I’ve wanted to post the Scientific Statement issued by the Covenant at Merry Meet 2018 to the Social Justice Blog, but I felt it required some explanation. Some questions occurred to me that seemed to need an answer as to why this statement is relevant to the Social Justice Blog. If you have more questions,… Read More CoG Statement on Science

Let me introduce myself. My craft name is Rowan (AKA Laura Liles).  Just Rowan, although I do identify myself as Rowan of Our Lady of the Woods to distinguish myself from all the other Rowans in the Craft, and in the Covenant.  I’m now the editor of the Social Justice Blog.  I’ve been a member… Read More New Editor Introduction

[Reposted from The Wild Hunt with permission of the author, Manny Tejeda-Moreno, National Pursewarden of Covenant of the Goddess] There is a famous pataki about  the orishas Oyá and Changó. In the story, Changó had been in battle and fought continuously against his enemies, but despite his victories, many more of them came to attack him and… Read More Column: a Most Peculiar Gray

By Dr. Larry Greenfield, Parliament of the World’s Religions No religion or nation or ethnicity or culture, it seems, has an exclusive lock on it. And victimized groups are everywhere: Tibetans, Ukrainians, citizens of cities in Europe: Paris, Nice, Brussels, Istanbul, Barcelona; Dalits in India, Muslims in too many locations, Indigenous peoples across the globe,… Read More A Reflection on Supremacy and the Interfaith Movement

The Covenant of the Goddess is firmly rooted in the understanding that hate is an abomination to our spirit and its expression is wholly inconsistent with the basic philosophy of Witchcraft.  As such we weep at the senseless acts of hatred and bigotry demonstrated by the actions of Neo-Nazi, white supremacist groups that had organized… Read More Statement on Charlottesville by COG National First Officer

In response to last week’s incident in Charlottesville, Virginia, several Bay Area Interfaith groups have issued statements.  The Bay Area Interfaith Center has collected and posted these statements here: http://interfaithpresidio.ipage.com/blog/2017/08/responding-to-charlottesville/ Thank you, Don Frew (one of Covenant of the Goddess’s Interfaith Representatives) for bringing this to our attention.

August 16, 2017 For Immediate Release Ar nDraiocht Fein: A Druid FellowshipTucson, AZ Official Statement on Charlottesville Incident From the ADF Mother Grove: Last Saturday violence erupted in Charlottesville, Virginia. Neo-Nazis and white-supremacists marched in the name of hate, intolerance, and violence. Heather Heyer, one of the many counter-protestors, died standing up to these monsters and… Read More ADF Statement on Charlottesville Incident

By Morgana RavenTree, Social Justice Committee Chair Last month I went to Comic-Con San Diego.  I hadn’t planned to go but at the last minute I was able to get a Professional Badge. I’m not really into Cosplay or the flashy film and TV events in Hall H so I designed my own “social change/social… Read More Comic Books and Graphic Novels: Reflecting and Effecting Social Change

Earlier today, I introduced new legislation with Republican Senator Rand Paul to incentivize states to reform their broken bail systems. It is outrageous that someone is released from custody before their trial based on whether they can afford to write a check, not based on whether they present a serious risk to their community. It… Read More California Senator Kamala Harris and Senator Rand Paul regarding the Pretrial Integrity and Safety Act