Monthly Archives: May 2011

Hello everyone,

My name is Sandy but I am also known as Plume. I am a self-taught artist and I
have been painting for 10 years.

I am launching my new bilingual website http://www.terraplume.ca and I would
like to invite you to have a look at my artwork. All comments are welcome.

Blessings
Sandy ‘Plume’ Durand

Thanks be to Gus DiZerega for posting this video about religious intolerance and how to deal with it effectively. This video promo and its project really needs to go viral. It looks ugly at first, but give it time. It goes to a beautiful place.

Not Welcome video trailer

On Saturday, May 28th, Prudence Priest will be giving a workshop on Nordic Shamanism and an Amber & Jet workshop. She will be discussing the practices and beliefs of the Northern Europeans, as well as covering Runes, Seidr, Outsitting, and other customs and superstitions.

Prudence Priest bio: Prudence is a wealth of information and has been active in the Craft/Paganism since the 1970s. She is an elder in COG, a founder and CEO of the American Vinland Association, and was involved in the early days of the Asatru Alliance and the Ring of Troth. She is a member of the Rune Gild  and Freya’s Folk. She is an American and currently lives in California.

Workshops:
Contact Le Melange Magique  (514-938-1458) to reserve your space. Don’t miss this unique opportunity!

Amber & Jet
Saturday May 28th at 12-2PM
$15 per person

Nordic Shamanism
Saturday May 28th at 3-5PM
$25 per person

In case you were wondering, here are the Pagan Discussion Night topics for the next few months. Remember that Pagan Discussion Night is on the first Thursday of each month at 6:30pm.

June 2011: Sacred space and sacred places
* How ancient pagans regard sacred places
* How modern pagans define sacred places
* What makes a space sacred? Can it be destroyed?
* Creating a ritual sacred place
* Creating permanent sacred spaces
* Sacred places in other cultures

July 2011: Technology and Modern Paganism
* Internet and pagans: Blessing or Curse?
* websites
* elists
* Facebook
* Techno-Pagans
* How does modern tech blend with ancient religion?
* How does modern tech clash with ancient religion?
* How has religion evolved around technology?

August 2011: Pagan Community Etiquette
* Public Ritual Etiquette
* Public Event Etiquette
* Pagan Conference Etiquette
* Pagan Festival Etiquette
* Pagan Affection Etiquette
* Respecting Traditions
* Pagan Tools Etiquette

September 2011: Being Openly Pagan and Dealing with Discrimination
* What are your rights as a Canadian citizen in terms of religion
* How open is too open?
* How to deal with criticism
* How to deal with discrimination
* How to deal with religious repression/attack
* When should you display/hide your religious choices?
* Balancing respect for other traditions with personal religious freedoms

October 2011:The Unmentionables: Pagan Taboos
* Are there any topics that pagans avoid?
* Satanism, Dark Arts, and Pagan Ethics
* Paganism and Sexual Etiquette
* Non-pagan religion bashing
* Pagan tradition bashing
* Controversial figures in pagan culture
* Dealing with Pagan community gossip
* Blending pantheons: the Dangers and Benefits
* Is it respectful to blend pantheons together?
* Are pagans open to every religion EXCEPT Christianity?

November 2011: Pagans, Conflict, and the Warrior Path
* What is the Warrior Path
* What is the difference between a Warrior and a Soldier
* Are Warriors still relevant in modern society?
* What is the Pagan perspective on War?
* Dealing with Witch Wars
* Ethics and Dark Magic
* Balancing Respect for Life and Defending Yourself

December 2011: Pagan Clergy
* The difference between Clergy and Leaders
* Do we need Pagan Clergy?
* Possible Pagan Clergy Roles
* Who would qualify as Pagan Clergy?
* How does a community support Pagan Clergy
* Money
* Materials
* Bartering
* Physical/Moral Support
* Is Pagan Clergy Sustainable?

January 2012:Pagan Practices vs The Law of the Land
* The use of weapons in ritual
* The use of alcohol in traditional ritual
* The use of drugs in traditional ritual
* Sexual etiquette
* What children are exposed to

If you want to ensure you get into the hottest Pagan musical show in the city on Saturday night, make sure you pick up your tickets right now!

There are tickets at Melange Magique and Charme & Sortilege right now as we speak. For only $10, you get to experience the best of our own home grown musical talent, but also experience a 6-man Voodoo Djembe band live and in-person! You do not want to miss this event!

