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