanna, Summer, and team. Deep bows to yall and this work <3"
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February Read and Discuss with Summer |
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Celebrating Excellence through Obituaries
In honor of Toni Morrison’s Life and Memory (her birthday was February 18)
What stood out to you about Toni Morrison’s Obituary in Time?
What is the purpose of an obituary?
Who are some of the people who made a significant impact in your community and those around you? Do they have obituaries?
Group Exercise - If there is time following the discussion, attendees will be prompted to participate in an Obituary Exercise.
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At It Again!
White Entitlement Continues to Further Health Disparities
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When systematic interventions are finally put in place to get COVID-19 vaccine access to the folx who need it, Caucasian people are traveling to rural and underserved areas to be vaccinated.
"As soon as this city began offering Covid vaccines to residents 65 and older, George Jones, whose nonprofit agency runs a medical clinic, noticed something striking. 'Suddenly our clinic was full of white people,' said Mr. Jones, the head of Bread for the City, which provides services to the poor. 'We’d never had that before. We serve people who are disproportionately African-American.'”
These interventions have been put in place to reach people with no access or limited access to technology, transportation, insurance, or information. For people without these limitations to travel to a location and take a vaccine meant for others is a tone-deaf, harm-causing action. Please talk to the people in your community about ethical access to the vaccine, and have discussions -- real deep ones -- when needed. Please -- white folx -- use your voice in your affinity groups to talk about ethical access to the vaccine.
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PODCAST
Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute
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On the official podcast of the Emergent Strategy Ideation Institute, each episode dives deeply into the life, practice, and experimentation of a person or group we see as living embodiments of emergent strategy. Emergent Strategy is about how we get right in relationship with change: what are the simple interactions that can shift and shape complex systems and patterns? Hosts are Sage Crump, Mia Herndon, and adrienne maree brown.
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A Place to Die: Help Us Create Access |
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With the recent hospital merger, information and access to Medical Aid in Dying is becoming more and more limited. We need community members across Washington State to join us in this effort to increase access to spaces for people to exercise their legal end-of-life choices.
Four ways to participate:
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Do You Know Who Will Take Care of Your Kids if Something Happens to You?
Do You Want to Put a Plan in Place to Protect Your Family and Assets, No Matter What?
Queer Families have special needs when it comes to estate planning and protecting the legal rights of their families. Issues such as second-parent adoptions, recognition of parental rights, and the ability to make decisions in the event of spousal incapacity can be unique to Queer Families. It is also true that not all states and jurisdictions are quick to respect the rights of Queer Families.
Come to this virtual event and learn the steps you can take to protect what's most important to you!
WHEN: Wednesday, February 24, 6-8pm
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VSED Resources Northwest, created in 2020, is a new non-profit organization that seeks to inform our community about Voluntary Stopping Eating and Drinking (VSED) as an end-of-life option. This website is designed to assist individuals who wish to explore the option.
It offers personal stories, management guidelines, and an extensive reading list to assist individuals in their exploration. We invite you to visit our website, support our mission, and help spread the word about this vital community resource. We also offer a free initial consultation, contacts for caregivers and death doulas experienced with VSED, contacts for complementary health practitioners whose services can provide comfort, coordination with local hospices, and a lending closet of available equipment. As a non-profit, our donations are used to maintain the new website, to create new educational videos and literature about end-of-life care, and to provide financial assistance for families to help hire caregivers.
PR Contact: Nancy Simmers, Coordinator, 360-671-5685, nancysimmers@bellcoho.com
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SATURDAY, MARCH 13, 11am - 1pm PST
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Birth & Pregnancy Loss Support Group
Series of five Mondays
July 19 - August 16, 5-7pm PDT
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Washington Funeral Resources & Education
Many people encounter administrative barriers to exercising their rights to file a death certificate and obtain a timely burial-transit permit. Until the administrative barriers that prevent people from doing this themselves can be removed, Washington Funeral Resources & Education would like to provide a list of funeral homes willing to provide affordable assistance with the death certificate and burial-transit permit as a stand-alone service. The rationale for and terms of this listing are described in our opt-in form.
Please complete the form by 2-28-21 for your funeral home to be included in this listing.
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