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Creating Events that Engage Communities Rebecca Patterson Director, Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief

An alliance of individuals and organisations working to create more open and supportive attitudes and behaviours relating to death, dying and bereavement in Scotland.

What do we mean by ‘community’? Different groups and communities have different strengths, weaknesses, problems and priorities relating to death, dying and bereavement – what might work for one community may be completely inappropriate for another.

Creating engaging events • What am I trying to achieve? • Who am I trying to reach? • How can I encourage people to want to engage? • What resources might work? • Is there anything already out there I can join in with?

What are you trying to achieve?

Who are you trying to reach? School Children Volunteer Befrienders Successful events are usually grounded in Football (and preferably organised by) Fans communities themselves.

How do you encourage people to want to come?

Involve people

Involve people

Involve people

Create a focal point to attract passers-by

Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Glasgow Create a focal point to attract passers-by

Create opportunities for people to contribute

What resources might help?

People are different. What engages some people won’t interest others.

Public Private Inte teraction action Reflective Practical Spiritual Informative Artistic

Leaflets and websites Informative Private Useful

Cafe conversations Public Inte teractive active Reflective

Advance Care Planning condensed into a small origami game Public Inte teraction action Practical Informative

It Takes A Village Exhibition Artistic Spiritual Reflective Public

Is there anything already out there I can join in with?

Don’t forget the people who are most disadvantaged...

Everyday Compassion Conference Wednesday 25 th April 2018, Glasgow. Tickets: £20 A conference exploring how to encourage open and supportive attitudes and behaviours relating to death, dying and bereavement. Including: Kerrie Noonan , Director of Australia's GroundSwell Project , Professor Allan Kellehear of the University of Bradford Dr Libby Sallnow of University College London Hospital. www.palliativecarescotland.org.uk

www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk Rebecca Patterson Director, Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief @RebPatter @LifeDeathGrief rebecca@palliativecarescotland.org.uk