Met die gedagte aan hoe begrafnisse in slawegemeenskappe in Amerika as ‘n ‘home-going’ gevier is, het ANELIA HEESE in grendeltyd besef hoe gesog die vryheid is om ‘huis toe’ te mag gaan. ’n Virtuele gedenkdiens is nie ‘n plaasvervanger vir die fisieke nabyheid van ons geliefdes nie, skryf sy, maar met ‘n oudiodiens kon sy en ander geliefdes in ‘n spreekwoordelike kring sit en elke deelnemer kon met waardigheid kommunikeer.
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Sit dit af, sit dit af. Dis kaf.
Moet dit nie fopnuus noem nie, skryf ANELIA HEESE. Dis waninligting wat vrees vir inentings dryf, en dis waninligting wat gaan maak dat ‘n geslag ouer Afrikaanssprekendes hulle kinders wees laat.
A Spoonful Belonging
Ouma Rusks. NikNaks. ProNutro. A dented can of CremeSoda past the expiry date. Vacuum packed biltong from some or other tragic bovine. When homesickness strikes, you can wander through a bountiful land and still be in search of food. It baffles the mind why one would yearn for mass produced biscuits when you have ItalianLees meer “A Spoonful Belonging”
Reclaiming Grief Through Storytelling
Your grief. Your voice. Your tribute.
In dialogue with death
With an audio memorial, we go back to a time where the only stories we knew were the stories told by the voices we know.
Organising a virtual funeral
Webinar: 19 April @ 11:00
How to organise a dignified, accessible virtual funeral
‘n Mondvol herinneringe
Wanneer die verlange onuithoudbaar raak, dan soek ons trooskos. Huiskos wat ons herinner dat daar ‘n land aan die suiderpunt van Afrika is wat ons gemaak het wie ons vandag is.
‘n Skrikkeljaar vol vrees
Kudde-immuniteit: iets waarna ons nie slegs tydens die pandemie moet streef nie.
Hulpbronne
Hulpbronne vir Covid
Grieving through a global pandemic
I grew up in the small rural settlement of Augrabies in the Northern Cape. Today, 17,500 km from home, my South African upbringing remains undeniably part of who I am. I’m a first generation expatriate. Much can be debated about the polarity between ‘emigrant’ vs ‘immigrant’ terminology, but to me, the term merely implies theLees meer “Grieving through a global pandemic”
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