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San Francisco/Bay Area Events Listing
Here is a comprehensive listing of Bay Area activities planned around
the With Eyes Open series broadcast. Bookmark this page so you
may check frequently for updates and additions.
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Sacramento Health Decisions conducts
two Leaders' Trainings: Helping People Prepare. The half-day
trainings help participants improve their group facilitation skills
and become more comfortable using the "Talking It Over"
discussion guide, as well as foster community collaboration. |
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Saturday, September 9, 2000 |
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Total Life Conference Center, 1245 East
Herndon Ave., Fresno, CA |
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Saturday, November 4, 2000 |
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Santa Rosa, CA (exact location TBA) |
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8:30am - 12:30pm |
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(916) 484-2485 or www.sachealthdecisions.org
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Loss & Grief Workshop for Loss through
Suicide. This day-long workshop is an opportunity for participants
to explore the grieving process in a warm and supportive atmosphere
and to share with others who have also had a loss through suicide.
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Saturday, September 9, 2000 |
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Center for Attitudinal Healing, 33 Buchanan
Dr., Sausalito, CA 94965 |
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9:00am - 4:00pm |
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(415) 331-6161ext. 105 or e-mail: Home123@aol.com
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The End-of-Life Coalition of Contra
Costa presents End-of-Life Care and Decision Making: Local Resources
Panel and Presentation. Forum One provides information on what
services are available to people facing end-of-life decisions and
their families. Forum Two explores adults and their own mortality
while caring for a loved one. |
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Thursday, September 14, 2000 |
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Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts,
Stage 3, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94596 |
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2:00pm - 4:00pm; 6:00pm - 8:30pm |
| Contact: |
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Andrea L. Campos; Hospice of Contra Costa
Foundation |
| More Info: |
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(925) 609-1849 or (925) 943-SHOW |
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VNA & Home Hospice presents Becoming
a Blessing: A morning of storytelling with Rachel Naomi Remen, M.D.
Come meet New York Times bestselling author and master storyteller,
Rachel Naomi Remen as she reads from her newest book, "My Grandfather's
Blessings", and shares what she has learned about serving and blessing
life from people with life threatening illnesses |
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Saturday, September 16, 2000 |
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Finley Community Center, 2060 W. College
Ave., Santa Rosa, CA 95401 |
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9:30am - 12:30pm Contact: VNA & Home Hospice
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| More Info: |
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(707) 542-5045 |
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Faith Community Task Force organizes
the End-of-Life Care Coalition of Monterey County: Dying with Faith,
Opening the Dialogue |
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Saturday, September 16, 2000 |
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Bethlehem Lutheran Church Community Room,
800 Cass Street, Monterey, CA |
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Sunday, September 17, 2000 |
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Northminster Presbyterian Church, 315
E. Alvin Dr., Salinas, CA |
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2:00pm - 4:00pm |
| More Info: |
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(831) 333-9023 |
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Compassion In Dying of Northern California
hosts an open forum preceding the organization's monthly meeting,
discussing Bill Moyers' On Our Own Terms and KQED/Bay Window's
With Eyes Open |
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Thursday, September 21, 2000 |
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TBA Time: 6:00pm - 8:00pm |
| Contact: |
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Carole van Aelstyn; Compassion In Dying
of Northern California |
| More Info: |
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(707) 544-5993 or e-mail: nca@compassionindying.org
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Hospice of Marin hosts two community
forums following On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying in America
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Thursday, September 21, 2000 |
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Hospice of Marin, 150 Nellen Ave., Corte
Madera, CA 94925 |
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6:00pm - 7:30pm |
| Location #2: |
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Wine Country House, 800 Oregon Street,
Sonoma, CA 95476 |
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10:00am - 11:30am |
| Contact: |
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Nancy Langley; Hospice of Marin |
| More Info: |
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(415) 945-3105 |
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Isn't It Time We Talk About It?
Another showing of the Moyers Series on Dying. Each week, one of
the series will be shown with a facilitated discussion to follow.
