NEW LOCATION:
Baxter Street Park,
Charlotte, North Carolina
DIRECTIONS!
From I-77 Northbound:
Take exit 9 for US-74 E/I-277 N/John Belk Frwy (0.5 mi)
Merge onto I-277 N/US-74 E (0.5 mi)
Take exit 1E for Caldwell St/South Blvd (0.3 mi)
Continue toward S Caldwell St (0.1 mi)
Keep right at the fork, follow signs for Caldwell St and merge onto S Caldwell St (0.4 mi)
Turn right at E Stonewall St (0.3 mi)
Turn right at S McDowell St (0.2 mi)
Turn left at Baxter St (0.2 mi)
From I77 Southbound:
Take exit 11 for I-277 S/Brookshire Frwy E/NC-16 S (0.5 mi)
Merge onto W Brookshire Fwy/I-277 S/NC-16 S
Continue to follow I-277 S (2.9 mi)
Take exit 1E toward Kenilworth Ave (0.3 mi)
Merge onto E Stonewall St (0.2 mi)
Turn right at S McDowell St (0.2 mi)
Turn left at Baxter St (0.2 mi)
http://www.charlottepaganpride.org/
Merchants and Presenters at Charlotte Pagan Pride Day 2008 include:
North Carolina Piedmont Church of Wicca (sponsor)
Carolina Grove (Sponsor)
Flutesong Healing Arts (Sponsor)
Altar Ego
Dancing Panda Soapworks
Dischordia
Filk Ferrett
Chris Givens (solo) of Spirit Driven
Jib's Candle Spa
Mizara Moves
Mountain View Candle Works
Mystic Artisans
Silver Acorn
Snoozepossum's Portable Weirdness
Soulful Sages
SpiralScouts International
Taylor's Jewelry
Wicca Wicca
.... and more to come! Stay tuned!
Here are some scenes from our 2005 and 2006 events. Enjoy!
Proposed schedule of events:
9:00 am Start of Pagan Pride Day
9:30 am Opening Ritual
10:30 am Workshop/Entertainment Slot I
11:30 am Workshop/Entertainment Slot II
1:30 pm Mabon Ritual
2:30 pm Afternoon Address/Keynote by Grandmother Elspbeth
4:00 pm Workshop/Entertainment Slot III
5:00 pm Closing Ritualy/Concluding Address
5:00 pm End of Day
This is a tentative schedule - your reality may differ. Enertainment schedual to be determined.
Who I'd like to meet:
Pagans
Other interested or friendly people
YOU!!
Statement of Purpose:
The Pagan Pride Project is a non-profit organization. The primary purposes of this corporation shall be the advancement of religion and elimination of prejudice and discrimination based on religious beliefs.
Mission Statement:
The mission of the Pagan Pride Project is to foster pride in Pagan identity through education, activism, charity and community.
Defining the Mission Statement:
We try to keep our purpose balanced through the inspirations of Air, Fire, Water, and Earth:
Air: Education
We're never going to be able to practice our spiritual paths openly if we don't give the public accurate information about what we do and do not do.
Fire: Activism
People aren't necessarily going to go out of their way to find out what Pagans really do. We have to have the courage to act on our convictions and do what we need to do.
Water: Charity
We know that what we do returns to us. We need to demonstrate this by offering compassion to our communities where it is needed. When we share our own abundance, we show that we trust the Gods to share abundance with us in return.
Earth: Community
We're never going to be able to practice openly if we don't know anyone else in our local Pagan communities. We need to weave networking webs in our cities, in our towns, in our rural areas. We need these webs to support one another. That support will also show those who would restrict our practice that we are not just a few isolated wackos, but are a growing congregation of people who adhere to a faith that, while different, is as valid as their own.
