Released For Publication - October 4, 2022
An important aspect of Bereaved Families of Ontario – Midwestern Region’s mission is educating the community about grief.
Increasing grief literacy helps normalize the experience, creates greater compassion and empathy for the many ways grief exists and allows more people to access support if they need it.
One way BFO-MR hopes to increase grief literacy is through a virtual education series the organization is hosting on Tuesdays in November.
“The goal of the series is to help broaden participants’ understanding about grief in general, and more specifically as it relates to marginalized communities,”
says Jaime Bickerton, BFO-MR Executive Director.
“We are honoured to have the opportunity to host such an amazing line-up of speakers and look forward to learning alongside our community.”
Speakers and topics include:
Cultural Humility in Grief, Rami Shami (November 01 | 7:00 p.m.)
Wiping the tears: The story of Hiawatha's Loss, Dr. Darren Thomas (November 08 | 1:00 p.m.)
Providing culturally-centred and trauma-responsive healing to racialized communities, Carla Beharry (November 15 | 7:00 p.m.)
Queer Loss, Queer Grief, Queer Transformation, David Alton (November 22 | 1:00 p.m.)
Beyond the Traditional, Carrie Batt + Ben McDonald (November 29 | 7:00 p.m.)
Each session is $35, or participants can sign up for the whole series at a reduced rate of $125.
A 40% discount is available for students and accommodations may be made for individuals who don’t have the financial means to pay the registration fee.
Speaker bios, session synopses and registration information can be found on the BFO-MR website: www.bfomidwest.org
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