Melange Magique: 1928 Ste. Catherine West
Charme & Sortilege: 4933, rue de Grand-Pré

Note: if you are registered for the full weekend of the Gaia Gathering conference, your ticket has already been reserved for you.

Facebook Event page

Gaia Gathering is now officially one week away. Incredible! There’s still so much to do and it’s going to be awesome.

As you may know, Saturday night we are featuring a concert with the Dragon Ritual Drummers and Triskalia as the opening act. Have you heard about this? You can read more about it here, and on Facebook.

We have some flyers and posters available, so if you’d be willing to print up some of them and distribute them this weekend, we would be so grateful for your support. You can download the file (which is a ZIP file of PDF documents, so no viruses, we promise) that contains the English and French versions of the flyer and poster.

Let us know where you intend to put these up and thanks again for your support.

Bonjour,

Tout d’abord, nous aimerions vous remercier de votre intérêt que vous portez au Gaia Gathering.

Nous travaillons présentement à peaufiner les sujets de nos séances de partages de connaissances.

Il y a quelques semaines de cela, nous avions mis les divers sujets à votre disposition afin d’avoir votre opinion sur les sujets qui VOUS intéresse. Certains points avaient des descriptions et d’autres non. Nous avons donc développé les diverses descriptions afin de vous donner une meilleure idée de la matière à discuter.

Nous vous invitons donc à prendre connaissance de la présente mise-à-jour et à nous faire savoir les sujets qui vous intéressent! Si vous souhaitez être un des orateurs dans une des séances de partages de connaissances, Faites le nous savoir au gaiagathering@yahoo.ca

La conférence n’est qu’à quelques semaines, faites vite!

Website: http://www.gaiagathering.ca/
Blog: http://gaiagathering.blogspot.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Gaia.Gathering

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Canon païen
Un canon est un recueil d’écrits qu’une tradition religieuse ou spirituelle considère comme sacrés, fondamentaux ou d’inspiration divine. Quels types d’écrits considérons nous comme sacrés? Existe t il un canon païen ou des canons particuliers à certaines traditions? Certains textes sacrés chevauchent ils plusieurs traditions?

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Les médias au service du paganisme
Cette discussion porte sur la popularité des blogues païens, des balados et d’autres formes de médias pour diffuser des idées, discuter de sujets donnés et faire connaître le paganisme à un vaste public. Qui est ce public et quel est la réaction à ces nouveaux médias?

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Déclaration de la communauté païenne à l’égard des abus sexuels
Cette discussion aborde la signification du terme ” abus sexuel ” pour les païens, et s’il est possible de formuler une déclaration qui ferait l’objet d’un consensus. On y présentera un document écrit par Brendan Myers, Ph. D. dans le cadre d’un projet du blogue The Wild Hunt (thewildhunt.org).

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Organisation d’événements
Un groupe d’organisateurs offriront des conseils sur des sujets variés, de la conception graphique au financement, de la gestion des bénévoles à la publicité, qui vous seront utiles si vous souhaitez organiser un événement païen.

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La communauté païenne et la santé mentale
Comment réagissons nous à la présence de la santé mentale parmi nous? Comment pouvons nous apporter notre aide? Quels accommodements pouvons nous faire et quelles sont les ressources à l’appui de notre communauté? Comment nos leaders peuvent ils éviter l’épuisement? Comment la communauté peut elle les soutenir de façon à ce qu’ils évitent l’épuisement?

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Impact d’Internet
Internet nous permet d’accéder plus facilement que jamais à des gens et des renseignements, mais il contribue aussi à réduire les contacts en personne. Comment pouvons nous utiliser Internet à notre avantage? Que devrions nous éviter? Comment Internet et les médias sociaux ont ils changé les communications parmi les païens? Comment la technologie a t elle influencé notre pratique spirituelle?

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Prêtrise au sein du Grand Art
Cette discussion vise à définir les qualités dont a besoin une personne pour assumer un rôle de leadership dans la communauté païenne. Quel est le sens de la prêtrise dans nos covens, groupes et communautés? Quels sont les risques et les enjeux? Quelles aptitudes devons nous cultiver? Avons nous besoin d’une aumônerie païenne pour offrir des services ecclésiastiques à nos communautés? Comment pouvons nous soutenir nos leaders dans leurs efforts?

