This workshop by Death Without Debt is happening in Wellington during Dying Matters Week 2024.
DIY Funeral Workshop
$0.00
Venue: Tawa Community Centre
Date: Saturday 10th August 2024
Time: 10:00am – 4:00pm
The average cost of a funeral is $10 000 but with know-how and family and community support, a dignified funeral process can be done for around a $1000 – including a service, modest catering etc.
Presenting the workshop will be Fergus Wheeler, advocate and campaigner for Death without Debt and Melanie Humphries Connelly. Melanie is an End of Life Doula, Registered Nurse (RN) and co-facilitator of the Hutt Valley Death Cafe.
Workshops cover:
- End of life, advanced care planning, wills, power of attorney and probate.
- Paperwork issues and avoiding professional service fees.
- Care and transport of the body
- When you need a coffin, and when you don’t. Coffin alternatives.
- Pros and cons of cremation vs burial. New ecological methods.
- The politics and history of funerals.
- Community initiatives, collective action and reform and much more
Family (max 3) $75
Hardship – by Koha
Register at deathwithoutdebt@proton.me with TAWA in the subject line.
