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Holiday Death Cafe and Candle Lighting Ceremony
Hosted by Lindsay Smith, Serena Trexler and Nicole of Emerald Awakenings
Cornerstone Funeral Services
18635 SE Bakers Ferry Road
Boring, OR 97009
ICCFA (Independent Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association) Annual Conference 2023
“Two Decades of Green Burial: What We Did Right” with Ed Bixby, Founder of the Global Green Burial Alliance
JW Marriot Tampa Water Street and Convention Center
510 Water Street
Tampa, FL 33602
April 10 - 14, 2023, Date and TIme TBD
PAST EVENTS
Whole Approach to Dying Webinar
Open to a new relationship with death to live your fullest life!
In Collaboration with Shira Sameroff of Heart and Soul Coaching
Tuesday November 14, 2023
Green Burial Lecture
Willamette University
900 State Street
Salem, OR 97301
Thursday November 9, 2023
Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover Series
History of Death and Dying in Oregon with Portland Author Sallie Tisdale
McMenamin's Chapel Pub
430 N. Killingsworth Avenue
Portland, OR 97217
Friday, November 3rd 2023
Funeral Directing 101: How to Get Hired
Miami Dade College
Miami, FL
Thursday, October 26th 2023
Conversations4Exploration
"Green Burial Eco-Afterlife"
Cuyamungue Institute
Sedona, AZ
Sunday, October 22nd 2023
Death and Dying Workshop - What is an End-of-Life Doula?
with Special Guests, Lindsay Reva, Serena Trexler and Nicole (Emerald Awakenings)
Cornerstone Funeral Services
18635 SE Bakers Ferry Road
Boring, OR 97009
Saturday, October 21st 2023
Green Burial Options
Multnomah Arts Center
7688 SW Capitol Highway
Portland, OR 97219
Wednesday, October 4 2023
Thursday, September 14, 2023
Experts Panel
CSI Forensic Camp
Miami Dade College - North Campus
11380 NW 27th Avenue
Miami, FL 33167
Friday, July 28th, 2023
Summer Afternoon Tea - Sustainable Conversation
8315 SW Godwin Court
Tigard, OR 97223
For more information, text Toni: 503-730-8869
Sunday, July 16th, 2023
Cultural Death Care through a Theological Lens
George Fox University Grief Studies
Zoom Lecture
Thursday, July 13th, 2023
Green Burial Options Lecture
Agnus Dei Lutheran Church
10511 Peacock Hill Avenue NW
Gig Harbor, WA 98332
Sunday, April 16 2023
Life of an Eco-Friendly Mortician
Guest Lecturer
Miami-Dade College
Thursday, February 9, 2023
Sunday, November 13, 2022
Portland Book Festival Cover to Cover
Broadway Books
1714 NE Broadway St
Portland, OR 97232
Thursday, November 3, 2022
Hope Village
Guest Presenter
Tuesday, August 2nd 2022
Cincinatti College of Mortuary Science
Green Burial 101
Thursday, February 24th 2022
Miami-Dade College School of Funeral Services
The Life of the Green Reaper of Boring, Oregon
Tuesday, September 28, 2021
Dharma Rain Zen Center
Shrouding Demonstration with Sallie Tisdale, Portland Buddhist and Author
Wednesday, July 21, 2021
Miami-Dade College School of Funeral Services
Life and Death in Funeral Service
Tuesday, April 13, 2021
Northeast College Community College Mortuary Program
Legal Forms of Disposition Lecture
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
Environmental Directions Radio Show
Wednesday, April 7, 2021
Miami-Dade College School of Funeral Services
Life and Death in Funeral Service
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
Kaiser Hospice - Pacific Northwest
What is Green Burial?
Tuesday, April 6, 2021
FINE Mortuary College
Issues and Concerns of Natural Burial - Virtual Event
Sunday, January 24, 2021
Green Burial in Oregon
Oregon City Library - Postponed due to COVID-19
May 14, 2020
Aging Life Care Association
Brookdale Oswego Springs - Postponed due to COVID-19
May 12, 2020
Oregon Public Broadcasting / Think Out Loud
Funeral in the time of COVID-19 Live on 91.5 FM
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April 21, 2020
Green Burials in Oregon
Mid-Columbian Unitarian Universalists Church, Hood River, - Postponed due to COVID-19
April 9, 2020
American Lung Association Q& A Session
Kaiser Sunnyside Medical Center
March 2, 2020
How Can I Have a Green Burial?
