Michigan Deathcare Collaborative

East Lansing Death Cafe
2025-01-10 13:00 - 14:30 (America/Detroit) | East Lansing Death Cafe, 819 Abbot Road, East Lansing, MI, 48823, United States
About this Death Cafe
We hope to encourage the discussion of death as a part of life and not something to be avoided or feared. The idea is to “help people make the most of their (finite) lives.” -from the Death Cafe website.

About Julie Dillon and Prime Time Senior Program
Julie Dillon is a longtime Lansing area resident and community organizer with training in grief and loss. Even though Death Cafe is not a grief and loss support group, her guidance is helpful in discussing impermanence.

Ann Arbor Death Cafe (Virtual)
2025-01-04 11:00 - 12:30
About this Death Cafe
The Ann Arbor (Michigan, USA) Death Cafe was founded in November 2012 by Merilynne Rush and has been meeting monthly since then. In Sept 2024 we moved the online meetings to 1st Saturdays at 11am AND brought back in-person meetings (on 3rd Sat, 11am at Crazy Wisdom bookstore). The current hosts are Rachel Briggs and Diana Cramer. We usually have betweeen 8-12 people. Request the link to attend by sending an email to thedyingyear@gmail.com; we will add you to our mailing list.

About Ann Arbor Death Cafe team
Merilynne Rush founded the Ann Arbor Death Cafe in November 2012 and it has been meeting monthly since then. Merilynne is an end-of-life doula trainer and mentor, a home funeral and green burial educator and advocate, and advance care planning facilitator. She holds an MS in Hospice and Palliative Studies and is President of the National End-of-life Doula Alliance. Diana Cramer has been co-hosting Ann Arbor Death Cafe since January, 2013. She is a Respecting Choices Advance Care Planner and Home Funeral Guide and sepcialist in end-of-life caring.

Ferndale Death Cafe
2025-01-01 16:00 - 17:00 | Drifter Coffee, 770 Woodward heights, Ferndale, 48220, United States
About Sarah Rever Kelly & Kristy Sue
You can find us on Instagram @sarah_rever_kelly & @death_priestess

Last Chapter Collective (A Book Club)
2024-12-28 14:00 - 15:30 | Vertex Coffee Roasters, 307 North River St., Ypsilanti, MI, 48198, United States
A book club dedicated to exploring the multifaceted aspects of death and dying, in this safe and supportive space, we gather to delve into literature that offers profound insights into the human experience of mortality.
Check the link for the list of books by month!

Ypsilanti Death Cafe
2024-12-21 11:30 - 13:30 | Bloodroot Herb Shop, 208 W Michigan Ave, Ypsilanti, MI, 48197, United States
Join our monthly talks to increase awareness of death with a view to help people make the most of their (finaite) lives. No charge to attend, but donations are appreciated. This death cafe is hosted by Hanna, a cofounder of our collaborative and an end of life doula with Acacia End of Life Services.

Ann Arbor Death Cafe (In-person)
2024-12-21 11:00 - 13:00 | Crazy Wisdom Bookstore, 114 S Main St, Ann Arbor, 48104, United States
