Tuesday, October 12, 2021
The Green Burial Council’s second virtual conference, Green Life, Death & Future will take place October 21–28, 2021. On Thursday, October 21, at 3:30 pm PT / 4:30 pm MT / 5:30 pm CT / 6:30 pm ET, Gail Rubin, The Doyenne of Death®, is hosting a free two-hour virtual conversation about what green burial means. She’ll show video clips from the HBO series Six Feet Under and from the Netflix series The Kominsky Method that illustrate green burial concepts and challenges in today’s funeral environment. She will also share personal stories about how Jewish burial is naturally green burial.
Fellow conference speakers Dr. Basil Eldadah and Joél Simone Anthony, aka The Grave Woman, and others will join to share their stories. Gail will invite event attendees to tell their stories, too. If you’ve already decided on green burial, this may be the perfect evening to share with your family and friends to help them understand your wishes.
People of all ages, backgrounds and industries who are green burial curious should attend the first day of the program. Everyone can learn something about the basics of green burial and how they can make a positive impact in their community.
Green Burial Council Conference Program
Green Life, Death and Future is the theme of the 2021 Green Burial Council conference. The virtual event will take place October 21-28, 2021. View the full conference schedule here.
The conference is a multi-day program featuring presentations and conversations curated by green and natural death care experts. Attendees will learn from industry leaders who will be offering information on how to start a green burial, cemetery planning, and the future of the green burial industry. This conference will also offer a platform for industry professionals to connect, network and learn from one another.
People of all ages, backgrounds and industries who are green burial curious should attend the first day of the program. Everyone can learn something about the basics of green burial and how they can make a positive impact in their community.
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Our 2020 Green Burial Conference was well received with more than 250 attendees and covered many topics for seasoned green burial professionals, as well as those interested in pursuing a career in the industry. Click here to see our 2020 lineup of speakers and topics.
The Before I Die NM Festival Videos
Green burial was a topic in several previous Before I Die New Mexico Festivals, coordinated by Gail Rubin. While green burial is not on the schedule this year, check out the 2021 schedule of in-person and online topics. Here is a panel discussion from 2019, Jewish Burial is Green Burial.
2018 How to Get a Green Burial in New Mexico
Here is another panel discussion about getting a green burial in New Mexico, from 2018. The speakers are Darren Crouch, CEO of Passages International, Emet Ma’ayan, founder of Fathers Building Futures, Darrell Hill with the Green Burial Council, and Linda Canyon with La Puerta Natural Burial Ground in Belen, NM.
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Gail Rubin, CT, is author and host of the award-winning book and television series, A Good Goodbye: Funeral Planning for Those Who Don’t Plan to Die, Hail and Farewell: Cremation Ceremonies, Templates and Tips, and KICKING THE BUCKET LIST: 100 Downsizing and Organizing Things to Do Before You Die.
Rubin is a Certified Thanatologist (that's a death educator) and a popular speaker who uses humor and films to get the end-of-life and funeral planning conversation started. She "knocked 'em dead" with her TEDx talk, A Good Goodbye. She provides continuing education credit classes for attorneys, doctors, nurses, social workers, hospice workers, financial planners, funeral directors and other professionals. She's a Certified Funeral Celebrant and funeral planning consultant who has been interviewed in national and local print, broadcast and online media.
Known as The Doyenne of Death®, she is the event coordinator of the Before I Die NM Festival. She also hosts A Good Goodbye Internet radio show and produces Mortality Minute radio and online video spots. Her YouTube Channel features more than 450 videos!
Rubin is a member of the Association for Death Education and Counseling, the International Cemetery, Cremation and Funeral Association, Toastmasters International and the National Speakers Association New Mexico Chapter. Her speaking profile is available at eSpeakers.com.
Gail Rubin has been interviewed about funeral planning issues in national and local broadcast, print and online media. Outlets include The Huffington Post, Money Magazine, Kiplinger, CBS Radio News, WGN-TV, and local affiliates for NPR, PBS, FOX, ABC-TV, CBS-TV and NBC-TV. Albuquerque Business First named her as one of their 2019 Women of Influence.
Sign up for a free planning form and occasional informative newsletter at her website, AGoodGoodbye.com.