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Documentation païenne
Nos communautés évoluent sans cesse, que ce soit au niveau de la culture, de la population et des interventions en temps de crise. Comment pouvons nous répertorier les événements qui constituent notre histoire moderne? Les textes anciens regorgent de sagesse, mais que pouvons nous apprendre de l’héritage laissé par les aînés d’aujourd’hui? Comment préserver l’histoire récente pour que les futures générations puissent en tirer parti?

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Volet musical
Ce volet est l’occasion de faire connaître des chants, des chansons et d’autres pièces musicales provenant des communautés païennes du Canada.

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Célébration en français
(Discussion en français avec interprétation chuchotée en anglais)
Lors de cette discussion, on abordera les enjeux auxquels font face les païens francophones dans le cadre de leur pratique spirituelle, mais également lors de leurs interactions avec d’autres païens de leur propre communauté et de l’extérieur. Quels sont les documents accessibles au public francophone? Vers où se dirige la communauté païenne francophone ? Est il possible de trouver des points communs avec d’autres cultures linguistiques en ce qui concerne l’expression spirituelle?

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Traduction de textes anglais en français
(Discussion en français avec interprétation chuchotée en anglais)
Il y a tant de livres païens publiés en anglais. Y a t il un marché pour la traduction de ces livres en français? Quels sont les enjeux de la traduction de ces documents? Cette discussion portera sur les enjeux afférents à la documentation païenne actuelle accessible à la population francophone.

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Rites, droits et lois
Qu’arrive-t-il aux païens lorsque leur pratique spirituelle est en désaccord avec les lois de leur pays? Les païens risquent ils d’être victimes de discrimination si leur identité spirituelle est dévoilée? Quels sont les droits des païens au travail, à l’école ou en public? Quels sont les recours des païens en cas de discrimination, que ce soit au niveau juridique ou personnel?

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Le pouvoir des mots
En tant que praticiens du Grand Art, bon nombre d’entre nous croyons que nous pouvons façonner notre propre réalité en ciblant notre intention et/ou en alignant notre volonté magique. Comment les mots que nous choisissons d’utiliser (ou de ne pas utiliser) contribuent à notre vision du monde et à la vie que nous créons? Les mots choisis lors de rituels ou dans un environnement magique détiennent ils un pouvoir accru?

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Éthique environnementale
Si les païens vénèrent la terre et le monde naturel, dans quelle mesure devraient ils prendre part au mouvement environnemental? Comment les païens peuvent ils intégrer une éthique environnementale dans leur routine quotidienne? Cette discussion explore nos rôles de gardiens et protecteurs de la Terre dans le contexte de la société moderne.

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Vieillesse, centres pour personnes âgées et décès
Alors que notre population païenne vieillit, sommes nous prêts à accommoder leurs besoins en tant qu’aînés? De quels services auront ils besoin pour poursuivre le développement de leur identité spirituelle. Les centres pour personnes âgées conventionnels sont ils prêts et préparés à répondre aux besoins de leurs clients païens? En tant que communauté, quel est notre rôle pour les préparer, de façon à ce que notre population vieillissante bénéficie de soins appropriés? Que pouvons nous faire pour veiller à ce que nos frères et sœurs païens meurent dans la dignité et à ce que leurs souhaits soient respectés après leur mort? Y a t il des cimetières païens pour accueillir nos frères et sœurs décédés dans le respect de leurs traditions? Cette discussion examine aussi les changements à l’expression spirituelle des hommes au moment de l’andropause.

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Impact du sécularisme
Cette discussion aborde l’impact de la séparation de l’Église et de l’État et son incidence sur les communautés païennes. Pour éviter la discrimination et même la persécution, les païens ont ils besoin de la reconnaissance de l’État? Est il préférable de ne pas être restreints par les limites qui seraient probablement imposées par l’État à l’égard de notre pratique spirituelle?

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Espaces et lieux sacrés
Comment définit on un espace ou un lieu sacré? De nombreuses traditions ont des opinions très différentes en ce qui concerne notre relation avec le caractère sacré d’un lieu. Est il possible de définir un lieu comme étant sacré d’une manière acceptable pour toutes les traditions?

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Tabous païens
Cette discussion explore les sujets, les idées, les comportements, les attitudes, etc. considérés tabous dans la communauté païenne. Qu’est ce qui rend une idée taboue dans la culture païenne? Qui décide? Qu’arrive t il si vous tentez d’aborder une idée considérée répréhensible par une communauté? Est il préférable de mettre la lumière sur cette idée ou de l’ignorer.