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Thursday, September 21 & 28, October 5
& 12, 2000 |
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Hospice Caring Project, 6851 Soquel Dr.,
Aptos, CA 95003 |
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6:30pm - 9:00pm |
| More Info: |
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(831) 688-7684 |
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VNA & Hospice of Northern California
presents: A Balancing Act: Exercising Care Options During Advanced
Medical Illness |
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Monday, September 25, 2000 |
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Mills-Peninsula Hospital, Handrickson
Auditorium, 100 San Mateo Dr., San Mateo, CA 94401 |
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1:00p - 2:30pm |
| Contact: |
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Pat Murphy, Hospice Director; VNA & Hospice
of Northern California |
| More Info: |
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(510) 450-8512 |
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VNA & Hospice of Northern California
presents: A Balancing Act: Exercising Care Options During Advanced
Medical Illness |
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Monday, September 25, 2000 |
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Mills-Peninsula Hospital, Handrickson
Auditorium, 100 San Mateo Dr., San Mateo, CA 94401 |
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1:00p - 2:30pm |
| Contact: |
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Pat Murphy, Hospice Director; VNA & Hospice
of Northern California |
| More Info: |
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(510) 450-8512 |
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California Hospice and Palliative Care Association
Region 5 offers Continuing the Conversation: Community Forum to
Discuss End-of-Life Issues |
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Wednesday, September 27, 2000 |
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VA Hospice in Palo Alto, 3801 Miranda Ave. Bldg 101
(Auditorium), Palo Alto, CA 94304 |
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6:00pm (light meal); 7:00pm - 9:00pm (program) |
| Contact: |
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Sandy Coolidge; Mid-Peninsula Pathways Hospice |
| More Info: |
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(888) 755-7855 ext. 6199 |
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ACCESS to End-of-Life Care: A Community
Initiative will host a town hall meeting among San Francisco-based
Latino community members and leaders to review and discuss selected
segments of On Our Own Terms: Moyers on Dying in America
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late September (exact date TBA) |
Location: |
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TBA |
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TBA |
| Contact: |
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Cade McCall; ACCESS to End-of-Life Care More Info:
(415) 566-9710 |
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The Coalition for End-of-Life Education
and Support presents Issues in End-of-Life Decision Making,
A Community Education Panel Discussion |
| Date: |
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early October (exact date TBA) |
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TBA |
| Time: |
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TBA |
| Contact: |
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Pat Murphy, Hospice Director; VNA & Hospice of Northern
California |
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(510) 450-8512 |
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Spiritual Care Education and Training
Program in collaboration with the California Institute of Integral
Studies in San Francisco sponsors Being Present with Death: A Buddhist
Perspective. An introduction to the Buddhist view of death,
ways of being with our fear, and how to spiritually prepare for
death. |
| Date: |
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Friday, October 6, 2000 |
| Location: |
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California Institute of Integral Studies,
1453 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94103 |
| Time: |
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7:00pm |
| More Info: |
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(415) 575-6100 or www.spcare.org
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"How Can I Be of Help?" Home & Hospital
Visitor Training. A training for professionals or lay persons
wishing to provide emotional support in the home of hospital setting.
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Friday - Sunday, October 13 - 15, 2000 |
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Center for Attitudinal Healing, 33 Buchanan
Dr., Sausalito, CA 94965 |
| Contact: |
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Cheryl Shohan; Center for Attitudinal
Healing |
| More Info: |
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(415) 331-6161 ext. 103 or e-mail: Home123@aol.com
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Being With Dying-a weekend retreat
for all who wish to explore the inevitable mystery of life and death.
This workshop focuses on contemplative care of the dying and on
facing our own mortality, with compassion and awareness. |
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Friday - Sunday, October 20 - 22, 2000 |
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Hearts and Hands Healing Center (off Mendocino
Coast) |
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5:00pm (Friday) - 2:00pm (Sunday) |
| Contact: |
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Redwing Keyssar, Box 388, Albion, CA 95410 |
| More Info: |
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(707) 937-3334 or email: redwing@mcn.org |
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St. Andrews Episcopal Church hosts
two days of Choices for Living/Choices for Dying, using "Talking
It Over: A Guide for Group Discussions on End-of-Life Issues" |
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Friday, October 20, 2000 |
| Time: |
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6:00pm - 9:00pm (includes dinner) |
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Saturday, October 21, 2000 |
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9:00am - 1:00pm (includes brunch) |
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13601 Saratoga Ave., Saratoga, CA 95070
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| Contact: |
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Beverly Bennett More Info: (408) 867-3493 ext. 250 |
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The American College of Chest Physicians
(ACCP) presents End-of-Life Care: EPEC With Choices, a one-day
version of EPEC offered as a pre-course at the national meeting
of the ACCP |
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Sunday, October 22, 2000 |
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Moscone Center, 747 Howard St., San Francisco,
CA 94103 |
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7:30am - 5:00pm |
| Contact: |
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Mary Katherine Krause |
| More Info: |
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(800) 343-2227 or www.chestnet.org/education/courses/epec/index.html
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Will We Die the Way We Like To?
A panel discussion with experts in the fields of hospice, healthcare
and Buddhist philosophy. |
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Friday, October 27, 2000 |
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Rigpa, 449 Powell St., Ste. 200, San Francisco,
CA 94102 |
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7:00pm |
| More Info: |
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(415) 392-2057 or www.spcare.org
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UC Berkeley Extension's Fall workshop
offers two workshops on Aging, Spirituality, Loss and Grief |
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Saturday, October 28, 2000 Saturday, November
4, 2000 |
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9:00am - 4:00pm |
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UC Berkeley Extension, 1995 University
Ave., Berkeley, CA 94720 |
| More Info: |
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(510) 643-3883 or www.unex.berkeley.edu/cert/loss.html
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Educating Physicians in End-of-Life
Care (EPEC) curriculum |
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Thursday-Friday, November 9-10, 2000 |
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Santa Clara County Medical Association,
700 Empey Way, San Jose, CA 95128 |
| Contact: |
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Elizabeth S. Menkin, MD Hospice Medical
Director, Kaiser San Jose |
| More Info: |
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(408) 972-6300 or email: Elizabeth.Menkin@kp.org |
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Facing Death, Finding Hope: A workshop
with Christine Longaker and Annie Eichenholz. A three-day lecture/workshop
covering topics such as: compassion meditations; healing relationships;
overcoming communication blockages; preparing spiritually for death;
and spiritual care through the process of bereavement. |
| Date #1: |
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Friday, November 10, 2000 |
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7:00pm - 9:00pm (Lecture) |
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Saturday - Sunday, November 11 - 12, 2000 |
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10:00am - 5:30pm (workshop) |
| Location: |
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California Institute of Integral Studies,
1453 Mission St., San Francisco, CA 94103 |
| More Info: |
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(415) 575-6100 or www.spcare.org
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