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"Native American" Company Capitalizes on Fear and Pain! Without a doubt, Spam is the Cyber version of a cockroach! September 12, 2001, barely 24
hours after America suffered the most
"In the aftermath of the so-called
"Attack on America," the All Nations
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Tidewater Indians Support Fundie Persecution of Pagans As some of you may have noticed John "Grey Medicine Wolf" Wilde has been removed from our Gathering website. We did this at his request and we think it is VERY important that the entire Pagan Community know why. For a few Gatherings now John has been holding sweat lodges at the Gathering. He gives these sweat lodges for free, and they have been VERY well received by Gathering attendees. A couple of young men have described them as being "life changing". One returning Gathering member told me he "has not touched drugs or alcohol since he did a sweat at a prior Gathering". John is at our Gatherings because he helps people, pure and simple. He takes absolutely nothing for the work he does, in fact he would not even allow us to reimburse him for blankets, special rocks, and other materials used in the sweats. He considers those his "contribution" to the Community. John has informed us that, due
to the publicity surrounding the Fundamentalist Christian's efforts to
drive us from Isle of Wight County, Click the key for more info ......
New Quarter Park Plans Policy Change The York County Board of Supervisors (BoS) intends to open New Quarter Park to general usage. They will not allow any overnight camping as of June 2000. They will honor all current contracts for the park but no future reservations will be accepted. This decision comes as a devastating
blow to the Southern Virginia Pagan Community. New Quarter Park has
been home to area Pagan events for almost 20 years. Over the years
we have fought to keep the park from being turned into a marina and a golf
course. We have seen BoS members with grand plans for New Quarter
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The Death of a Duck WADL {The Witches Anti Discrimination League ) died a painful death on the eve of Y2K. Steve Foster, President of WADL National announced that as of January 1, 2000 WADL National would henceforth be known as AREN, the Alternative Religious Education Network. After more than 30 years as the premier voice for Pagan and Wiccan culture, WADL was no more. A very sad day indeed. Sadder still
is how our faithful little anti-discrimination duck met its demise.
The ADL (Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith) killed it. Yup,
our poor little duck was shot down by another Religious Rights organization.
It seems that the ADL (Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith) claims that
the name WADL {The Witches Anti Discrimination League ) infringes on their
trademark rights. Click the key for more info ......
"Why WADL like a duck when you can fly like AREN" "Why WADL like a duck when you can fly like AREN?" is the tag line that has been appearing on the AREN /WADL mailings since the name change and restructuring. In addition to beating a dead duck, this signature file asks a very interesting question. Why was WADL so successful in bringing together a variety of different Pagan groups and organizations? How did WADL succeed in creating a large network of Pagan activists, when so many other organizations failed at the task? What made WADL unique, and a viable
force in the community was the way it was organized. There was no
central authority, per say. Each WADL chapter was independent of
the others. Local WADL Regionals made their own rules and established
their own networks of activists. Due to its structure WADL encouraged
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Granny D nears DC! Doris "Granny
D" Haddock is on the last leg of her journey across the country. For over
a year Ms. Haddock, known to many as "Granny D", has been walking from
coast to coast to draw attention to the need for campaign finance reform.
She began her trek in California, Jan. 1, 1999 and walks ten miles a day.
This amazing woman celebrated her 90th birthday on January 24, 2000, at
the 3000 mile mark of her trip. As we sit out the harsh winter in
the comfort of our nice warm homes, this remarkable Elder is cross country
skiing through WV on the way to Washington DC. If all goes as scheduled,
Ms. Haddock and supporters will arrive in DC February 29, 2000. We
are hoping that a strong contingent from the Pagan community will show
up "Leap Day" Click the key for more info ......
