What you'll learn

How the federal occupation of Minneapolis affected the death care industry

How death doulas & community members came together to protect grieving families and the dying

How public death and collective grief affected the city

What does crisis ask of us as death workers?

Meet the speaker

Lupe Diaz

Community member, Death doula, & Curandera

Born in Mexico City, Lupe (She/Her) has a strong cultural connection to death and dying. Lupe aspires to help not only with the dying process, but with grieving and the deep psychological aftermath of loss and death.

No prior experience is required—just curiosity, care, and reverence for the living world that supports us through life’s final transition.

We hope to meet you there!