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A Death Cafe is a scheduled non-profit get-together (called "social franchises" by the organizers) for the purpose of talking about death over food and drink, usually tea and cake. The idea originates with the Swiss sociologist and anthropologist Bernard Crettaz , who organized the first café mortel in 2004.
A death cafe is described as a group-directed discussion of death with no agenda, objectives or themes. It is a discussion group, rather than a grief support or counselling session, but Hannah ...
At one recent death cafe, Lui recalled, there were 30 people, “and that was a little too much.” Michael Allison, 62, laughs a little while sharing with the group of participants in the death cafe.
The group formed as a result of the unification of rock bands Mandalaband and Gyro. [2] Its founder members were Paul Young (vocals), Ian Wilson (guitar), Vic Emerson (keyboards), Ashley Mulford (lead guitar), John Stimpson (bass) and Tony Cresswell (drums). [2]
Mike Rutherford said of Young, "He had a fantastic voice, one of the best rock voices of his generation ... a complete natural." [2]Former Marillion vocalist and 1980s chart peer Fish described him as "one of the finest frontmen and singers from the history of the British music scene", who exhibited "immense personality, glowing charisma and outrageous positivism".
Monis had been charged with accessory to murder relating to the death of his former wife who was found stabbed eighteen times, and set alight, on 21 April 2013 at a unit block in Werrington. However, on 12 December 2013, Magistrate William Pierce said "It is a weak case" and granted Monis bail. [ 112 ]
After his wife's death in 1999, he organized the Café mortel to create public discussions about death. [1] On 31 May 2000, he retired from his activities with the Musée d'ethnographie de Genève. [3] In 2002, he moved to Anniviers, where he wrote literature. [4] Bernard Crettaz died in Austria on 28 November 2022, at the age of 84. [5]
Veerappa Gangaiah Siddhartha Hegde (1958 or 1959 – 29 July 2019) was an Indian businessman from Karnataka. [1] He was the founder of the cafe chain Café Coffee Day and was its chairman and managing director.