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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 1h

We believe everyone struggles with fear of death. Being death positive is about our willingness to better understand those fears, how they manifest in ourselves, others, & the world around us.
We’ve created resources to help: www.orderofthegooddeath.com/resources/fe...

Meme image of a cork bard featuring images of 4 children alongside their fears for Halloween. Typical answers like werewolves and ghosts appear, with one boy, Dylan stating "the unstoppable marching of time that is slowly guiding us all toward an inevitable death"

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 2d

Join us as we keep working to normalize talking about death and celebrate the many ways community care takes root in cemetery spaces.
www.orderofthegooddeath.com/membership

Become a Member | The Order of the Good Death

Building a meaningful, eco-friendly, and equitable end of life.

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 2d

Tomorrow we’ll continue this conversation with Gabrielle Gatto who will share how cemeteries can serve as community spaces that bring people together & help us build comfort with mortality.

Mortal Media Club flyer with pink background and purple and blue accents featuring a photo of Gabrielle Gatto

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 2d

Mandy Shunnarah’s moving essay, Love Lives in This Place, which traces a journey from fear and death anxiety to finding comfort and connection among the gravestones.
Read it here: www.orderofthegooddeath.com/article/love...

Love Lives In This Place | The Order of the Good Death

Writer Mandy Shunnarah loves cemeteries now, but that wasn’t always the case–they used to experience panic attacks brought on by death anxiety. But, through one woman’s loving dedication to cemetery w...

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 6d

Learn more here: www.orderofthegooddeath.com/death-salon/

*Illustrations by Silent James, who live illustrated programming at our Death Salon: Seattle event

Death Salon | The Order of the Good Death

Building a meaningful, eco-friendly, and equitable end of life.

www.orderofthegooddeath.com

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 6d

From our legislative advocacy to our free public resources, we still offer everyone a way to engage with their mortality in an open, honest way, grounded in science and facts.

Live illustration by Silent James for a talk titled Decolonizing death

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 6d

These events were the spark that ignited a larger conversation that helped turn a taboo topic into a global movement. While we may not host Death Salons in the same way today, that same spirit of intellectual curiosity and open conversation is at the heart of everything we do.

Live illustration created by Silent James of a lecture titled In the Wake by Angela Hennessy

Live illustration by Silent James of a talk titled Death is Coming: recognizing the signs and symptoms of death.

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 6d

We’re taking it back to the early days of The Order & the event that started it all: Death Salons.
Inspired by 18th century intellectual salons, we brought together academics, artists, funeral professionals, and the public to talk about the one thing we all have in common: death.

Image of a live illustration by Silent James of a lecture titled Post-Mortem Pet Possibilities. There is a dg skeleton at center, and the talk title is illustrated within a grave marker

Image of a live illustration by Silent James of a talk titled Green Burial the intersection of ecology and ritual

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 8d

If you’re new to our work, this article is a great example of the quality content you can find in our archives.

Read it here: www.orderofthegooddeath.com/article/deat...

Death for Sale: Content, Consumption, and Compassion of Estate Sales | The Order of the Good Death

Is there death awareness behind #estatesaletok, and can the normalizing of buying and repurposing items from dead people actually be a good thing for our shared consciousness about mortality?

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 8d

This piece goes beyond the surface of what happens to our possessions when we die and offers a rare look into the complex and deeply human world of estate sales. It is a reminder of why our work is so important: because every aspect of death deserves to be discussed with honesty and compassion.

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 8d

1. Some stories are timeless; they stick with you, revealing new layers of meaning the more you think about them.
This week, we’re revisiting one of our favorite articles from the archives: “Death for Sale: Content, Consumption, and Compassion of Estate Sales”.

photograph of a sign on a sidewalk next to an empty road. The sign has a white background with the following lettering in red: OPEN DEAD PEOPLES THINGS FOR SALE

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 14d

Interested in a leadership position as a volunteer coordinator? Reach out to ericka (at) orderofthegooddeath.com to learn more!

The Order of the Good Death

Building a meaningful, eco-friendly, and equitable end of life.

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 14d

Tired of capitalism controlling deathcare? Same. That’s why we’re building a community that is reimagining deathcare, and we need volunteers (and volunteer wranglers) to make it happen.

