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The Visible Death Worker

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Ethics on socials
I'm so glad that you talked about ethics. I've strong views on this! I don't feel that vulnerable people are in a position to give consent for use of their images or stories on social media. I don't think they should be put on the spot by asking consent. They might like us and not want to say no. They might just be so tired and beat that they don't have it in them to say no. I think a few FDs are asking for consent but I don't think they should be doing that. They should just not use the content. I sometimes witness some amazing things in my work and there are photos. Same for all of us. But when I have a desire to share it I think 'who is it serving?' and if the answer is me,.well there you go, don't share it. What we do is we take photos for families and give them the photos and tell them that they're for them and we won't be using them. If they're not a distressed family and I see them sharing them on socials or in a Google review I'll wait a while and then ask. Or sometimes I'll ask after a year or two. You are a very good example of a fantastic social media presence without needing to share photos of families and funerals.
3 likes • Jun 22
Thanks for this discussion Rosie and apologies for being so late responding. I'm not a big social media poster but am in awe of how amazing @Amy Firth is and I think it's something I should get better at. I am yet to do the masterclass but keen to when I find the head space. Most of my death related social media posts are around advocating for human composting as a body disposal option in Australia and encouraging consideration of environmentally conscious choices when planning a funeral. I have joined the funeral industry so that I can advocate for change from inside the tent rather than throwing stones from the outside. The purpose of any social media posts I do make showing examples of funerals I've conducted are to give people ideas of how they might plan their own funeral or one for a family member, as they might not know that so many different options are available. Most of the funerals I arrange are for people in my community who I know, and I only use examples of funerals from people who are big social media users themselves, or friends who are supportive of me raising awareness of the work I do. I don't mind if people choose someone else, but I know I should do better when I hear "if only I knew you could have helped me I would have come to you..."
Question re: body disposal advocacy
I've been doing a series of videos for my community to outline the various body disposal options that are and aren't available in Australia. I'm quite taken with the recompose movement in the US (https://recompose.life/), and also open pyres. I'm wondering if there are any advocacy movements for either of these things (but I feel the recompose would be more successful than pyres at this point!). If so, can you point me that way, because I'd love to join. If there's none, can anyone explain why this is the case?
1 like • Jun 22
@Jen Blyth I'm excited to share an update that Alex Greenwich MP will be presenting a bill to NSW parliament on Thursday 25th June advocating for human composting to be available in NSW. There was a feature article on this in yesterday's Sun Herald, but you may only be able to access the article if you subscribe to the SMH. It has since been covered through other media channels. Human composting Australia: How your body can return to the earth after death
0 likes • Jun 22
@Jen Blyth you may also want to join the Natural Death Advocacy Network (NDAN) to help us gain support for different death care options in Australia. And if you want human composting to become available please contact your local MP and let them know!
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Faye Woodward
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I'm a Funeral director and funeral celebrant, supported by Picaluna. I'm also an advocate for more environmentally sustainable death care options.

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