Every time I think about death and cemeteries, I think of the Père Lachaise Cemetery in Paris. The graves are, no doubt, magnificent works of art and hold an important place in history, but imagine how ridiculous it would be if we were all buried like this. The amount of space given to each individual is probably more than the average, affordable Vancouver apartment. Ideally, we as a society would pick funeral practices that reinvest in our earth. The positive future I envision, is one where human death begets life. Until this week, I had never even heard of alkaline hydrolysis and I think that’s where the main problem lies. What we learned about death-care practices this week needs to become more widely-available knowledge. As an intervention, I propose a campaign focused on educating people on natural death-care options and legalizing practices like alkaline hydrolysis in all of Canada. Expanding options and opening up the conversation about death would be a huge step forward for us as a society.
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If interment were moved from the domain of profit margins and into the realm of conservation via Conservation Burial Reserve, we would have a more nature positive and people positive outcome.
I also wasn't aware of aquamation as a death care method and I agree people should be educated on these options!
Great post! A lot of people are simply not aware that there are natural death-care options such as alkaline hydrolysis in Canada. Usually, funeral homes only give the options of cremation or burial which add up to the cost but also contributes to a lot of greenhouse emission.
Well put!
I definitely agree! If we don't talk about something, then nothing will ever be changed!
I agree! Replacing the stigma behind talking about death can help people have more of these conversations and learn about alternative methods of burial.
I agree that it would be quite ridiculous in terms of space that would be allocated towards burial plots
Hey! I agree on how educating people is key to bringing change to how death care is treated today!