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Reimagine

Reimagine

San Francisco, CA
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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 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

Reimagine Virtual Candlelight Vigil with Jessica Hoppe and Jane Wong

Let's honor our loved ones, hold space for grief, and reflect on the possibilities of transformation with Jessica Hoppe, writer and creator of @NuevaYorka and poet/essayist Jane Wong.
Wed. November 06
Zoom
5:00 PM - 6:30 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. October 17
Zoom
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
$0 - $30

Let’s Take Action: From Shared Grief to Spiritual Growth

Rabbi Tirzah Firestone and Lama Rod Owens, two remarkable spiritual leaders, guide participants towards growth in the face of shared loss.
Tue. November 26
Zoom
1:00 PM - 2:15 PM
$0 - $30

Let’s Experience: Telling the Bees

Author, activist, and healer Michelle Cassandra Johnson leads a workshop to guide participants in a process and practice of acknowledging, honoring, digesting, and metabolizing the sorrows in the world.
Wed. November 20
Zoom
4:00 PM - 5:30 PM
$0 - $30

Let’s Learn: Catastrophe, Care, and Community

We kick-off this Reimagine series on collective grief with diverse stories of shared loss and trauma and the possibilities of growth.
Wed. November 13
Zoom
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
$0 - $30

Room for Grief - Winter Holiday Edition

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. December 19
Zoom
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
$0 - $30

Room for Grief - Thanksgiving Edition

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. November 21
Zoom
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
$0 - $30

The Last Ecstatic Days: A Virtual Screening and Q&A

Join us for a virtual screening of the new documentary film “The Last Ecstatic Days”, followed by Q&A with the filmmaking team.
Mon. October 28
Zoom
4:00 PM - 5:45 PM
$10

Let's Take Action: To Dream the Impossible Dream

Aaron Lazar – actor, singer, and ALS advocate – with author and renowned therapist Claire Bidwell Smith guide participants towards growth when anticipating loss.
Wed. October 30
Zoom
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
$0 - $30

Let’s Experience: When Your Body Knows What’s Coming

Embody the losses ahead by moving in, moving with, and moving through anticipatory grief.
Wed. October 23
Zoom
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
$0 - $30

Let’s Learn: When Grief Shows Up Early

Join this discussion to gain an understanding of anticipatory grief. Family caregivers, people diagnosed with a serious illness, individuals bracing themselves for ecological harm caused by injustice and climate change, and those facing all kinds of fear about the future are most welcome.
Wed. October 16
Zoom
4:00 PM - 5:15 PM
$0 - $30

Making Connections, Part 3 of 3

In this three-part series on the loneliness epidemic, author and host Allison Gilbert and special guests address one of the greatest public health crises of the 21st century.
Thu. December 19
Zoom
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
$0 - $30

Making Connections, Part 2 of 3

In this three-part series on the loneliness epidemic, author and host Allison Gilbert and special guests address one of the greatest public health crises of the 21st century.
Thu. November 21
Zoom
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
$0 - $30

Making Connections, Part 1 of 3

In this three-part series on the loneliness epidemic, author and host Allison Gilbert and special guests address one of the greatest public health crises of the 21st century.
Thu. October 24
Zoom
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
$0 - $30

Previous Reimagine events