Canby Adult Center - Postponed due to COVID-19
March 25, 2020
Importance of Planning your Homegoing
Emmanuel Church of God in Christ United
February 9, 2020
Green Burial Lecture
Canby Public Library
February 4, 2020
Northwestern Showman's Club Banquet & Ball Memorial Service
Benson Hotel, Portland, OR
January 18, 2020
OMSI After Dark: Spirits
OMSI, Portland, OR
October 30, 2019
2019 GARDEN HOME COMMUNITY SUSTAINABILITY FAIR
Garden Home Community Center
October 4, 2019
Oregon Memorial Association 2019 Annual Gathering
Willamette View Heron Auditorium
September 21, 2019
GREEN BURIAL LECTURE
Rose Villa Performing Arts Center
June 4, 2019
"AGING IN PORTLAND" KKPZ 1330 AM, Portland, Oregon
Memorial Day Aging and Dying Special
May 22, 2019
IN CONVERSATION: HOME FUNERALS AND GREEN BURIALS
Portland Shambhala Meditation Center
April 28, 2019
River West Village Salon GREEN BURIAL Q & A
St. Luke’s Lutheran Church Shalom Center
April 24, 2019
FUNERARY HISTORY OF GREEN BURIAL IN OREGON
Happy Valley Library
April 16, 2019
APPROACHES TO THE END OF LIFE
Providence Willamette Falls Community Center
March 15, 2019
GREEN BURIAL DISCUSSION -- In Conversation with Walt Patrick of Herland Forest
Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Vancouver
March 10, 2019
AGING IN PORTLAND
Interview, 1330AM THE TRUTH KKPZ
December 12, 2018
KAKU FM - Maui - "DEATH TRACKS"
Interview on 88.5 FM, Maui, HI with Host Bodhi Be
February 12, 2019
GREEN BURIAL DISCUSSION
Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Willamette Falls
February 3, 2019
WHAT IS GREEN BURIAL?
Fort Vancouver Library
January 13, 2019
The NW Association for Death Education & Bereavement Support
Lewis and Clark College
January 3, 2019
WINNING WITH ANNALEE
Interview, 1620AM, Pensacola, Florida and 92.3FM, Mobile, Alabama
September 11, 2018
THE SUSTAINABILITY CENTURY
“Green Death and Funerals" interview with Marc de Sousa Shields
September 28, 2018
River West Village Senior Resource Fair
Multnomah Arts Center
September 15, 2018
AGING IN PORTLAND - Part 2
Interview, 1330AM THE TRUTH KKPZ
September 5, 2018
AGING IN PORTLAND
Interview, 1330AM THE TRUTH KKPZ
August 29, 2018
BONNEVILLE SACRAMENTO PUBLIC RADIO
Interview on Sacramento stations: KNCI 105.1 FM, KZZO 100.5 FM, KYMX 96.1 FM & KHTK 1140 AM
August 19, 2018
KXL - "SPEAKING FREELY"
Interview on 101 FM, Portland, OR with Host Lucinda Kay
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July 29, 2018
MOTHER EARTH NEWS GREEN LIVING FAIR
Albany, OR
August 5, 2018
ONE PAGE WEDNESDAY
Literary Arts, Portland, OR
August 1, 2018
UNITY FM - "WORLD SPIRITUALITY"
Interview with host Reverend Paul John Roach
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August 2, 2018
VOICE AMERICA RADIO- "GOOD GRIEF"
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August 1, 2018
GREEN BURIAL WORKSHOP
CLACKAMAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE- ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING CENTER
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July 14, 2018
Everything You Need to Know About Green Burial with Local Mortician​
Estacada Public Library
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July 12, 2018
KPFT - "ECOLOGY RADIO"
Live Interview, 90.1FM, Houston, Texas
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July 8, 2018
THE OPEN BOOK
Book reading and signing in Bend, OR
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June 29, 2018
THE BRONC - "SUSTAINABLE YOU"
Radio Interview on 107.7 FM, Lawrenceville, New Jersey
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June 23, 2018
OREGON MEMORIAL ASSOCIATION
Green Burial: A Newer Earth-Friendly Options
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June 16, 2018
THE BOOK BIN
Book reading and signing in Salem, OR
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June 15, 2018
ANOTHER READ THROUGH
Book reading and signing in Portland, OR
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June 14, 2018
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