Social Media

If you’d like to help promote the To Absent Friends festival online and on social media there are some ideas below.

Hashtags

#ToAbsentFriends

#TAF2024

Twitter

If you want to draw attention to the festival, you can download some tweetable photos here:

• TAF Festival banner v1
• TAF Festival banner v2
• TAF Festival banner v3
• Remembrance Playlist
• To Absent Friends cookbook
• Remembrance wall
• To Absent Friends listings

Ideas for tweets

I’m changing my photo to [insert name of person] for #ToAbsentFriends. [Add tribute to them]

Today, I’m remembering [insert name of person] for #ToAbsentFriends, a people’s festival of storytelling and remembrance.

What are you doing for #ToAbsentFriends? We are [insert event or activity here]. More ideas here: http://bit.ly/2gPLtFR

We’re taking part in #ToAbsentFriends by [insert event or activity here]! Come and join in! [Add URL for event if applicable]

Nominate a song of remembrance to a loved one who has died for #ToAbsentFriends http://bit.ly/1LZx18o

What song reminds you of someone who has died? http://bit.ly/1LZx18o #ToAbsentFriends

I’ve left a message to remember [person] on the #ToAbsentFriends wall of remembrance http://bit.ly/2A0COsN

Instagram

• Remembrance Playlist
• To Absent Friends 2024 Banner

 

Facebook

Ideas for Facebook posts

To Absent Friends, a people’s festival of storytelling and remembrance, is taking place across Scotland from 1-7 November. We’re getting involved and you can too. Find out all about it here: http://www.toabsentfriends.org.uk

We have changed our profile picture to [insert name of person] for To Absent Friends, a people’s festival of storytelling and remembrance. [Person] was important to us because [reason].

We’re taking part in To Absent Friends, a people’s festival of storytelling and remembrance, taking place across Scotland from 1-7 November. [Details of event]

To Absent Friends festival are building a playlist dedicated to people who have died: http://bit.ly/1LZx18o What songs do you associate with happy memories?

This online remembrance wall is a place to leave a tribute to someone who had died: online remembrance wall

Is there a song that reminds you of someone? We’re creating a playlist of songs that have special memories for people - you can add your own piece of music and story here: remembrance playlist

Links

To Absent Friends Twitter: www.twitter.com/2absentfriends

Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief Facebook: www.facebook.com/lifedeathgrief

Good Life, Good Death, Good Grief Instagram: www.instagram.com/lifedeathgrief/