Be prepared… drafting the will you need

John Lewis Community Hub Level Four, John Lewis, Grand Central, Birmingham, West Midlands, United Kingdom

What could possibly go wrong? Do I even need to make a will? A practical workshop looking at the importance of having a professionally drafted will to ensure your wishes are carried out after your death. Members of Solicitors for the Elderly and STEP solicitors Lis Whybrow and Joyce Bennell will be encouraging you to […]

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How Can Public Art Connect Grieving Communities? Orit Azaz in conversation with Luke Jerram & Mohammed Ali

BrumYODO are delighted to present an in-conversation event with acclaimed artists Luke Jerram and Mohammed Ali, hosted by Orit Azaz. We will consider art and creativity as responses to COVID-19, how we approach acts of communal remembrance and memorial, and how public art can enable us to have better conversations about death and dying. Internationally […]

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Virtual Death Café followed by Q&A on legalities of death

Join Kath and Lis BrumYODO members at this online Death Cafe. A Death Cafe is a group of people who join together to eat cake, drink tea and discuss death and dying in a safe and non-judgemental space. It is intended as a discussion group rather than a grief support or counselling session. There will […]

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How Can Laughter Help Us Talk About Death & Grief? Comedian Robin Ince and undertaker, Carrie Weekes in Conversation with Nikki Tapper

BrumYODO is delighted to present another 'In-Conversation With' event. A series of facilitated conversations with interesting people from the world of art, comedy & literature about death, dying and remembrance. In this next In Conversation event, BBC Radio’s Nikki Tapper talks to Robin Ince, acclaimed comedian and co-host of Radio 4s The Infinite Monkey Cage; […]

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