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Programme

'Talking freely about death enables us to talk about our lives, what matters within it, and what we may want to do or change for the future. '

 

—FEEDBACK FROM 2019 CONFERENCE

8:00 

Turanga's ground floor cafe 'Foundation' is open for pre conference coffees and meetings 
Coming to Death Through Love and Presence with Rev. Meghan Don

11:45

• workshops are 45 minutes duration

Q&A with 
Zenith Virago 
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Following  Zenith's presentation, this is a rare opportunity to ask questions and dive deeper into her specialty subjects.
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Location:
TSB Space
(please stay in the main function room)
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Max: Unlimited
Q&A with 
Rev. Meghan Don 
Following Meghan's presentation, this is a wonderful opportunity to further explore subjects she has raised.
 

Location:
Spark Place (downstairs on ground floor)


Max: 50
Advance Care Planning 
An empowering process with experienced facilitators Karla and Jenna to help you get started on your own Advance Care Plan.

- Materials supplied
- No preparation necessary

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Location:
Activity Room

Max: 20

03:00

Coffee Break - 15 minutes

03:15

Workshops - Please Choose One

• workshops are 45 minutes duration

Home Death Care Q&A
Touching Heaven Q&A 
As well as answering questions, Jacqueline will demonstrate some live channelling where a few audience members may receive messages from loved ones.

Location:
Spark Place (downstairs on ground floor)

Max: 50
Claire will share deeper insights and answer questions about what's involved in caring for the body of a deceased loved one at home.  

Location:
TSB Space
(please stay in the main function room)

Max: Unlimited
Advance Care Planning 
An empowering process with experienced facilitators to help you get started on your own Advance Care Plan.

- Materials supplied
- No preparation necessary

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Location:
Activity Room

Max: 20

04:00

10 minute break
please regroup in main theatre 

04:10

Plenary Session
Welcome Back
Discovering the Meaning of Life and the Evidence of Life After Life, with Marla Hughes
Assisted Dying, A Physician's Perspective with Dr. Kathryn L. Smith

05:15

Closing Address and Blessing 
Performance by Reflections Threshold Singers

05:30

Program Ends
There is no end. There is no beginning.
There is only the infinite passion of life 
—FEDERICO FELLINI

9:15 

Registration opens on the 1st Floor,

TSB Conference Room  9:15 - 9:55am

10:00

Welcome & Morning Plenary Session
Living Well As A Practice For Dying Well
with Zenith Virago

11:30

Coffee Break - 15 minutes
Workshops - Please Choose One

12:30

Lunch - 75 minutes

01:45

Welcome Back & Afternoon Plenary Session
Home-Based Death Care
with Claire Turnham, MBE.
Talking to Heaven
with Jacqueline Mitchell

DEATH MATTERS 2022

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Another wonderful conference with very inspiring speakers. I loved every part of it, learned a lot and made some wonderful connections. Well done. truly amazing 

—2020 CONFERENCE FEEDBACK

Who is it for

Our intention is to create connection, stimulate conversation, provoke new thinking and loosen up about the subject of death.

 

Although there are health professionals, counsellors, funeral directors and celebrants at the conference, the conference is designed to engage the general community, 

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The presentations and workshops are chosen for their interest and relevance to all of us and are generally different from conference to conference.

What

When

Where

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DEATH MATTERS Conference

— A Day of Exploration & Discovery

more info

The Conference is currently on hiatus

TÅ«ranga, Christchurch Central Library

1st Floor - TSB Place

60 Cathedral Square

Christchurch

New Zealand

Contact Us

To learn more, don’t hesitate to get in touch

Thankyou for connecting!

© 2020 DEATH MATTERS

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