Reimagine
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We are here to reimagine...
how to spark community-driven experiences that explore death and celebrate life through creativity and conversation.
Our Story
Our purpose as a nonprofit organization is to host a public conversation that transforms our approach to life. Reimagine is a community-wide exploration of death and celebration of life through creativity and conversation. Drawing on the arts, spirituality, healthcare, and design, we create weeklong series of events that break down taboos and bring diverse communities together in wonder, preparati...
Our purpose as a nonprofit organization is to host a public conversation that transforms our approach to life. Reimagine is a community-wide exploration of death and celebration of life through creativity and conversation. Drawing on the arts, spirituality, healthcare, and design, we create weeklong series of events that break down taboos and bring diverse communities together in wonder, preparation, and remembrance. We envision a world in which we are all able to reflect on why we’re here, prepare for a time when we won’t be, and live fully right up until the end.
Reimagine was initially prototyped in 2016, inspired by OpenIDEO’s End of Life Challenge as part of an effort to investigate the intersection of art, community, and end of life.
Our purpose as a nonprofit organization is to host a public conversation that transforms our approach to life. Reimagine is a community-wide exploration of death and celebration of life through creativity and conversation. Drawing on the arts, spirituality, healthcare, and design, we create weeklong series of events that break down taboos and bring diverse communities together in wonder, preparation, and remembrance. We envision a world in which we are all able to reflect on why we’re here, prepare for a time when we won’t be, and live fully right up until the end.
Reimagine was initially prototyped in 2016, inspired by OpenIDEO’s End of Life Challenge as part of an effort to investigate the intersection of art, community, and end of life.
Our Community Resources

Reimagine Virtual Vigil Toolkit
Transform grief into connection with our Virtual Vigil Toolkit – a guide for meaningful, healing communal experiences.

Resources in Response to Deaths in Israel and Gaza
Provided by vigil attendees and participants, these resources are for comfort, grief support, and charitable action in response to terror and violence in Israel and Gaza.

Reimagine's Resources for Racial Equity
These resources, curated by Reimagine, address ways you can positively participate in making transformational changes around racism.

Reimagine's Resources for Advance Care Planning
This list of resources, curated by Reimagine, will help you engage in important conversations about health care choices & advance care planning during COVID-19. Why wait?
Upcoming Reimagine events
Reimagine Events

Let’s Experience: Finding Strength in Our Struggle with Illness
Choreographer, movement educator and multiple myeloma cancer survivor Larissa Velez-Jackson shares easy-going exercises used by performers to boost self love, restful presence and inner resilience at home.
Wed. April 16
Zoom
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
$0 - $30

Hodie Mihi, Cras Tibi: Today Me, Tomorrow You
Enjoy this virtual journey through beautiful cemeteries and graveyards from all over the world, and learn the art of community death care and home funerals.
Wed. April 16
Zoom
4:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Free

Making Connections: 25 Innovators Tackling the Loneliness Epidemic
A first-of-its-kind event: 25 of the most important innovators leading the charge to end the loneliness epidemic.
Thu. April 17
Zoom
10:00 AM - 11:15 AM
$0 - $30

Room for Grief
Join us for our Room for Grief series: drop-in sessions on the third Thursday of every month, offering peer-led group support when you need it.
Thu. April 17
Zoom
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
$0 - $30

Let’s Take Action: Finding Strength in our Struggle with Illness
A dialogue between Jeannie Blaustein and Wendy Videlock on the power of poetry and art as we navigate health challenges.
Wed. April 23
Zoom
4:00 PM - 5:20 PM
$0 - $30

Poetic Medicine for Grief for Chinese Americans Session 3
Are you grieving the loss a loved one?
Use poetry in community as a path to healing. Join us for three poetic medicine sessions to help process your grief in this novel UCSF study.
Mon. April 28
Zoom
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM
Free

Reimagine Virtual Candlelight Vigil with Ricky Ian Gordon
Let's honor our loved ones, hold space for grief, and reflect on the possibilities of transformation with celebrated composer and writer Ricky Ian Gordon.
Wed. May 07
Zoom
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
$0 - $30

Oh, Broken-Open Heart: A Mother's Day Poetry Gathering for Mourners
Join Reimagine and Evermore for an hour and a half of poetry, writing, conversation, and connection. Poets James Crews and Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer provide a virtual refuge for people who have lost a mother/mother figure or a child.
Thu. May 08
Zoom
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
$0 - $30

Room for Grief
Join us for our Room for Grief series: drop-in sessions on the third Thursday of every month, offering peer-led group support when you need it.
Thu. May 15
Zoom
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
$0 - $30

Making Connections: Part 2 of 3
Innovators share successes and challenges to combat loneliness, one of the greatest public health crises of the 21st century.
Thu. May 22
Zoom
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
$0 - $30

Making Connections: Part 3 of 3
Innovators share successes and challenges to combat loneliness, one of the greatest public health crises of the 21st century.
Thu. June 12
Zoom
10:00 AM - 11:20 AM
$0 - $30
Previous Reimagine events

Let’s Learn: Finding Strength in our Struggle with Illness
April 09, 2025

Reimagine’s Why Wait? Group Pathway
April 09, 2025

Poetic Medicine for Grief for Chinese Americans Session 2
April 07, 2025

Reimagine Virtual Candlelight Vigil with Suzanne O'Brien, RN
April 02, 2025

Poetic Medicine for Grief for Chinese Americans Session 1
March 31, 2025

Let’s Take Action: The Wisdom of Grieving Parents
March 26, 2025