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Dying Matters His istory y of Dyin ing Matter ers Launched in 2009, Dying Matters has been part of Hospice UK since July 2017. Aim: raise public awareness about the importance of talking openly about dying, death and grief and of making your

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Dying Matters

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His istory y of Dyin ing Matter ers Launched in 2009, Dying Matters has been part of Hospice UK since July 2017. Aim: raise public awareness about the importance of talking openly about dying, death and grief and of making your wishes known. It has 5 asks:

Plan your funeral
Write your will
Decide on organ donation
Plan your future care
Write this all down, and tell others where to find it

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The Dying Matters campaign currently has around 12k supporters. The following organisations have all partnered with the campaign:

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Dyin ing Matters rs Awaren eness ess Week 2020

This year’s Dying Matters Awareness Week takes place from 11- 17 May 2020 with the theme of Dying to be Heard. There are materials to encourage people to think about what they can do for themselves, their family and friends and in their community. Each day will have a specific theme that will be discussed on social media. There is now a permanent Awareness Week hub on the Dying Matters website, offering practical tips and inspirational ideas for running events.

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COVID-19 is going to mean some people dying before their time, or some of us not being able to visit someone for a last

time. It's going to affect us in ways we're only just starting to
understand. To acknowledge this, Dying Matters have

launched the #Before reThe TheirT irTim ime campaign. This is so people can share their experiences and talk through concerns in this difficult time. You can use the sunflower emoji on your phone if you are posting messages from there or want to send messages of solidarity. Follow along and contribute on social media.

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Six new leaflets for 2020 ready for you to download and print yourself. We also have them in print ready versions if you want to take them to a professional printers. We also have a choice of “empty-belly” posters for you to use to promote your event.

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Ideas for events could include:

Death Café
Grave Talk
Photography competition/exhibit
Putting on a play
Information stand
Talks
Death Boards (collages of what you want your funeral to look like)
Compiling a funeral playlist
Decorating a coffin

We understand that due to Covid-19, events for this years Dying Matters Awareness Week will be cancelled. However, there are many things you could host online, such as a Death Café

r a talk or you could even create an
nline gallery or playlist.

Visit www.deathcafe.com for ideas on how to get started with Zoom Death Cafes!

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The #IRemember campaign ran for the first time in October

2019. The idea was to honour the real meaning of Hallowe’en
r the Mexican holiday of Day of the Dead, by sharing

memories and photos of dead family and friends. The hashtag was used 928 times on Twitter from 478 accounts. There are plans to run it again in 2020.

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Instagram - @dyingmatters Facebook – search Dying Matters Twitter - @dyingmatters Website – www.dyingmatters.org – From here, you can subscribe to our monthly newsletter Two series of podcasts featuring speakers such as Dr Kathryn Mannix, Dr Rachel Clarke, Kevin Toolis and Greg Wise.