Four Quarters Farm Fight is not Finished! A situation
exists at Four Quarters Farm in Artemis, PA that could have far reaching
consequences in the Pagan Community. First off, this is not a Witch
War folks...this is a DIVORCE, pure and simple. A really ugly, nasty,
DANGEROUS divorce where a valuable piece of land is in contention. If certain
portions of the Pagan community could tell the difference between a divorce
and a Witch War, the issue of ownership of Four Quarters Farm might be
settled by now. As it currently stands however, the situation is
getting worse by the day. A court order is in place stating that no events
are to be held on the property by either party, and one owner of the land,
orren whiddon, is having events anyway. The Mountain Music Festival
is being advertised throughout the Pagan community as well as in some pretty
unsavory public establishments along the interstate. When I stopped by
two of these places to view the ads in question, I was subjected to
The Scoop on Skye Once again illness has struck
our community hard. Skye Landry, daughter of Wren Walker and Fritz
Jung (of The Witches' Voice) , was diagnosed with a brain tumor shortly
after Christmas. These folks who have given so much to the Pagan
Community need our prayers and healing energy for their child.
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Frank Dalton Is Home And Doing Well ! We received this happy message from his daughter Jess: Ok, for everyone who has expressed
concern for my dad and how he is at the
Dad walks without his cane, much
to our dismay at first...But he climbs stairs and keeps up with almost
all of us, except for Tanta the mall walker :) He can talk,
sometimes he sounds like the teacher from Peanuts but all in all he is
pretty clear. The other day he was in the living room and he tells everyone
his arm feels funny..as he's lifting it to chest level...funny guy..The
therapists are not going to Click the key for more info ......
Mobile
Festival Safety Services Has A New Addition : )
Sean Liam
Mullin
All is well
with both mother and baby (except for the sleep deprivation).
Pagan Parents Prefer Home Schooling With the increasing levels of
violence and madness in the Public Schools, more and more Pagan parents
are turning to home schooling to meet the educational needs of their children.
Teaching kids at home is no easy task. Some states have adopted very
stringent requirements that seem designed to discourage the practice.
Other States require that parents join a "cover school" unless they
are certified teachers. Of course most of these "cover schools" are
run by religious institutions, usually Christian, but that is slowly changing.
ouse Eats WindTree Ranch's Mailing List Being utility free apparently
offends computers, software, and e-mail. The folks at WindTree Ranch lost,
and been unable to recover, their entire e -mail address list due to a
serious mouse port glitch in their system. They are asking anyone
who was on their mailing list, or anybody who wants to be on their mailing
list, to please send e-mail to windtreeranch@theriver.com so they
can rebuild their contact database.
Summerland Monastery, Inc.
The Legend of the Boo Hoo The origin of the Legend
of the Boo Hoo has been obscured by the mists of time, but the Baleful
Babble of the Boo Hoo can still be heard in the Pagan community if one
listens carefully.
Click on the key for Busty's Basic Boo Hoo Test...
The First Forth of July Have you
ever wondered what happened to the 56 men who signed the Declaration of
Independence? Five signers were captured by the British as traitors, and
tortured before they died. Twelve had their homes ransacked and burned.
Two lost their sons serving in the Revolutionary Army, another had two
sons captured. Nine of the 56 fought and died from wounds or hardships
of the Revolutionary War. They signed and they pledged their lives,
their fortunes, and their sacred honor. What kind of men were they? Twenty-four
were lawyers and jurists. Eleven were merchants, nine were farmers and
large plantation owners;
Millennium March on Washington;
On April 30th 2000 an estimated
1.5 million Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered people will be Gathering
in Washington, DC for the Millennium March on Washington for Equality.
 Military Murders Marine Mammals!
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Sgt. James Ray Wilson has pled guilty in the Fort Hood Child Molestation case. In a plea arrangement, Wilson
was convicted of Sodomy on Diverse Occasions and three counts of Indecent
Acts with a Child.
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Green Egg Almost Broken By Largest Distributor's Bankruptcy Green Egg, A Journal of the
Awakening Earth, has been dealt a devastating financial blow by the
failure of one of its largest distributors, Fine Print. Several months
ago Fine Print went bankrupt owing Green Egg a substantial amount
of money. It is unlikely that
Green Egg will recover much,
if any, of this lost revenue.
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The WitchTower
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little voices made us do it!.
If we had sense we'd be dangerous! All stories are the
opinion of
their author, who may or may not be wrapped too tight.
We
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