Interested in volunteering? Learn more and apply here: www.orderofthegooddeath.com/volunteer/

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 15d

Up to 150,000 Americans now go unclaimed each year. Who are they? Why are they being forgotten? And what is the meaning of life if your death doesn’t matter to others? www.orderofthegooddeath.com/article/the-...

The Story of the Unclaimed | The Order of the Good Death

Today, more and more relatives are abandoning their dead, leaving it to local governments to dispose of the bodies. Up to 150,000 Americans now go unclaimed each year. Who are they? Why are they being...

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 20d

CALL TO ACTION
The bill to legalize human composting in MA is scheduled for a hearing on MONDAY. You can help by spending a few minutes sending an email of support, or testifying in person. Info & instructions here: www.orderofthegooddeath.com/.../calls-to...

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 28d

"The path that leads someone to a potter’s field as their final resting place is a complex, layered, messy one. Actually, there isn’t just one path, but many, which often begin long before the death bed." www.pangyrus.com/essay-memoir...

Remembering the Forgotten: The Space that Remains | Pangyrus

Burying the Masses On September 13th 2018, I stood in the county cemetery in my hometown of Fresno, California. It swam with more sheriff’s employees than I ...

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 29d

Dying in the Margins is part of out monthly Mortal Media Club series for Order Members.

Become a member to access all Mortal Media Club events, and much more:
www.orderofthegooddeath.com/membership

Mortal Media Club flyer with skeletons and people holding hands and dancing in a ring, against absrat orange, black and gold shapes

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · 29d

THIS FRIDAY
Join authors Amy Shea, Evie King, & Beth Winegarner for a thoughtful, necessary dialogue on justice, remembrance, & reimagining how we care for one another through death.

Event is free, register at the link:: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

flyer for Dying in the Margins event, off white background, at center is an illustration of an urn with flames inside and paper currency falling into it bearing little skulls

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · Sep 16

NEW ARTICLE!
Author Beth Winegarner reveals the dead who still lie beneath some of San Francisco’s most cherished destinations in her book, “San Francisco’s Forgotten Cemeteries: A Buried History.”

www.orderofthegooddeath.com/article/left...

Left Behind | The Order of the Good Death

Author Beth Winegarner reveals the dead who still lie beneath some of San Francisco's most cherished destinations in her book,

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · Sep 12

It’s official! New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has signed
NJ bill A-4085/S-3007 legalizing human composting & expanding options for greener & more meaningful deathcare!

Learn more about this and other sustainable forms of deathcare here: www.orderofthegooddeath.com/resources/gr...

📷 Yumi Yoshida

A human figure were a skin toned body suit. In front of them they hold a bouquet of flowers covering their torso and face arranged to resemble the outline of a skeleton

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · Sep 11

It’s hungry ghost season and that means it’s time to feed your dead.

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The Hungry Ghost Festival: When It’s Time to Feed Your Dead | The Order of the Good Death

The Hungry Ghost Festival or Yu Lan is the time of year when, in Taoist and Buddhist beliefs, the gates to the spirit world are opened and the deceased walk the earth again searching for their living ...

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · Sep 10

NEW ARTICLE!
What happens if you die without family or money?

In this excerpt from “Ashes to Admin: Tales from the Caseload of a Council Funeral Officer,” you’ll meet Evie King who is charged with carrying out Section 46 funerals. www.orderofthegooddeath.com/article/dead...

Dead Strangers and Other Friends | The Order of the Good Death

What happens if you die without family or money? In this excerpt from the book

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · Sep 9

September 19th at 11 AM PST / 2 PM EST ---- Event is free. Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Become a Member: www.orderofthegooddeath.com/membership

graphic for the mortal media club, white background with black orange and yellow designs detailing some past topics: why caring for your dead is an act of social justice, disrupting the death industry

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · Sep 9

Through personal narrative, investigative insight, and cultural critique, these writers explore the intersection of grief, memory, economic disparity, and end-of-life care. Come for a thoughtful, necessary dialogue on justice, remembrance, and reimagining how we care for one another through death.

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Order of the Good Death @ordergooddeath.bsky.social · Sep 9

Join authors Evie King, Amy Shea, and Beth Winegarner for a powerful conversation on funeral poverty and the stark inequalities that shape how we die and how we’re remembered.

Flyer for Dying in the Margins event, white background with orange, black and yellow designs

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