Remembering Builds the Movement

Remembering Builds the Movement

by | Mar 10, 2016 | Funerals, We Remember

Toronto Tonight we gathered to remember and celebrate the life of Cathleen — a woman who dedicated her life to making the world a better place — in the women’s movement,  in faith community, in the peace movement and most significantly in the movement for peoples to...
When Grief is Raw

When Grief is Raw

by | Mar 9, 2016 | Funerals, General Musings

Holy Trinity, Toronto Today I attended a ceremony for a young woman who died in a homeless shelter. Her name was Bev. Her life was hard and full of struggle.  And there was a sweetness in her that was precious.  Everyone who spoke about her today spoke of her...
Naming the Dead

Naming the Dead

by | Mar 9, 2016 | General Musings

Recently I heard these words from Ai Wei Wei about the importance of naming the dead: “A name is the first and final marker of individual rights, one fixed part of the ever-changing human world. A name is the most basic characteristic of our human rights; no matter...

And the child will lead them

by | Apr 14, 2015 | We Remember

Thanks Lydia Wylie-Kellermann for sharing this great story of how we can resist disappearing death with our kids. Learning from Laughter: Fish Funeral Home /Author: susiehenderson/Page...
Who Speaks for the Dead?

Who Speaks for the Dead?

by | Oct 11, 2014 | We Remember

Flesherton, Ontario While exploring the National Film Board website this summer I came across a powerful story of a community effort to restore a cemetery near Priceville Ontario, called Speakers for the Dead.  The film describes how the area was the  landing spot a...