6.8 hours
East Sydney Community and Arts Centre
Sun, 12 Oct, 2025 at 09:45 am to 04:30 pm (AEDT)
East Sydney Community and Arts Centre
34/40 Burton St, Darlinghurst NSW 2010, Australia, Surry Hills
Cark It Café: Creative Conversations on Death & Dying
Hosted by Jewelz (The Hoola Doola)
We’re kicking off the Cark It Café series with a powerful art-filled day of community creativity and compassionate conversation around death dying and what matters most.
This LGBTIQ+ led event welcomes queer folks friends and allies to explore mortality through artmaking poetry and open dialogue — all held in a safe inclusive and affirming space.
🕘 Doors open at 9:45am for a 10:00am prompt start.
Event Schedule & Highlights:
🎨 10:00am – 11:30am | Memento Mori Art Workshop with Emmie Murphy
Join community arts practitioner and founder of Wild Learning Emmie Murphy for a hands-on creative exploration of impermanence legacy and life’s meaning. You’ll create a personal collage artwork and contribute to the decoration of a Daisy Box cardboard casket — a symbolic act of collective care and reflection.
No art experience needed — just curiosity and heart.
📝 12.30pm – 2pm | Memento Mori Death Slam Workshop with Pixie Willo
Facilitated by queer poet and creative arts therapist Pixie Willo this writing and performance workshop invites you to transform your reflections on death and grief into powerful slam poetry. Write your own eulogy honour someone you’ve loved and lost or explore what it means to face endings with openness.
You’ll have the option to share your piece in a supportive space — and with consent your words can become part of the collaborative casket installation.
☕ 2:30pm – 4:30pm | Cark It Café — A Death Café with a Twist
Settle in with a cuppa for an open-hearted conversation not a counselling session. Death Cafés are about sharing experiences reflections and thoughts around death in a safe non-judgemental space.
At this Cark It Café we’re adding our own twist — guest speakers who bring insight lived experience and practical knowledge to help us navigate the often-avoided topic of death and dying.
You’ll hear from:
Holding Space at Cark It Café
We’re joined by Jude Tynan (she/they) a skilled and compassionate Mental Health Social Worker and Family Therapist.
Jude specialises in working with the LGBTIQ+ community survivors of adult and childhood trauma complex family dynamics and relationship difficulties.
From 10:00am–4:30pm Jude will be there to simply sit listen and hold space.
Learn more: opendialogue.com.au/jude-tynan
This is a space for connection and dialogue — whether you're here to listen speak or simply be in community.
🎟️ Workshops are ticketed $0 - 39 — from single tickets to day packages.
Nobody will be turned away for lack of funds — please email Jewelz at Y2Fya2l0Y2FmZSB8IGdtYWlsICEgY29t to make arrangements.
☕ The Death Café is FREE but you must register to attend. You’ll also have the option to make a non-tax-deductible contribution to help cover event costs — should you wish to support.
This event also supports Myeloma Australia in memory of my Big Bad Baba — you can donate here: 🔗 justgiving.com/page/jewelz-cark-it-cafe
Acknowledgements & Gratitude
This project is supported by the City of Sydney Creative Grants and the Dying to Know Day grants.
Big thanks to:
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Tickets for Cark-It-Cafe: Creative Conversations on Death and Dying for LGBTIQ+ : Event 1 of 4 can be booked here.
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