Good Grief Lives Here!

Grief is a multidimensional response to death and non-death loss. While grief is personal, it is also social, cultural and political. Grief Literacy is a theoretical framework developed by an international group of grief experts articulated as: the capacity to access, process and use knowledge about the experience of loss to better support all grievers in our communities. Grief Literacy has become a grass-roots movement, tailored to local contexts around the world. Grief Literacy now lives in, and belongs to, communities. Good Grief, Nova Scotia! is a week-long grief festival (Sept 23-30, 2023) taking place across Nova Scotia dedicated to supporting Grief Literacy in urban and rural communities. During this week, communities from around the province will be hosting ‘Pop Up’ events focused on showcasing how Grief Literacy is and can be embedded in community life. This Cafe application will support one ‘Pop Up’ event called: Good Grief Lives Here! This event will include a public panel on Grief Literacy with local examples. It will be followed by a discussion encouraging civic engagement towards increasing Grief Literacy in the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM).