Hospicing Modernity: Facing Humanity’s Wrongs and the Implications for Social Activism

Invitation to a Discussion Group

Winter traditionally is a time for slowing down, for contemplation. This is more timely than ever. Join the Death Collective of Eastern Iowa as we slow down to reflect upon our times through a group reading of Hospicing Modernity by Vanessa Machado de Oliveira. We’re usually sitting with the deaths of loved ones, and contemplating our own mortality, but what about that of modernity? What happens when the stories we grew up with about who we are, and were, aren’t so rock solid anymore? How do we sit with the passing of old stories and live into the generation of new ones?

For this session we’ll be reading up to page 61 (through the end of Part 1). We’ll be meeting at the Green House.

This is a give-as-led gathering to support snacks to fuel our discussions and to support the Death Collective (mainly our annual website maintenance costs). With or without donating though, everyone is welcome! If you are led to give, do so here. Here are the giving tiers:

$0 - We want you to come! $10 - Thank you! $20 - I wonder what fancy snacks we can get? $30 - Our website maintenance fees won't worry us so much. $40 or more - Death will not touch you