[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 Rev. Rowan Fairgrove, Elder Priestess (Owl Moon Coven, NCLC, COG) [Note: The California Values Act, SB54, ensures that no state or local resources are diverted to fuel any attempt by the federal government to carry out mass deportations and that our schools, our hospitals, and our courthouses are safe spaces for everyone in our community.]… Read More PICO California Day of Action August, 23, 2017
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
in December 2016, Chamisa Local Council issued the following statement regarding the Standing Rock protests. Although the Social Justice Committee only just heard about it, we are publishing it at the request of Chamisa. We who hold the earth and her waters sacred do object in the strongest terms to all attempts to forcibly disperse… Read More Chamisa Local Council Issues Statement about the Standing Rock Protests
[The Covenant of the Goddess Social Justice Blog posts the following calendar of events as a service to the community only and does not endorse any specific event listed] The big event this month is Outfest, the LGBT Film Festival July 6-16. For a complete list of films and other activities, go to https://www.outfest.org/. Tuesday,… Read More Calendar of Events – July 2017
