DEAD AIR #103

DEAD AIR is sponsored by Trash Cult; venue, bar, film, book & record store. 15 High Street, in the Burra of Eaglehawk.  

Miscarriage Information Support Service MISS

I had a miscarriage. Why can't we talk about losing a baby? – The Guardian (video)

Time Immemorial at Bunurong Memorial Park. Part of the Six Feet Under – Design & Death weekend. [11am Memorialisation and Miscarriage panel conversation - with me:)]

BOOK: Briefly, Perfectly Human by Alua Arthur

Going with Grace - website + PBS interview

When children are disappeared from Death by Bec Lyons

PODCAST: SBS Grave Matters. Good Grief: The Importance of Rituals for Healing After Loss 

The Nature Connection Project - contribute stories (even death-related ones!)

The 7th International Symposium of the Death Online Research Network. University of Helsinki, Finland 3-5 October 2024. Abstracts due 26 April.

Death as Protest – A Short History Talk Death Daily Insta

Free Palestine Rally every Sunday 12pm Jarra/Victory Park, Castlemaine. Insta: @freepalestinecentralvic

TRACKS: Si ma chanson pouvait – Valerie Lagrange / R Die Glatze – Klaus Beyer

DEAD AIR #102

DEAD AIR is sponsored by Trash Cult; venue, bar, film, book & record store. 15 High Street, in the Burra of Eaglehawk.

Open discussion with HUUM founders (NOR/human composting)

Contribute to discussions on NOR with Zach & Luke, submit form HERE

Centre for Death and Society's 2024 Conference - Death and Communities FULL PROGRAM

What are Your Chances of Being BURIED ALIVE Today? Taboo Education

PODCAST Don’t Be Caught Dead

Art of Grieving Workshop series in Castlemaine!

Six Feet Under: Design + Death, two-day symposium Open House Melbourne, and Design Week.

PSA Coffee Hearse Business for sale in country Victoria

Free Palestine Rally every Sunday 12pm Jarra/Victory Park, Castlemaine. Insta: @freepalestinecentralvic  

Oni Street Wear – DEAD & Electric Heads (Chewton Primary School!) Sunday 21 April 1.30pm ALL AGES then Fundraiser for Palestine – at Theatre Royal 3-6pm

TRACKS: Tail Spin – DEAD / The Silent Dark - Scattered Order

DEAD AIR #97

Language shift, maintenance and death

‘Lost for words: fears of ‘catastrophic’ language loss due to rising seas’ - The Guardian.

‘Saving Indigenous languages from extinction’ – ABC News.

The Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies - AIATSIS

‘Why "Death Acceptance" instead of "Death Positivity"?’ – Taboo Education.

The Bottom Drawer Book – CALL OUT for bad (& good) experiences. DM or email: Lisa@thebottomdrawerbook.com.au

Artist Anne Paulson IWD celebration at Castlemaine Cemetery, memorial to be unveiled by Maree Edwards MP Friday 8 March 2024, 9:15am.

The Order of the Good Death Fellowship – due 13 March.

The Australian Death Studies Society Prizes - Student Paper Prize / Published Paper Prize / Creative Work Prize. Email: info@deathstudies.org - due 31st March.

Free Palestine Rally every Sunday 12pm Jarra/Victory Park, Castlemaine. Insta: @freepalestinecentralvic  

TRACKS: The Psychedelic Aliens - Blofonyobi Wo Atale / Alpay - Daglar Engel Oldu / Gareth Skinner – Amateur Hour

DEAD AIR #95

DEAD AIR is sponsored by Trash Cult; venue, bar, film, book & record store. 15 High Street, in the Burra of Eaglehawk.

‘A living wake for Barry’ in Newstead, Central Vic - Midland Express 

The Menzies Anxiety Centre, Sydney & online - death anxiety service

TALK: Radical Mindfulness: Why Transforming Fear of Death is Politically Vital, by James Rowe Date: Tues 20 Feb 2024. Time: 10am AEST (7pm EST -1) Admission: FREE (must RSVP).

‘Friends honour artist’s last wishes with water ballet in a Seattle kiddie pool’ in memory of artist Briar Bates - Seattle Times

TALK: Tracey Rusden, ‘Doula support for dying’ 21 Feb 2024, 7:00 PM AEST.

Clunes Book Town Festival, 23-24 March 2024. EVENT: ‘Killing Women: Fact and Fiction’ Sat, 12pm $25. Clunes Town Hall.

 Free Palestine Rally every Sunday 12pm Jarra/Victory Park, Castlemaine. Insta: @freepalestinecentralvic

DEAD AIR #92

DEAD AIR is sponsored by Trash Cult; venue, bar, film, book & record store. Located at 15 High Street, in the Burra of Eaglehawk.

‘Police search for men who desecrated crypt of Meshilin Marrogi, sister of underworld figure George Marrogi’ ABC News

UPDATE on Return to Nature: ‘Police found 190 rotting corpses, including those of babies and foetuses, inside derelict funeral home, a court has heard’ news.com.au

‘The Adventures of a Dead Fox’ audio from ABC Archives. Adele Morse, artist and taxidermist Insta: @adelemorse

‘With her handmade coffin, Mary Flynn is eager to spark conversations about death and natural burials’ ABC article & audio

‘Why a living funeral was the right decision for John Gilius and his partner in the face of death’ Life Matters article

Free Palestine Rally every Sunday 12pm, Jarra/Victory Park, Castlemaine. Insta: @freepalestinecentralvic

TRACKS: Canyon – Ragana / Choc-A-Bloc – Anika / Africa - Zulu

DEAD AIR #91

DEAD AIR is sponsored by Trash Cult; venue, bar, film, book & record store. Located at 15 High Street, in the Burra of Eaglehawk.