The Canadian National Pagan Conference, Gaia Gathering 2011 presents:

Pagan Rhythms
featuring Dragon Ritual Drummers (dragonritualdrummers.com)
with opening band Triskalia (triskalia.com).

Saturday, May 21 · 7:00pm – 10:00pm
Karina’s Club Lounge
1459 Crescent St
Montreal, QC
Tickets are $10
(free for Gaia Gathering attendees)
Facebook Page

About Dragon Ritual Drummers:
The critically acclaimed European & North American Born 6 Member Band makes up the amazing, unique music of the #1 Pagan Drum Troupe in the World, The Dragon Ritual Drummers. Their music & performances are creative, intense and powerful. They bring the audience to their feet dancing as they are swept away in the intense beat of music from around the world and through the ages.

Ranked #1 on the Canadian Myspace music charts, in the top twenty on the U.S. Myspace music charts and ranked #2 on reverb nation for their genres.

Their featured performances range from large crowds of 5,000 + to more intimate events of several hundred. As part of the CNPC, Gaia Gathering 2011 conference taking place in Montreal (May 20th – 23rd), their musical performance is one of the ways that this conference will be remembered for years to come.

Purchase tickets at the door or online at
http://paganrhythms.eventbrite.com/

Dragon Ritual Drummers Facebook page:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Dragon-Ritual-Drummers/18136761075

We’re working hard to finalize our Panel Discussions for the Gaia Gathering conference which is only a few weeks away!

A few weeks ago, we put out a list of panel discussions where some topics had descriptions while others did not. We have now updated these topics with new descriptions so that you can see what will be discussed.

Please email us at gaiagathering@yahoo.ca to let us know which panel topic you would like to see in the conference. If you think you’d like to be a panelist on one of them, please let us know!

Website: http://www.gaiagathering.ca/
Blog: http://gaiagathering.blogspot.com/
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/Gaia.Gathering

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Pagan Canon
A canon is a collection of writings that a religious tradition considers sacred, divinely inspired, or foundational. What texts, poetry and writings do we consider sacred? Is there a Pagan canon or tradition-specific canons? Where do sacred texts overlap between traditions?

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Pagan Broadcast Media
This panel focuses on the popularity of Pagan blogs, podcasts, and other forms of media to broadcast ideas, discuss topics, and promote Paganism to a wider audience. Who is listening and what has the response been to this new media?

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Pagan Community Statement on Sexual Abuse
This panel provides discusses what we as Pagans mean by the term sexual abuse, and whether it is possible to create a statement that a consensus would agree on. This discussion features a document that was written, discussed, and spear-headed by Dr. Brendan Myers and The Wild Hunt blog (thewildhunt.org).

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Event Organizing
This panel of organizers offers advice on everything from designing, fund-raising, managing volunteers, and publicizing your Pagan Event.

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Mental Health & the Pagan Community
How do we react to the presence of mental illness among us, and how can we help? What accommodations can be made and what resources are there to support our community? How can our leaders avoid burn-out, and how can the community support them in a way that prevents burn-out?

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Impact of the Internet
The Internet provides us with more access to people and information, but it also allows reduces in-person contact with real people. How can we use the Internet to our advantage and what is there about the Internet that should we avoid? How has the internet and social media changed Pagan communications? How has technology influenced our spiritual practice?

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Priestessing/Priesting our Craft
This panel seeks to define the qualities a person needs to be able to take on a leadership role in the Pagan community. What does it mean to be a Priest/ess in our covens, groups and communities? What are the risks and challenges, and what skills do we need to cultivate? Do we have a need for a Pagan chaplaincy to make clergical services available in our communities, and how can we support our leaders in that endeavor?

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Pagan Documentation
Our communities are constantly evolving in terms of culture, population, and the response to crisis. How do we chronicle these events that make-up our modern history? We have discovered such wisdom in ancients texts, but what can we learn from the legacy of our modern-day elders? How do we preserve our recent history so that future generations can benefit?

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Music Stream
This stream is an opportunity to share songs and chants and other music from our communities across Canada.

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Celebrating in French
(panel presented in French with whisper translation to English)
This panel discusses the challenges Francophone Pagans face within their own spiritual practice, but also when interacting with Pagans in their own community and beyond. What documentation is available for Francophone audiences? What direction is the Francophone Pagan community taking? Is there a common ground to be found with other linguistic cultures in terms of spiritual expression?

