By David Sunderland, Chair, Plenna   Franco-Brazilian international family lawyer Liza Sant’Ana Lima, a member of the bar in Geneva, as well as in São Paulo and Paris, spoke on 27 April 2026 to Brazilians about planning for death and dying. Her insights are relevant to anyone living and working [...]

Plenna’s Chair David Sunderland is facilitating Loss Cafés in Brussels, including at the Sunday Gathering (12 April), Brussels Imagination Club (27 May, with a wider organizational focus) and Quaker House (31 May, sign up details). Participation is free. ‘Death cafés’ and ‘Death dinners’ offer a model for these sessions: spaces [...]

Plenna is delighted to wish every success to DeathFes 2026, taking place between 11-16 April 2026. DeathFes is a remarkable event, unique in its scope and approach: a “festival to re-encounter the theme of death” in Japan. It innovatively addresses how we think about and plan for death, through facilitating [...]

Plenna’s AGM was held on 5 February 2026 which saw changes in the Committee (see here for a reminder of what the organization does, welcoming new members Joanna Głażewska and Virginie Hauguel) and its approval of the short activity and financial and narrative report for 2025. The non-profit, non-religious and [...]

Plenna’s Chair David Sunderland was Resident (Henry J. Cadbury) Scholar at Pendle Hill, Philadelphia, between September and December 2025.  He drafted the book The Punctuation of Loss during this time. In this presentation on YouTube (with these slides) on Wednesday 3 December 2025 he spoke about his experience and the [...]

Plenna’s Chair David Sunderland was interviewed by Katt Cullen of WRS (World Radio Switzerland) on 21 October 2025. Listen to the podcast here.