Why DIY Funerals DO Work – Heaven & Earth Eco Burials. [Read the offending article here]

Meet the Man Who Digs Up Graves to Lift Curses – Atlas Obscura

Death in Aboriginal Culture – Taboo Education on YouTube. Taboo Education Services

Order of The Good Death Fellowship - apps due 11:59am PST (USA) 14 Feb 2024.

Death Doula workshop for pets. $390 Five weekly modules, weekly zoom sessions online. Starts Mon 22 Jan, 6-7pm. Facilitated by Annie Whitlocke. More info: www.deniselove.net. E: gazzalove@gmail.com Facebook event

Free Palestine Rally every Sunday 12pm Jarra/Victory Park, Castlemaine. Insta: @freepalestinecentralvic

TRACKS: I watched her walk away – ALX; GoSlow / A Phantom, A Spy – Julian Williams / Beach Logs Kill – Uma Seedling

DEAD AIR #90

DEAD AIR is sponsored by Trash Cult; venue, bar, film, book & record store. Located at 15 High Street, in the Burra of Eaglehawk.

‘Understanding Funeral Culture in the Romany Gypsy, Roma & Traveller Communities’. Taboo Education YouTube Channel.

Books: ‘Australian Gypsies: Their Secret History’ Mandy Sayer. - ‘Gypsies, Roma and Travellers: A Contemporary Analysis’ Declan Henry

‘Burial Beads: A South Korean Tradition’ The Living Urn

Online: ‘Last Christmas: The Story of Saint Nicholas, Santa Claus, and Christmas Past with Eric Huang’ Morbid Anatomy Museum.

Book: ‘The Little Book of Humanist Funerals. Remembering and celebrating a life’ by Andrew Copson & Alice Roberts.

Call for proposals for Special Issue: ‘Relational Approaches to Conceptualising, Measuring and Enacting Wellbeing and Care in Palliative and End of Life Contexts.’ Abstracts due: 13 Feb 2024

Online Talk: ‘Memorialising Gendered Violence in Public Space’ Margaret Gibson, Griffith University, 20 Feb 2024, 11 am- 12 pm. REGISTER HERE

CDAS subscribe to their newsletter email: cdas@bath.ac.uk

Free download: The Student Grief Zine

Australian Home Funeral Alliance blog. Submit your written work, email: hello@ahfa.org.au

Video: ‘Death exciting & new!’ John Troyer & Caitlin Doughty in conversation.

Exhibition: ‘Barriletes de Nuestro Futuro (Kites from Our Future)’ by artist Juan Rodriguez Sandoval, at Incinerator Gallery. 1 Dec 2023 - 21 Jan 2024. Kite-making workshop, Thur 18 Jan 11 am-2 pm.

Free Palestine Rally every Sunday. This Sun 24 Dec, 12 pm. Flying white kites at Jarra/Victory Park, Castlemaine Insta: @freepalestinecentralvic

TRACKS: Egyptian Kings – Brainticket / Strawberry – Moses Gunn Collective

DEAD AIR #89

DEAD AIR is sponsored by Trash Cult; venue, bar, film, book & record store. Located at 15 High Street, in the Burra of Eaglehawk.

The Guardian: ‘I knew I was going to die … why not get together beforehand and have a beautiful party?’

Talk Death: Mushrooms and Death

NDAN - NATURAL BURIAL GROUNDS & CEMETERIES MEMBERSHIP

‘From the Other Side’ exhibition at ACCA, Melbourne. 9 Dec 2023 – 3 March 2024.

NDAN - Carked It! Talk with CEO Simon Lowe. Sat 2 Dec 2023, AEST 9-11am BOOK HERE

CDAS Conference, 6 & 7 June 2024 (online): ‘Death and Communities’. Deadline for submissions: 31 Jan 2024 SUBMIT HERE

Read Palestine Week 29 Nov – 5 Dec 2023 #ReadPalestine & #LirelaPalestine @freepalestinecentralvic

TRACKS: Adieu Au Dancefloor – Marie Davidson / Cops Copulating – Electrocute / Mind Your Own Business – Chicks On Speed

DEAD AIR #87

DEAD AIR is sponsored by Trash Cult; venue, bar, film, book & record store. Located at 15 High Street, in the Burra of Eaglehawk.

Deepening Deathcare: Essentials for Doulas online event with Last Hurrah Funerals. Mon 19th Feb 2024, 6-8 pm

The Story of the Femina Agabbadòra from Sardinia, Italy.

The Ladies of the Kind Death Full Documentary

Come Discover the History of Luras and the story of Femina Agabbadòra - GalluraGo

Femmina Accabadora: The Legend of Sardinia’s Lady of the Good Death - ItalioFile

Survivor Guilt - TikTok accounts with the war in Gaza

Insta: @freepalestinecentralvic A Castlemaine-based community organising action group in solidarity with Palestine. Rallies are held every week at 12pm Sundays in Jaara Park (Victory Park), Castlemaine.

Death Café at the Great Stupa of Universal Compassion Bendigo. Sun 17 Dec 11.15am-1pm, book by email : bridget@lotusreflections.com.au

LIFTING THE LID FESTIVAL online this weekend! [my talk is Sun 19 Dec 6-7pm AEST]

TRACKS: Chukua Pesa – Goat / Inizgam – Mdou Moctar / I Want a Break Thru – The Hykkers / The Oud & The Fuzz (4/4) – John Berberian and the Rock East Ensemble / The God of Rainbows – ZÖJ