GoFundMe for Heathen Presence at the Parliament of the World's Religions

This year, for the first time, there will be a Heathen presence at the Parliament of the World's Religions in Salt Lake City, UT (October 15-19). This is a significant opportunity for Heathen leaders to engage and to network with leaders of other religions. This event will increase the visibility of Heathenry in the public eye and set a precedent for inclusion in future endeavors.

The Parliament will feature the following Heathen presentations:

"Staving off Ragnarök: A Heathen Response to Climate Change" (Diana Paxson) on Saturday, October 17 at 10:00 AM

and

"Rebuilding the Altars: Reconstructing Indigenous Pagan Faiths for Today" (Diana Paxson, Robert L. Schreiwer, Erynn Laurie, Elisheva Nesher, Kirk Thomas, and Gwendolyn Reese) on Sunday, October 18 at 8:15 AM.

Additionally, there will be a Heathen information booth (#878) with pamphlets and books for distribution and sale. An Urglaawe altar will be present in a shared Pagan Faiths space somewhere in rooms A-G in sections 150 or 151 (clarifying information will be provided as it becomes available).

All of this costs money, so a GoFundMe effort has been set up to help to defray the participants' costs. If you are unable to donate money, please help by passing along the link.

Thank you!

Urglaawe Regional Contacts

Distelfink Sippschaft
P.O. Box 2131
Bristol, PA 19007
(215) 499-1323
info@urglaawe.org

Lüsch-Müsselman Graabhof - Urglaawe
P.O. Box 213
Lehighton, PA 18236

Distelfink Sippschaft Schatzamt
P.O. Box 6179
Wyomissing, PA 19610

State/Province and Regional Contacts for Urglaawe:

Arizona

Deedra Brown
skullarix@urglaawe.org

Sara Gavagan
sara@urglaawe.org

California

Kris Raikes - North Coastal/SFO/Santa Cruz
kris@urglaawe.org

Delaware

Shaun Shupe - Distelfink
shaun@urglaawe.org

Florida

Kate Cullifer - Central
kate@urglaawe.org

Dan McGarrigan - Tampa area
danmcg@urglaawe.org

Idaho

Cody Dickerson
cody@urglaawe.org

Illinois

Patricia Niedrich
patricia@urglaawe.org

Kentucky

Amy Kincheloe
amy@urglaawe.org

Manitoba

Noel Braucher
noel@urglaawe.org

Massachusetts

Rob Hewitt - Ewwerrick Freibesitz

ewwerrick@urglaawe.org

Nevada

Jessica Choyce

jessica@urglaawe.org

New Jersey

Michelle Jones - Distelfink - Statewide

michelle@urglaawe.org

Bob Biting - Naad's Freibesitz - Cape May

bob@urglaawe.org

New York

Paul Mercurio

paul@urglaawe.org

North Carolina

Kristin Neas - Durham

kristin@urglaawe.org

Douglas Helvie - New Bern

douglas@urglaawe.org

Ontario

Erik Lacharity
erik@urglaawe.org

Oregon

Rachel Hayward

rachel@urglaawe.org

Pennsylvania

Robert L. Schreiwer - Distelfink

schreiwer@urglaawe.org

Lisa McCune-Noll - Western
lassair@urglaawe.org

Stevie Miller - Western
stevie@urglaawe.org

Utah (Northern)

Cody Dickerson

cody@urglaawe.org

Washington

Staci Baisch - Blauroiger Freibesitz

staci@urglaawe.org

Happy Walpurgisnacht!

For more views on the local Heathen flavor of this holiday via the Urglaawe perspective, please see the post on Urglaawe.net titled Hallichi Walpurgisnacht... adder Hallichi Wonnenacht!

Press Release: Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day

FOR RELEASE August 11, 2013 

Media Contact: Robert L. Schreiwer, 
philadelphiapaganpride@gmail.com 

Philadelphia Pagan Pride, Inc., is pleased to announce the return of Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day on Saturday, August 31, 2013, at Clark Park (4301 Chester Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19143). The event runs from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM, rain or shine. 

Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day is a family-friendly celebration of the harvest and reflects a variety of Pagan, Heathen, Wiccan, and other religious beliefs and practices. The day's events will feature a variety of workshops and discussions on religious and cultural aspects from the various traditions.

We have an exciting array of vendors and performers who will exhibit their wares and their talents. We are accepting additional vendors, workshop leaders, performers, and children's activity ideas up until August 15, 2013. Please visit www.philadelphiapaganpride.org to participate! 

Entry to the event is free, but we do request the donation of a canned food item or other provisions for our beneficiaries. This year, our beneficiaries are the food bank at the Mazzoni Center, Forgotten Cats, and In-Reach Heathen Prison Services. 

In 2012, Mazzoni Center's food bank Mazzoni Center's Food Bank provided more than 11,000 bags of groceries for over 1,200 individuals and families. For more information on Mazzoni Center services, please see mazzonicenter.org/content/food-bank.

Forgotten Cats is a humane trap, neuter, and release organization. the organization also provides adoption services. For more information on Forgotten Cats, please see www.forgottencats.org. 

In-Reach Heathen Prison Services is a joint effort of The Troth and Distelfink Sippschaft to bring positive materials and messages to incarcerated Heathens. In-Reach also accepts donations of other Pagan materials and distributes them through alliances and partnerships with other Pagan organizations. For more information on In-Reach, please see thetroth.blogspot.com/p/in-reach-program.html.

A detailed list of needed donation items may be found at:

www.philadelphiapaganpride.org/2013/08/donations-info-for-pppd.html. 

Anyone interested in getting involved as a volunteer should contact us by e-mail at:

philadelphiapaganpride@gmail.com. 

For more information, please visit www.philadelphiapaganpride.org.

Oklahoma Tornado Relief Efforts

Expanded info on Oklahoma tornado relief efforts. Thanks to Destiny Ballard of Bifrost Way for this information.

http://thetroth.blogspot.com/2013/05/oklahoma-tornado-relief-efforts.html

Pagan Night Out

The Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day Organizers are holding a Pagan Night Out (PNO) on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the A-Space in West Philly. A donation of $10 is requested at the door and will go towards Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day expenses.

The PNO will feature a silent auction of items donated by community members.

A-Space Community Center
4722 Baltimore Avenue
Philadelphia, PA 19143
6:30 PM

http://www.meetup.com/PhiladelphiaPPD/events/111972302/

Thank you!

Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day

After a hiatus of a few years, we are glad to see that Philadelphia Pagan Pride Day is back on the schedule for regional events this summer.

The event is scheduled for Saturday, August 31, 2013, at Clark Park in Philadelphia.

A fundraising event will also be held on Saturday, May 11, 2013 at the A-Space Community Center on Baltimore Avenue in Philadelphia. A $10 donation can go a long way towards making PPPD a successful event.

This effort is undertaken by members of various Heathen and Pagan communities in the region and is consistent with work begun years ago as part of Keepers of the Old Ways discourse and interactions.

We encourage everyone to participate to help to make PPPD a phenomenal event!