Tuesday 10th Sep 2024
Deeply grateful to all who joined us for our annual Vigil and Procession of Remembrance today. A heartfelt thank you to our amazing presenters, performers, and the dedicated VIGIL-antes who made it all possible. Together, we honour those we’ve lost and strengthen the path to hope.
This event takes place each year on World Suicide Prevention Day (WSPD), on the September 10th at 6.30pm.
Losing a loved one to suicide is different than losing a loved one as the result of a disease or a tragic accident. With suicide the person has actually chosen death.
People don’t know how to relate to death by suicide. They are at a loss for how to comfort someone deal-ing with the loss. Those left behind through suicide often feel alone and reluctant to discuss their feelings or emotions about the death of their loved ones. They are often afraid that they will be condemned, judged or blamed for their loved one’s death by others for not trying to get that person help.
Our WSPD Vigil and Procession of Remembrance is a safe place for people to come together and remember those that have been lost to suicide, and see that they are not alone. This delivers support and destigmatises the grieving of a loved one lost to suicide and enables reflection on the person rather than the act of suicide itself.
If you would like to be attend next year vigil and procession, please contact us for details.