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Translating English Sources into French
(panel presented in French with whisper translation to English)
With so many Pagan books published in English, is there a market for them to be translated to French? What are the challenges to translate these documents? This panel explores the challenges inherent in making the current Pagan documentation accessible to the Francophone population.

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Rites, Rights and Laws
What happens to Pagans when their spiritual practice clashes with the laws of the land? Are Pagans at risk of being discriminated against if their spiritual identity is made public? What rights can Pagans expect in the workplace, at school, or in public? What recourse can Pagans follow if they become victims of discrimination, both legal and personal?

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Power of Words
As magical practitioners, many of us believe that we can shape our own reality through intent and/or alignment of magical will. How do the words that we choose to use (or not use) contribute to the worldview that we live in and the life we create? Do words chosen in ritual or a magickal setting hold more power?

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Environmental Ethic
If Pagans are supposed to worship the earth and the natural world, how active should Pagans be in environmental movement? How can Pagans incorporate environmental ethics into their every day routine? This panel explores our roles as stewards of the Earth, but still living well in our modern societies.

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Aging, Hospice and Death
As our Pagan population ages, are we ready to accommodate their needs as elders in our society? What services will they require to continue developing their spiritual identities. This panel also explores the changes to a male’s spiritual expression as he enters what many describe as male menopause. Are mainstream hospices prepared to respond to the needs of their Pagan clients? What is our role as a community to prepare them so that our aging population can be well-taken of? How can we ensure that our Pagan brothers and sisters can die with dignity and that their wishes will be respected after death? Are their Pagan cemeteries to receive our beloved death in a way that respects their traditions?

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Impact of Secularism
This panel explores the impact of the separation of Church and State and how it affects Pagan communities that live in that State. Do Pagans need State recognition to avoid discrimination or even persecution, or are we all better off without the State setting limits upon our spiritual practice?

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Sacred Space and Sacred Places
What defines a sacred space or a sacred place? Many traditions have very different ideas on our relationship with the sacredness of an area. Is it possible to define a place to be sacred in a way that all traditions can recognize it?

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Pagan Taboos
This panel explores what topics, ideas, behaviors, attitudes, etc., that our Pagan community culture considers to be off-limits or not to be discussed. What makes an idea inconsiderable in Pagan culture and who decides that? What happens if you try to pursue an idea that is considered reprehensible to a community? Is it better to shine a light upon it, or should an idea be labeled as taboo, and therefore not explored.

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The Value of Personal Gnosis
How much value do we place on personal gnosis (knowledge acquired directly from deities and spirits), obtaining and sharing it, compared to the other pillars of Pagan spirituality? These being: lore, tradition, and modern inspiration (ecology, feminism, activism and creativity).

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Ancient vs. Modern Mythology
Would you call upon Robin Hood as the God deity? Do you find more power in calling down the spirit of the Dagda, or could you call upon the power of Superman as an archetype? Can Pagans still find power and relevance in published works from the last few centuries? How old does mythology need to be to be considered a valid mythology?

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Canadian Pagan Authors
Why are most of the ‘big name’ Pagan authors American (and to a lesser extent British)? Who are our Canadian authors and how can we help support them?

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Transgender Pagans
Recently, there was a public women’s Pagan ritual where transgendered women were excluded because they were not female-born.

How do cissexism/transphobia, body essentialism, exclusion, and anti-oppression work both in our community and in our liturgy.

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Pagans in Interfaith Work
What opportunities are there for Pagans who want to reach out to other spiritual communities or support existing interfaith initiatives? What skills are required? Who is doing this in communities across Canada and what has been their experience?

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Pagans in the Media
A panel discussion on modern Paganism and Pagans in the media that ranges from mainstream identity and public relations to reaching out via alternative media and communities.

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Circle Repair
How do circles, covens, groves and other group prevent potentially damaging situations or repair the broken trust and fractured dynamics after a fall-out?

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Impact of the Internet on Pagan Development
The Internet provides us with more access to people and information, but it also allows reduces in-person contact with real people. How can we use the Internet to our advantage and what is there about the Internet that should we avoid?

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Pagans and Crime (or Pagans in Jail)
If a Pagan is charged with a crime and says that his religion is part of his motivation, the community has choices to make.  Do we acknowledge the issue but not the person?  Do we distance ourselves from the issue entirely?

