When Death Knocks: A Community Symposium

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Registration -- first-come, first-served, space limited -- opens TODAY, FEB. 18, 2009, for "When Death Knocks: A Community Symposium," to be held March 27-28, 2009 in Greensboro, N.C. The symposium aims to carve out a space and time apart from commercial interests for families to explore their rights and options at the end of life, including final arrangements. It is sponsored by Funeral Consumers Alliance, FaithAction International House and the Sophia Center for Life Studies of Greensboro. All events will be hosted by First Lutheran Church of Greensboro at 3600 W. Friendly Ave. The event includes a talk by a bestseller author, Mark Harris, on natural alternatives to the modern funeral; storytelling by Logie Meachum; and an array of 11 workshops on end-of-life topics ranging from the conventional to the alternative. Open to all residents of the Piedmont Triad. Advance registration with $20 payment is required by Mar. 18. For details, visit www.faihouse.org/symposium on or after Feb. 18, 2009.