CINDEA is an entirely volunteer-run organization, providing pan-death information and resources to Canadians.   We welcome your inquiries — please allow 72 hours for us to respond.   

We invite you to support CINDEA's on-going work — whether you are involved with the alternative or conventional side of pan-death care, or simply interested in the more natural and/or ecological options of the pan-death movement.   Please contact us if you are interested in receiving our periodic updates on exciting developments in Canada.

CINDEA is a registered nonprofit society.   However, because we do not have charitable status, we cannot issue an official tax receipt for your donation.

Directors		are responsible for the development of the organization, and maintaining the website.
On-going supportors of CINDEA		are also encouraged to become local resource contacts for their area — please contact us if you are interested in doing so			$15-20 per year
Friends of CINDEA		generally support the work of CINDEA, particularly its website and resources.			Suggested donation of $25, but any sum is welcome

Please use the Donate  button onthe right; or cheques may be make payable to CINDEA, and mailed to
CINDEA
c/o 401 - 885 Craigflower Rd.
Victoria, BC V9A 2X4

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Website and Presentation Committee of CINDEA

Pashta MaryMoon spent her youth as a social activist and non-violent trainer; and then obtained a Honours degree in World Religions followed by a lay seminary degree, as well as training in general and sexual abuse counselling.   Her background is primarily in pastoral care, as visiting clergy for hospitals (10 yrs) and federal prisons (20 yrs).    She has 30 years of experience with developing and leading personalized ceremonies for rites of passage.    She was one of the co-founders of Songs of Passage (Bedside Singing for the Victoria Hospice unit), and more currently, En-chanting Beyond (Bedside Singing for dying patients, birthing mothers, and people with dementia).   She graduated from The Justice Institute as a mediator in 2011, and offers a specific focus in end-of-life issues through E~merging Beyond.   Her interest in a less institutionalized form of dying/death started at age 7 — which evolved through working with people with HIV/AIDS and end-stage dementia, to becoming a Death Midwife with Journeying Beyond.   She is a co-founder of CINDEA, as well as its web designer and manager.

Mia Shinbrot has a BSc in computer science from the University of Victoria, BC, and has worked for over 30 years in software programming, technical writing, editing, and transcription.   She trained for 5 years in public speaking through Toastmasters, and has led numerous public ceremonies.   She has a background as a volunteer with nonprofit organizations working on social concerns.   Her passion for social reform and collaborative work, plus an interest in end-of-life issues, led her to co-create CINDEA.   She is presently the central facilitator and recording secretary of the organization.

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