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Pagan Identity
Do we have a shared Pagan identity? How do we feel when someone publicly takes action or a stance, or performs a crime, “as a Pagan” or in the name of being Pagan?

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Activism, Action, Protest and Paganism
What protest/activism supports Wiccan (or other trads) ethics (or codes)? What are the Pagan-encouraged forms of protest/action. Defining peaceful constructive protest and magickal activism.

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Conflict and Resolution
In managing conflicts between ideologically-separated groups, organizations, and people, how can we bring positive interventions and find enough common ground between them? What models exist?

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Cultural Sensitivity
When does influence turn into appropriation? Are there ways we are insensitive to other cultures or traditions other than our own within the Pagan umbrella?

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Pagan Evolution after Quebec’s Quiet Revolution
Anglophone and Francophone Pagans often differ in the ways they lived and practised their religion. These differences are deeply rooted in Quebec’s unique cultural and religious past.

This panel explores the impact of salient events in Quebec’s recent cultural history, and how the Quiet Revolution and the subsequent de-Christianisation of Quebec’s Francophone population have impacted the way Francophone and Anglophone Pagans understand and live their faith.

We’ve decided to extend the deadline for applications for the Art Show to May 11th (Wednesday), so if you were planning on applying to show your artwork in the Pagan Art Show during Gaia Gathering, you still have a chance!

You can download the application form in PDF or DOC below. Get us your applications and we’ll see you at the Conference!

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Pagan Art Exposition 2011
May 21st to May 22nd, 2011
Canadian National Pagan Conference, Gaia Gathering 2011
Concordia University: Sir George Williams Campus
Facebook Event page

The Montreal Pagan Resource Centre (MPRC) is proud to coordinate Montreal’s second Pagan Art Exposition as part of the Canadian National Pagan Conference, Gaia Gathering 2011. Our goal is to showcase artistic work created by pagan artists from our community, but also to give these artists a venue in which they can present their work to a larger audience.

The art exposition will be held on the 7th floor of Concordia University’s Sir George Williams Campus (1455 De Maisonneuve Blvd. West).

The artwork should reflect pagan themes, but this is not a requirement. In the spirit of promoting artists within our pagan community, we are looking to work with artists who themselves follow a pagan spiritualistic path.

We must receive your application no later than April 30th 2011. You can submit your completed application, along with your $20 processing fee, to Le Melange Magique (1928 Ste. Catherine Street West). For the $20 processing fee, we accept cash, cheque, or money order (made payable to John David Hickey).

You can also email your completed application to mprccrpm@gmail.com.

You can download a copy of the application from here:
Word Document: http://www.documentia.ca/FTP/ArtShowArtistDoc_2011.doc
Adobe PDF: http://www.documentia.ca/FTP/ArtShowArtistDoc_2011.pdf

Roles and Responsibilities

* All artistic submissions will be reviewed by a jury that consists of MPRC volunteers. The MPRC jury reserves the right to choose the art works as they see fit. The MPRC jury will NOT select art that promotes violence or hatred of any kind.
* All artwork must be delivered to the exposition space by the artist or proxy after 12pm, May 20th and must be removed from the exposition space by 4pm, May 22nd by the artist or proxy. Any artwork not retrieved within a week of the Art Show will become the property of the MPRC.
* All art work must be ready for display.
* All pieces must be firmly attached to a base. For three-dimensional pieces, we suggest that the artist provide proper display supports.
* IMPORTANT: Artists are responsible to insure their own art works.  The MPRC, Concordia University, or Gaia Gathering is NOT responsible any for lost, stolen, or damaged works.

Application Fees and Sales
The MPRC is asking for a $20 processing fee per artist who wishes to submit their work for the Art Exposition. If the artist’s work is not retained for the exposition, the artist will be refunded their $20.
If the artist has registered for the Gaia Gathering conference, there is no $20 processing fee.

For the $20 processing fee, we accept cash, cheque, or money order (made payable to John David Hickey).

If artists wish to sell their artwork, they must either purchase a vending space from Gaia Gathering, coordinate with other artists to reserve a vending space, or share a space with another vendor. Any sales of the artwork in the show must be made in the Gaia Gathing Vendor’s room between the purchaser and the artist.

The MPRC requests a donation of 10% of any sales made during the Art Exposition, which can be collected at the end of the exposition (Sunday, May 22nd).

Questions?
If you have any questions, please contact us at mprccrpm@gmail.com.