BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//172.67.219.162//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.26.9// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:Deborah Rawson Memorial Library X-WR-CALDESC: X-FROM-URL:https://www.drml.org X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York X-LIC-LOCATION:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20231105T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20241103T020000 TZNAME:EST END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20240310T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20250309T020000 TZNAME:EDT END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:ai1ec-4010@www.drml.org DTSTAMP:20240329T062400Z CATEGORIES;LANGUAGE=en-US:adult CONTACT: DESCRIPTION:Most of us are taught\, when death occurs\, to let the professi onals step in to neatly\, quietly handle our dead. Numb and exhausted in g rief’s wake\, it’s typical to make the simplest\, most expedient choices a nd move methodically through “requisite” steps. But mainstream American de ath-culture expectations starve us of grief’s richness and fullness while simultaneously toxifying the earth and exacerbating global warming. And\, the cost can be cripplingly high.\nIn recent years\, a movement towards gr eener and more hands-on death and disposition practices has been spreading throughout the US. Did you know\, for example\, that in Vermont you are f ree\, by law\, to care for your loved ones after they die\; that you are n ot required to purchase the services of a funeral professional if you don’ t want to? Or\, that state statute permits burials at the microbe-rich dep th of 3 ½-4 feet?\nMartha Dallas is a Burlington-based Certified Life-Cycl e Celebrant and end-of-life ceremonies officiant. In this workshop\, she w ill introduce the basics of home funerals and natural\, green burial. She’ ll share resources for simple\, green-minded practices for those who expec t to die and be laid to rest in Vermont and will provide guidance for putt ing your own green deathcare plans in place. \nIf you would prefer to atte nd this event virtually\, you can do so via this Zoom link. If prompted\, the Meeting ID is 478 309 7334 and the Passcode is DRML. DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20221018T150000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20221018T170000 SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Going Out Green: A workshop about home funerals and green burial URL:https://www.drml.org/event/going-out-green-a-workshop-about-home-funera ls-and-green-burial/ X-COST-TYPE:free X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:\\n\\n
\\nMos t of us are taught\, when death occurs\, to let the professionals step in to neatly\, quietly handle our dead. Numb and exhausted in grief’s wake\, it’s typical to make the simplest\, most expedient choices and move method ically through “requisite” steps. But mainstream American death-culture ex pectations starve us of grief’s richness and fullness while simultaneously toxifying the earth and exacerbating global warming. And\, the cost can b e cripplingly high.
\nIn recent years\, a movement towards greener and more hands-on death and disposition practices has been spread ing throughout the US. Did you know\, for example\, that in Vermont you ar e free\, by law\, to care for your loved ones after they die\; that you ar e not required to purchase the services of a funeral professional if you d on’t want to? Or\, that state statute permits burials at the microbe-rich depth of 3 ½-4 feet?
\nMartha Dallas is a Burlington-based Certified Life-Cycle Celebrant and end-of-life ceremonies officiant. In t his workshop\, she will introduce the basics of home funerals and natural\ , green burial. She’ll share resources for simple\, green-minded practices for those who expect to die and be laid to rest in Vermont and will provi de guidance for putting your own green deathcare plans in place.
\nIf you would prefer to attend this event virtually\, you can do so via this Zoom link. If prompted\, the Meeting ID< /strong> is 478 309 7334 and the Passcode is DRML.
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