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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-CA link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Thanks Kevin,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I haven’t heard from the rest of you yet. This is the draft promo graphic I’ll be using, so let me know if GREN will be a sponsor. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Kevin –they have their own information sessions to build their business but, recognizing the potential for more business through this, they have reduced our rental fee. The Centre is rented out for meetings, weddings etc in addition to funerals, so have to pay staff etc. Since this event is information and conversations based on my agenda, not theirs, it makes sense for them to be charging us a rental fee. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Susan K <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0cm 0cm 0cm'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Kevin Thomason [mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> 9 July 2017 22:49<br><b>To:</b> n<br><b>Cc:</b> GREN Executive<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [GREN-Exec] Update: Good Green Death Forum date confirmed Sat. Oct. 28, 2017<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hi Susan,<o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Glad to see a plan coming together and things moving forward. I saw the recent TED Talk and it was very compelling. I am in favour of GREN helping to sponsor part of the costs along with other organizations. I’m actually surprised their rental rate is so high or that there would be one for this sort of business building event for them.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Keep moving forward from my perspective.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Kevin.<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:black'><br>-------------------------------------<br><br>Kevin Thomason<br><br>1115 Cedar Grove Road<br>Waterloo, Ontario Canada N2J 3Z4<br><br>Phone: (519) 888-0519<br>Mobile Phone: (519) 240-1648<br>Twitter: @kthomason<br>E-mail: <a href="mailto:kevinthomason@mac.com">kevinthomason@mac.com</a><br><br>-----------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal>On Jul 9, 2017, at 9:07 PM, Susan <<a href="mailto:susankoswan@execulink.com">susankoswan@execulink.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Hi GREN Exec,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Just wanted to give you an update on my compost the dead project.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>I have made arrangements with the Williamsburg Cemetery to have a Good Green Death Forum and Death Cafe on Saturday Oct. 28, 2017 from 1 – 4. They have agreed to discount the rental fee by $100 because they will be talking about the city’s green burial options at Williamsburg, which takes the rental down to $359 for the three hours. The Grand River Unitarians will be donating, but not sure how much at this point. Would GREN be interested in sponsoring/donating a portion? I’m also still waiting on an answer from the Green Burial Society re donations.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>This will be free to the public, will hold about 50 people who will have to register.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>My goals are to build public support for green burials and warm up/introduce people to the idea of composting and becoming a tree, and to provide a safe, supportive environment for people to talk about mortality (Death Cafe). Below is the draft agenda.<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Draft Agenda</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Intro (5 minutes)</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>What is a Good Green Death (1 ¼ hr)</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Video</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcMj4Az1MwE"><span style='color:windowtext'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zcMj4Az1MwE</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>A Burial Practice That Nourishes the Planet (12 minute TED talk) Caitlin Doughty<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Panel</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Green Burial Options in Kitchener and Waterloo (Trisha Bradshaw & Bryce Crouse or designates)</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Green Burial Society of Canada (Ellen Newman and/or Mark Richardson) and ?<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Video</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>:<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRsopS7yTG8"><span style='color:windowtext'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PRsopS7yTG8</span></a><span class=apple-converted-space> </span>Let’s Talk about Human Composting (14 minute TED talk) Katrina Spade Urban Death Project<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Panel</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>: Susan Koswan – update on progress in Ontario and with Urban Death Project</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>John Kloeze from Actium Composting and ?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Break/Light refreshments (10 minutes)</span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><u><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Death Cafe (1 ½ hrs)<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span></u></b><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Led/facilitated by Jessica Purple Rodela and Catherine Lauber of Marigold Whole Life Centre (Cambridge) and Michele Cadotte<span class=apple-converted-space> </span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Best,</span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Susan<span class=apple-converted-space> </span><span style='color:#1F497D'>K</span></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>_______________________________________________<br>Executive mailing list<br></span><a href="mailto:Executive@gren.ca"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>Executive@gren.ca</span></a><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'><br></span><a href="http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/executive_gren.ca"><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"'>http://gren.ca/mailman/listinfo/executive_gren.ca</span></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></blockquote></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>