Our Corpse, The Planet And Us

By Sophie Churchill and Richard Barnett

This will be an interactive talk exploring the best options in dealing with the body after death. Does burial return it to the natural cycle? What should we do ‘ashes’? What do other cultures and traditions tell us (eg exhumation, to save space)? How can we deal with the body in ways which help the well-being of the planet and us? This will be an upbeat and fascinating excursion into a subject that should matter to all of us, whether religious or not.

Please note that it may not be suitable if you are in the midst of grieving and there will be images of death and decay.

Part of Just Festival Westminster 10 - 21 June 2015

Just Festival Westminster is a curated festival for Westminster which provides meeting places for discussions on humanitarian and social justice issues together with a wide range of cultural events and entertainment at St Matthew's Westminster and St Mary le Strand. The full programme can be found at justfestivalwestminster.org.uk