DO FUNERALS MATTER?

Disrupters to the funeral industry are advocating for no frills-no ceremony-no attendance-cremations, what is being lost and what is being gained?

Who are the losers and who benefits?

Whether you hold firmly onto traditional beliefs or you are seeking new ways, we encourage you to join Civil Funeral Celebrant, Annette Tesoriero in an engaging and

respectful workshop/presentation that will inspire you to ponder your responsibilities for not only your mortal remains but for those, who mourn your passing.

10am – 12pm Wednesday 19 June

Max. participants: 16

FREE

BOOK: https://www.shoalhavenlibraries.com.au/Whats-on/Do-Funerals-Matter-911129521927

About the Facilitator

Annette Tesoriero is a contemporary performance maker, death literacy consultant

and mental health literacy facilitator. She leads Dying to Know Day events and Death

Cafes in Sydney and the Shoalhaven as well as working as a knowledgeable and

compassionate Civil Funeral Celebrant. Annette is an older person and recently co-

created and performed “Halcyon Days” an intergenerational performance work for

the 2023 Sydney Festival at the Art Gallery of NSW. Annette is co-founder and board

member of Shoalhaven Health and Arts.

About Shoalhaven Health and Arts (SHAA)

SHAA exists to enhance the capacity and agency of independently-living, older

people in the Shoalhaven area through the creation and delivery of a professionally-

led contemporary performance program. Such a program acknowledges the voices,

stories and creativity of older people as integral to the fabric of our Shoalhaven

community.